If you have any wedding pictures you'd
like to contribute, please send an e-mail to Jeff.
Engagement Party
The engagement party took place in
March 2005 at Jeff's Father's house. Family and
the wedding party attended and a everyone had a great time. Many future family members met for
the first time. Sarah and Marni made an amazing
"cake", Jeff's favorite kind, a giant, frosted
Rice Krispies Treat in the shape of a sand
castle. Jeff debuted his (still very buggy)
MP3
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Bridal Shower
Sarah was treated to a beautiful bridal
shower in August. She was originally offered a bridal
shower by three different parts of her
traditional and new family. After expressing
that she was overwhelmed by the generosity, they
came together and organized one extravagant
party in her honor at Sarah's Dad John's house
in San Jose. Sarah was showered with gifts. She
enjoyed the company of her guests. And the
homemade version of the "Newlywed Game" was a
big hit. |
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Bachelorlette Party
Marni, Sara and Tanya organized a
bachelorette party to remember. Sarah was
treated to an evening of dining, dancing and
laughter with the plush
Hotel Valencia in Santana Row
as the home base (where they saw
Bill Maher
checking in under an assumed name- something
Fryer). She had an extravagant dinner at
the Citrus. This was followed by a
Bill Bellamy show at the new San Jose Improv.
The night concluded with dancing at the Vault in
Downtown San Jose,
where they had an entire section reserved for
the party.
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Wedding
Rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner
The wedding rehearsal gave the family and
wedding party their first chance to meet the
wonderful
Reverend Stephanie Raphael and
excellent Steamer's site coordinator Kristi. Dressed in
our generic but descriptive rehearsal clothes,
the wedding party went through steps. Jeff
promptly forgot everything they had practiced.
One point of contention between Jeff and
Sarah was the food choice for the wedding
reception. Sarah wanted a classy dinner and Jeff
wanted a taco bar (which he claimed would be
classy if served on a silver platter). The
compromise: the rehearsal dinner was held a
Tio
Alberto's, a local Mexican food restaurant in
Pismo Beach.
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Bonfire on the Beach and After Party
The night before the wedding, Jeff and Sarah
had one last event before becoming husband and
wife. The bonfire on Pismo Beach featured
campfire S'Mores, sparklers and fun. The event
was well attended despite being held a little
deeper into the beach than planned (turning the
groomsmen into full-time chauffeurs). Everyone
had a great time and it gave Jeff and Sarah the
opportunity to spend more quality time with
guests as they began arriving Friday night.
The fun didn't stop at the beach. Afterward
there was a late night party at the Sea Crest in
Marni's hot tub suite. |
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Wedding Ceremony
The wedding ceremony went flawlessly, despite
Jeff's uncomfortable rental shoes that left his
toe numb for the next month. After making the
walk, Reverend Stephanie asked the attendants
who supported the bride and groom's decision to
marry which prompted a loud and resounding, "We
do!" from the guests. Jeff and Sarah exchanged
rings and then exchanged lei's. The Reverend even
led a little prayer that Jeff didn't recognize
as such until he heard the word "Amen." After
the ceremony, Jeff and Sarah fled the scene for
photos on the beach, leaving everyone to believe
they had started their honeymoon early. |
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Wedding Reception
The wedding reception was an event-filled
night from the grand entrance of the bride and
groom to the music and dancing that went on
until nearly midnight. The dinner was excellent
(just what we would expect from Steamers).
Guests helped program the music selection
through the
MP3 DJ.
Digital photos fed into the
Auto Picture Reader (aka "The Picture
Sucker") kept the
interactive slideshow entertaining and
provided most of the photos seen on this site.
Sarah awarded her garter belt to the couple
married the longest through the unique
elimination dance. After cake, dancing and
mingling topped off the night. |
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Champagne Brunch
For those who were up early enough, there was
a champagne brunch at Marie Callendar's the
morning after the wedding. Guests said their
final congratulations before Jeff and Sarah
hopped on a plane
for their honeymoon adventure in Hawaii. |
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Honeymoon (Coming Soon)
Jeff and Sarah took a wonderful, three week
honeymoon in Hawaii. The journey took them to
four different islands and a lot of time to
explore them. Jeff was sick for the first week
which slowed them down a little. When the end
was nearing, they didn't want to leave but were
also too exhausted to take in any more
adventures! They transitioned back to the real
world with a four-day weekend where they began
the present opening process. Here are a few
pictures. There will be many more in the coming
weeks. |
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