So far, things are moving along smoothly - we have our catering, music, cakes, photography, DJ, flowers, and other smaller details all taken care of. Everything is looking good and I promise we are all going to have an awesome time and make it worth your while on July 19 :)

That being said, we do need a bit of help still, and would appreciate volunteers for the following:

Cake Pickup and Delivery to Reception

We will have two cakes at our place on 11th and Sherman St. We just need someone to pick them up sometime after our ceremony ends at 4:30 p.m., and bring them to our reception at the Montclair Center.

Music Equipment Pickup and Ride for DJ

My friend Alan will be providing music at the reception. He will need a ride to our place to pick up two monitors (each about the size of a large storage bin), his mixer, records and cables. You will probably need a good-sized trunk.

If you are willing and able to help out with any of the above, please leave your name and which task you can take on in the comments below. We’ll contact you soon after to check if you have any questions, and to work out details.

We are very fortunate to have all of you as coming to our wedding, and would be grateful for any help you can provide.

Thanks everyone,

Joe and Christina

On 11.10.07, my best friend asked me to share in the adventure of a lifetime and be his wife! Of course I said YES :)

We drove up to Rocky Mountain National Park to enjoy some of the last nice days of the fall. As we were driving through the Morraine Park area of the park, Joe asked if we could pull over to the side and take some pictures. Morraine Park is a beautiful valley, surrounded by mountains on all sides. The elk typically gather in this area of the park as well.

We got out of the car and crossed over a creek that was running along side of the road. We had previously tried to cross this creek early in the summer, but without success due to the current. Once we crossed over the creek, we decided to scramble up some rocks to reach the top of a small mound that was in the middle of the valley.

As we were sitting on the rocks, Joe began to tell me the things about me that he appreciated and loved. I might add, that he was being extremely sweet and cute while he was telling me these things too :) Between each sentence, he was giving me kisses.

At one point, Joe got nervous and started stumbling on his words. I got butterflies in my tummy at this point, in anticipation of what he was going to say next.

In the most beautiful moment of my life, and in my relationship with Joe, he got down on one knee and asked me to share in the adventure of a lifetime with him and be his wife. And I said YES!!

Joe surprised me even further by sneaking champagne into the park and we had a celebration toast.

It was a beautiful day :)