Melanie is Bill's Mother's Best Friend. Not only is she a best friend, she is adored by all of Bill's family. She currently resides in Washington DC and is a servant of the Lord as a pastor in her church.

Among all the fondest memories and stories Bill has shared of Melanie, was a road trip to Mexico on a church mission, having her at his baptism, and how everytime she walks in the door he manages to steal her car keys and hide them from her so she can't leave!

Melanie is our furthest "away" traveler and has agreed to take on a very special part of our ceremony. You'll have to wait to see because it's a secret! We are blessed that she will be bringing Christ into our ceremony with prayer.

We are honored that she would break her very busy schedule and travel so far just to share our special day. Make sure when you get here to hide your keys! Love & hugs...can't wait to see you!

Sherrie or known affectionately as Sherrie Berrie is a close friend and co-worker of Deb's. Deb first met Sherrie when she came to their department. One day they were talking about having grown up as "Santee Brats" when Deb was describing the gray & white house where her parents live and the location when Sherrie responded, "wait! I know that house!" Turns out Sherrie's oldest sister Yolanda was best friend's to Deb's little sister Dawn when we were all in school and they used to hang out together. Boy...what a small world and small town Santee is! Sher & Deb have been friends since.

Sherrie is most recently promoted to a Supervisor position and shares the same responsibliites as Deb. It has been fun teaching her the ropes and watchng her grow as a Leader. Sher is a devoted grandma to the cutest little guy and a loving mom to her kids as well. She has such a contagious smile and honest spirit. When you meet her it's like you've been friends forever!

She along with another co-worker has taken on what we consider to be the most important job in the wedding which is making the event beautiful and pretty for all to view and be a part of. When you see all the floral displays, party favors, cozy inviting tables and ceremony decor, you should know that Sher is responsible for all that you see and how perfect it will look because of her. She is what Deb would say the friend you call on when in need, because there is no doubt she will drop what she's doing to be there for you!

We're honored to have her as our specail guest at our rehearsal dinner night and on our special day. With her tireless efforts, we have no doubt this will be a most beautiful memory for all who attend. Love you mucho my friend!

Cynthia or Cyndi is a good friend and co-worker to Deb. She has an amazing spirit and one of the biggest, kindest and honest hearts of anyone you'll ever meet. Deb first met Cyndi at Kaiser when she came to their department. Not only is she a hard working gal and known by all her co-workers as the can-do, will-do and do-all one out of the bunch, she's also known for her sweet sweet personality and her love of children.

Cyndi has volunteered along with another co-worker and friend of Deb's to take on the hardest job of the wedding which is show up before all the guests and make things look pretty for all to enjoy! That sounds way too simple really. But, on wedding day when you see the beautiful flower displays, decorations, details and party favors, you can know they are all exactly where they should be and so beautifully put together to make for a wonderful setting and it's all due to Cyndi's hard work and love.

We are so honored to have her as our special guest at rehearsal dinner and also at our wedding. You are loved and adored my friend!

Rosa has been an incredible support to both Bill & Deb and such a giving friend & soul. Bill works together with Rosa handling a class room of special needs children which is a sometimes difficult but definitely a rewarding job. It's not for everyone, but Rosa is a "natural" with these kids. It takes a special person to be a dedicated instructor in a special education classroom and Rosa definitely has the skills and love it takes to do the job everyday. Bill would say that together with Rosa they make a great classroom team.

Deb first met Rosa at her sweet little grandson's first birthday party. Not only is Rosa a loving grandma, but she is also a great mom to her son Alex and daughter Claudia as well as a devoted wife to hubby Sergio. Bill would say that she is the sister he never thought he wanted but knows he has! Watching these two together is definitely like seeing a brother-sister moment for sure.

Rosa is very creative and crafty and has helped with many details of the wedding. She & her husband Sergio have been working hard on the decor and party prep for our rehearsal dinner night. Whenever there is a need of something to be done or some detail to be taken care of, Rosa is always the first to raise her hand and say...let me help!

We're so grateful to her for all she is doing to make our wedding weekend one to remember. But most of all, thankful to her for all her support to Bill through some tough times and all her sisterly advice and love. It will be an honor to have Rosa & her hubby there as our special guests...we love you both! 

Kelly is an amazing woman & friend to Deb. Their friendship pretty much began the first day they met when Deb walked in to the salon she was working at and sat down in her booth for a new "do"! One of Deb's friend referred her to Kelly describing her as incredible hair stylist telling her you just got to go and see for yourself. And right she was! This was almost 5 years ago and no one has touched Deb's hair since!! So, all you ladies out there who are always saying how much you love Deb's hair...it's all Kelly who deserves the credit. Deb would say she is more of a hair "artist" because the word "stylist" is only a piece of what this lady can do. Kelly just leaped into her life long dream of owning her own salon and is now the proud owner of Salon on 30th in San Diego. You need to make an appt before you come because this place is a happening spot for sure!

