Wedding Pictures

Hello Everyone, we know it has been far too long of a wait for some wedding pictures. We will be posting a few different sets of them, so here is round 1:




Right before the ceremony, Christina and I decided to do some photos before the wedding to save some time at the reception.



















Here is a good shot of me and Christina after seeing one another for the first time on the day of the wedding.
















Here's just a picture of me waiting before the ceremony.



















Christina was absolutely gorgeous on the wedding day. Her dress is so beautiful.

















Here is Christina and her bridesmaids. From left to right; Katie Swaboda, Wendy Williams, Christina, Deanna Thompson, Casie Rae Rupard, Katie Stukey.










Chris escorting Christina down the isle.



















Here are the mom's conducting the candle ceremony.











The Kiss!!

We Are Married!!!!

We were married on July 11, 2009 in the Jacklin Cultural Center, also known as the Old Church. It has a special meaning to us because 2 sets of my Great Aunts and Uncles were married there. The church has been redone in the past few years, and looks great.
After our simple and beautiful ceremony we had a reception in my Aunt's bacyard. The reception was a blast, we had lots of spontaneous dancing from the guests, making the reception unique and memorable. We will post more pictures as we get them.

Wedding Directions

Here are the directions to the different locations for the Wedding Ceremony in Post Falls and the Reception at the Straw Residence in Rathrum. We have also posted a map of where the reception in Fairbanks is going to be held. I have supplied the addresses to the locations so if you need more specific directions you can mapquest or googlemap directions:

Also, just to let people know I believe we still have some rooms still reserved at the Red Lion in Post Falls. They are located at 414 E. First Avenue, Post Falls, ID‎ (Just a few minutes from The Old Church). You can give them a call at (208) 773-1611‎ to check for availability and rates.



Here is a map of where the Old Church is in Post Falls, ID. The address is 405 North William Street; Post Falls, ID 83854













The Reception will be held at the residence of Ron and Shellie Straw, Christina's Aunt and Uncle. They were kind enough to offer us to hold the reception at their beautiful home. To get there from The Old Church head west on E. 4th Ave. until you reach N. Spokane St. Head north on N. Spokane St. then take a left heading west on Seltice Way. After 1.5 miles take a right heading north on McGuire Road. After 3.3 miles take a right on Highway 53 going east. Half a mile later take a left on North Church Road and then a quick left on West Hoyt Road. You will see 405 N. William Street on your right.





The Reception in Fairbanks, AK will be held at Christopher and Lisa Donat's home at 112 Nilgrub Ln. Fairbanks, AK

Wedding Gift Registry

There might be some additions (probably the Lowe's registry), but I thought I would get these out there so people could see where we are registered at.

DMU Winter Gala

So last weekend there was a formal dance event sponsored by DMU for students and their partners. It was pretty fancy (there was a chocolate fountain and everything!).

Here is a picture of me and Christina before we headed out with some of our friends.

















Here is a group of Christina and some of her friends from school. (Kate, Christina, Amanda, Megan).

On the culinary arts...

So as I mentioned in my previous post we didn't really do anything for Valentines Day. So yesterday I decided to make a dinner.

I decided to do a pork loin in the oven. It turned out pretty good, maybe a bit overdone, but still pretty tasty. I also did twice baked potatoes and some asparagus and mushrooms sauteed in garlic and butter. All in all it turned out to be a pretty good meal.

Valentines Day!!

So on Valentines Day Christina and I decided to do something really romantic. Painting!!
Well it wasn't romantic but it was a bonding experience I suppose.






This is the living room. But with the brown furniture we decided there was too much brown. So we went with a warmer earth tone green color. It really brightened up the room









Here is the bathroom, it was white which was a very boring color. So we went with a warmer yellowish beige type. It is subtle but nice.












Finally, here is the kitchen, we went with a light green. We thought it was an improvement on the white, but we're not entirely sure if we should have so much green in the house.












As promised here is the picture of the guest bedroom (all that stuff on the right is on the bed). It is also currently doubled as a craft room. So, people can actually visit us and have a place to stay.