I only had my camera with me for a few moments before the wedding, but here's what I've got...

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From Photo of the Week 2009

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Here's a cool thing slide show, so you don't have to go to the other one if you don't want to.

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Here are some wedding photos from Darci and Chris. Don't be shy to send me some more if you have them. Just click here to email Me

Wedding All-Stars

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Here are some photos from our honeymoon.

Honeymoon

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There's quite a few wedding photos and honeymoon photos that should be posted - I'm working on it. I'm not sure the best way to do that many though. Until then - this is what we've been up to:

(it's not really us, it's just kind of cool)

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Thanks to everyone who helped organize the wedding, came to it, sent gifts, had us in their prayers and everything else that was done to make it the best day of Erika's and my life. It was awesome.

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From the day I met Erika, she said she wanted horsepower (a ski boat), not carats (in a diamond). So I found a deal I couldn't pass up.

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Here's what we've been up to for the wedding recently.

• We've got our tickets to Myrtle Beach. Erika will be heading down on Wednesday June 19th. Abbie and I will come down on Thursday June 28th. The three of us will be coming back on July 1st. Note - if you haven't booked your tickets yet, there are some cheaper tickets to fly out on Monday from Charleston, about a two hour drive from Myrtle Beach. I really like www.kayak.com for finding the best and cheapest flights.
• We also booked our honeymoon. We are going to Shannon, Ireland, leaving July 5th and returning July 15th. We are renting a car and staying at bed and breakfasts through out Ireland. We booked it through Sceptre Tours. The lady I spoke to today had a really cool irish accent.
• We registered at REI last night.
• We are now working on the music - neither of us knew that the church doesn't allow prerecorded music. Is this a chance for the band?

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Information on our wedding:

The wedding will be held at the Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church in Myrtle Beach at 2:30 PM on June 30th by Pastor Richard Webber.
http://www.shepherdofthesea.com/
Address:
2637 Hwy 17S Garden City, P.O. Box 1750
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Telephone: 843.651.7377
Click here for a map

The reception will be on the Jungle Princess - Myrtle Beach's most unique tour and dinner boat. Boarding starts at 4:30 and sets sail at 5:00 for a 3 hour cruise (as in Gilligan's Island). We have the DJ for up to 5 hours so hopefully we can continue to party at the dock for a little while.
http://www.mbriverboat.com/
Click here for a map

Ripley's Aquarium reserved for the Groom's dinner on Friday night 6/29/07
http://www.ripleysaquarium.com/
Address:
1110 Celebrity Circle
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Telephone: 1-800-734-8888
Click here for a map

We've got a block of rooms reserved at the Fairfield Inn/Marriott under "Huddy/Lohn Wedding" - for reservations call 1-800-217-1511.
http://marriott.com/hotels/travel/myrfb-fairfield-inn-myrtle-beach-broadway-at-the-beach/
Address:
1350 Paradise Circle
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577 USA
Telephone: 1-843-444-8097
Click here for a map

Contact Information:
Email Andy

Cheers!

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The story of how we got engaged

We went out for sushi to Nami Restraurant in Minneapolis on February 17th to really celebrate Valentine's day. We had a nice dinner on Valentine's day at home and had I had one more glass of wine, I probably would have asked Erika that night - but I wanted to stick with the plan. So we went out for some sushi - I don't even remember if it was very good because I was pretty nervous. In my cool manner, I told Erika it had been a good run being boyfriend and girlfriend (literally, that's what I said) then asked her. She said yes and the waiter saw what had happened and brought us some champagne.

We called our families on the way home and then got up and played broomball the next day. Darci and Chris were up and we ruined their plans of announcing that Darci is pregnant! She let us have our weekend and waited a week to announce that news to the family!

Erika's ring has my Grandma's (My mom's mom) diamond in it. She gave it to me a while back just in case. I asked Connie and Larry's permission over Christmas in Colorado. I didn't have the ring made or a plan of how and when I was going to ask her at that time, so they waited patiently for a month and a half. I found out on the drive home that the permission was only good for two months, so I just made it!

Well said Andy! Now I get to add the feminine touch and my side of the story...

First of all, when we arrived (later than planned, because we had gone cross-country skiing on a frozen lake at a house we were looking at) we were seated in a secluded corner booth that Andy had reserved. Very romantic! The sushi was, indeed, VERY good! I did notice, because I was thinking that the sushi would be the highlight of the night!! After dinner was over, Andy did start commenting on the "good run," which caught me off guard. It was a perfect break-up line!! The next thing I know he is down on his knee with a gorgeous ring! The best way to describe my reaction was similar to the reactions on American Idol when they find out that their going to Hollywood. You know, the crying hysterical happiness we in the audience make fun of. Yep, that was me. The "yes" was definitely an easy answer to his question!!

Andy truly planned the perfect evening!

Oh yes, I thought about playing broomball with no gloves on the next morning, but it was too cold!

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