In addition to this full time every day commitment to her new salon, Kelly is also an extremely devoted mother to her daughter Julia and very much in love with her hubby Rich. She loves traveling and adventure and has so many stories to share from her experiences which is how she keeps you so intrigued for the whole time you're sitting in her salon chair. She's an avid desert brat and often hits the dunes riding bikes with her friends and family and spending weekends together camping on the desert sands.

One of Deb's fondest memories of Kelly was the honor of baking her wedding cake for her big day. What a beautiful bride she was. Even though it was her special day, she is such a giving soul and made a way for everyone who attended to feel like her personal special guest. This is just Kelly...simply said. She makes every friend feel this way and anyone who comes in contact with her is taken in by that fabulous infectious smile she has.

Kelly will be Deb's personal hair "artist" for the big day and will also be helping the bridal party and flower girls look their best. There is no doubt we will all look incredibly amazing because of Kelly!

Deb would like to say how grateful she is to God to have brought such a neat lady and friend to her life. When she thinks of Kelly, the following comes to mind...dedicated, true, giving, hard working, loving mom, generous friend, and gentle spirit.

We're so happy to have her as an "honored" guest! Love you my friend!

First things first...Deb the Bride is Deb #2 and Deb the Maid of Honor and BFF is Deb #1!!! What does that mean? Well, it means that when Deb #2 met Deb #1 when Deb #2 starting working at Kaiser, that Deb #1 was there first and well, that's how she became Deb#1...other then Deb #2 saying that Deb #1 will always be #1 Best Friend in her book...are we confused yet?!!

Deb the Bride would want to tell you how very special this gal is to her and how very grateful she is for being by her side during the toughest time in her life and for sharing some of the funnest and joyous moments as well.

Both Deb's share many similar interests such as creating and making anything and everything and striving to make it better and different then anyone else! They share the love of crafts, cooking, family and of course, the beach!

In addition to being the brides BFF, Deb the Maid of Honor is a wonderfully supportive mother, a devoted and loving grandmother and caring wife. She resides in the Valley Center area just South of all the wonderful vineyards of Temecula with her English hubby Rob. Love the accent!

Despite not having worked together for quite a few years and living about an hour apart, the Deb's have managed to meet together once a month to stay in touch and catch up on life's gossip, friends and family.

One of the Bride's fondest memories with Deb is the many hours spent together to "create" a castle in their department at Kaiser and encourage their co-workers to dress as Kings, Queens, Princesses, Knights and Townspeople so that they could enjoy a grand Halloween Day together and take the company's 1st place trophy back to their department! That was an awesome moment and so much fun to plan.

Deb the Bride was honored to bake and display her Maid of Honor's wedding cake on her wedding day and to help with all the details to make it a special day for her. Looks like Deb #1 is doing the same for Deb#2 now and we are so very grateful for all her planning and scheming!

Deb the Bride would like to thank Deb the Maid of Honor for always being there for her and for all that she does to make everything special she touches...including their friendship.

Can't wait to have you standing by me on my most special day...I love you so very dearly...in case you didn't already know that!

First of all...Congrats are in order! Aaron proposed to Sandra a few weeks ago and they are officially engaged!!! Bill & Deb were honored to be present at the Hotel del Coronado, on a beautiful garden terrace overlooking the ocean, just at sunset when Aaron got down on one knee and asked Sandra to be his wife. Neither of us had dry eyes during this very special moment!

Aaron is Bill's cousin and currently works and resides in the Riverside area. They share very similar interests in music, movies, video games and sense of humor. Aaron has many talents from being a published author, a musician with 2 recorded albums and an all around computer whiz.

Aaron met Sandra on the job as they both work for the same company and say they completely shocked their co-workers when they showed up to work one day announcing their engagement. Sandra is an incredibly sweet young lady and Bill's family will all tell you how wonderful they think she is and how happy she has made Aaron.

Bill's greatest memories with Aaron are all the fun times they've shared at concerts and comedy shows. One of their funniest family moments was last Christmas when both Aaron & Bill purchased the same gift for each other...a 2011 Three Stooges Calendar! What are the odds on that?!

Aaron is one of our Groomsmen. All of the wedding ceremony music that will be experienced by our guests is the many hours of time Aaron has put in to preparing it for us. He's a genious with the music mixes for sure. We are incredibly grateful and without his hard work, we know that our wedding would not be the "perfect" day without him!

We love you both so very much and can't wait to share our special day with you!

 

 

We're less then 2 months away! Invitations are mailed and the details are in progress.

We wanted to share a little about our good friend Brianna and her sweet little family. Deb met Brianna back in 1994 at a church they both attended together. Sine then, a close relationship has been kept and many fun times and memories.

