The wedding is going to take place at Fort Des Moines on August 11, 2013.  That is the two year anniversary of when we met.  It is also across the street from where we first lived together. 

The reception is going to take place at the same place but in a different building.  We hope you can all make it.  We are excited for all of our friends to be there if possible.  We hope to have a very fun time and plan on a lot of dancing. 

Well, it is up to you of course.  Nathanael understands that some of you may not want to give a gift again.  It is not expected and thank you very much for the first time.  However, if you so choose to do, this website provides some options.  Since we are traveling by car, we do not want to have too many physical gifts to pack and/or ship back to Arizona.  Therefore, we have setup an online gift registry.  Of course, if you have something special that is hand made or put together we will gladly accept it.  And of course, if you just show up and have a blast, we will accept that as well. 

Patrick's friend Stacey is currently working on a party for the night before the wedding.  I believe she is planning a party bus and all.  If you are around, please plan to attend.  Everyone is invited (of course, I don't know how many fit on the bus) and we are also working on some type of babysitting hopefully for those of you with kids so you can have fun with us for the night in Des Moines. 

As far as our honeymoon goes, we are planning on a trip to Disneyland.  Neither of us has been before and it is somewhat nearby.  We do not know yet when we can go (since Nathanael had to take all of his vacation for the wedding) but we hope to be able to go within the year of our marriage.