Mary and I were married yesterday morning, October 10, 2009, at The Downtown Club in Fresno. We were registered at Williams-Sonoma and Vonda’s Gifts. The ladies at Vonda’s were especially helpful, both to us and to all of our friends and family who went there to choose a gift.
Mary wore a beautiful eggshell-colored dress by Calvin Klein and the maid of honor, her daughter, wore a burgundy dress by J. Crew. Mary carried a bouquet of red roses, and her daughter carried white flowers and greenery, both arranged by San Roque Florist. Their makeup and nails were done by Spectrum Salon & Day Spa.
The maid of honor entered to “Edelweiss” performed by Andre Rieu and Mary was escorted down the aisle by her son to “Prince of Denmark’s March” (commonly known as “Trumpet Voluntary”). Federal Magistrate Judge Sandra Snyder officiated and offered some excellent wisdom and advice. We exchanged unique vows that we had prepared separately. We exited to “You’re My Best Friend” by Queen.
After the ceremony, our guests socialized and enjoyed an assortment of savory hors d’oeuvres prepared by the catering staff at the Club. My best man, Bryce Hatakeyama, made a great toast and made me sound much more impressive than I actually am. Several other friends and family also toasted us over a glass of champagne and I was much embarrassed by their unduly kind words. Our delicious cake was prepared by Eddie’s Bakery: a white cake infused with Grand Marnier orange liqueur, with a champagne custard filling. (The top layer, which we removed and took with us on the honeymoon, was a chocolate cake infused with framboise, with a raspberry filling.)
After mingling with our guests, we retreated to one of our favorite places, the fabulous Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa for six nights.
Congratulations you guys!
Woo woo! Way to go, and I hope you two are having a fantastic honeymoon.
It was really lovely!! We enjoyed it all very much and especially liked what the Judge had to say.