Brianna is not only a wonderfully giving mother to her wee little Makenna, but a loving wife to her hubby Rob. They recently purchased a beautiful home about an hour north of San Diego which is so nice because we get to visit and see them still.

Deb & Brianna have shared many similar interests from working together with church youth group, scrapbooking, crafts and music. Brianna has been blessed with the most beautiful singing voice and will honor us with a song as our soloist in our wedding! We can't wait for you all to hear her. Get the kleenex out and bring it with ya!

Even though Brianna & Deb have been separated at times by some distance between where they now live, they always pick up right where they left off and it's as though no time has passed at all. And that's what makes her so special.

Deb would like to take this opportunity to thank her for all the vocal coaching and long hours of rehearsal and dedication. Without her, Deb knows that her own vocal talents would not have measured up to where they are today. Having sung together on many stages at several Sunday worship services, funerals and weddings and other events, has brought so many lasting memories to their friendship. They have been through some tough times together and Deb knows the bond they have together will last a lifetime.

Can't wait to see her and her family...knowing she will be there to share our wedding day with us makes it all the more special! Love you girl!! 

Wow! We're getting closer and closer to the big day!!

This week we'd like to profile Bryant & his family. Bryant is Bill's Best Friend and Best Man, but if you asked Bill who Bryant was, he'd say, "he's my brother!"

Bill met Bryant in their Junior year of high school. How they met is an interesting story to say the least. Bill's friend, Jen (who by the way would become Mrs. Bryant someday) had a girlfriend that Bryant was interested in getting to know. So, Jen sent Bill on a mission to check this fellow out. Coincidentally, Bill & Bryant both having last names that start with the letter "C" were assigned lockers next to each other and Bill took advantage of this strategic location & time to "get to know" this guy for his friend. Needless to say, they became the best of friends sharing good times together in ROTC and becoming competitive shooters. Bryant practically lived at Bill's house daily and if you asked his parents could out eat any kid that crossed their door step! Apparently, Bryant never met a hot dog he didn't like and couldn't inhale!!

Bill met Bryant's wife, Jen in Kindergarten and she has become affectionately known to him, his family & friends as "Gidget" being that she is only 4'11". In college, Bill needed a double date to be set up and so he chose to hook up Bryant & Jen not realizing they'd fall love someday! They married a few years later and Bill stood up for him as his Best Man.

Bryant & Jen's first child, Breelynn was born to them a short while after and a second daughter, Juliana a few years after her sister. Breelynn...aka Bree or Lynnie will be eleven years old soon. She is extremely creatively talented and loves spending time with Deb making beaded and other crafty things together. Julianna...aka Huli or Ju Ju or Ju Ju Bean is a cutie pie and keeps us all laughing, smiling and wishing we were all 5 again! Both Bree & Ju Ju are our Flower Girls and Hawaiian little princesses for the day!

They are traveling from San Bernardino County to share our big day in San Diego. We can't wait to have them here!

This week we want to profile Sean & Mandy!

When Deb asked Bill if he had any siblings, he said...yes I do, two brothers. Sean being one of them. Bill met Sean in 8th grade and they've been brothers ever since! Bill's fondest memories of Sean are of endless video games into wee hours of the morning and most of all, that when life got tough, Sean was always by his side.

Sean met & married his sweetheart, Mandy a few years after ending his service to our country in the US Army. They currently reside in beautiful Klamath Falls, Oregon. Sean is an avid outdoorsmen and a creative chef. Mandy is crafty and a very caring woman and is seen by all as Sean's true "soul mate". They will be traveling to San Diego to share our special day with us. Sean will have the honor of standing by Bill as one of his Groomsmen.  

We are sooo excited they are going to be here soon!

Getting closer to the big day! Lots of out of town visitors coming our way and making their travel plans. We thought it would be fun to talk about and sort of profile those wonderful family & friends traveling to share our big day.

This week we are sharing with everyone that Deb's sister, Dawn (whom she hasn't seen in 5+ years) will be hopping on a plane from Connecticut with her niece, Kaitlin & nephew, Tyler in tow!

Dawn is a full time Mom who loves to support her kid's education and keeps them busy and healthy involved in their favorite sports. She has been married to Jeff, a retired Navy Chief, for about 16 years.

But who is counting?? Had a Bridal Work Party a few weekends ago. Bridesmaids, Melissa & Leslie as well as my Maid of Honor, Deb and her daughter in law, Crystal were there. Flower Girls, Bree & Juli with Mom, Jen...My Mom, My very creative Aunt Shirley, My Soloist and great friend, Brianna, Bill's sweetheart of a Mom Jeanine, Bill's fun Aunt Elaine (traveled all the way from Nevada!) and our close friend Rosa...so much fun!! We worked all day while listening to Hawaiian tunes and feasting on Pat & Oscar's yummies. The invites, programs, bouqets, floral arrangements, pew bows & wedding favors are all ready...now we just have some last minute details...let the countdown begin!!