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Catherine and Bill

When: Sunday, June 10, 2007.

Where: Wayfarers Chapel (www.wayfarerschapel.org) in Rancho Palos Verdes, reception to follow at The Belamar Hotel in Manhattan Beach.

What:

  • 1:30 p.m.: Pre-ceremony reception at hotel bar.
  • 3:00 p.m.: Guests depart hotel for chapel on buses.
  • 4:00 p.m.: Ceremony (Only 20 minutes! Yes, yes, you're welcome).
  • 4:45 p.m.: Guests depart chapel for hotel on buses.
  • 5:00 p.m.: Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in hotel courtyard.
  • 6:30 p.m.: Dinner (No assigned seating! Oh, yes, we know. We think we're brilliant, too!), cake cutting, tribal dances.
  • 8:30 p.m.: DJ in courtyard, our favorite local band in bar.

Stay: A block of rooms has been reserved at The Belamar Hotel at a friends and family rate of $139 (ask front desk for "Lanting rate" or go to www.thebelamar.com, then Reservations, then Groups, and enter "Lanting") for the day of the wedding and several days on either side. Rates may go up after May 27. Wedding party members who wish to attend the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner should be checked in by Thursday morning.

Set: The wedding party will rehearse at Wayfarers Chapel on Thursday, June 7, in the late afternoon. Then we will have dinner at Bora Bora restaurant in Manhattan Beach. They have lights made out of blowfish!

Go: LAX is only a few minutes from Manhattan Beach and the hotel. The hotel provides a shuttle service. Guests should let the front desk know what time the shuttle should collect them from LAX. Taxis and car rentals are available at the airport. Valet service at the hotel is free. Buses will take guests from the hotel to the wedding and back on Sunday.

Eat: The reception includes hors d'oeuvres and dinner. Dinner is steak and fish. If you prefer vegetarian or other fare, please let us know. We want everyone to eat.

Get: We have registered for "Undecided," a photograph by Jill Greenberg, at Paul Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles. If you would like to donate to our registry or just want to look at some monkeys, please Click Here. Undecided by Jill Greensberg It will take you to our page at the gallery, which will tell you more about this piece and its artist and provide contact/donation information.

Wee: Kids are welcome. We are considering having a sitter service at the hotel as the chapel holds only 100 people. Any thoughts on this are appreciated.

Do: There is a lot to do in the South Bay (where we live) and L.A. (about twenty minutes away). If you're planning on staying a few days, let us know. We can recommend fun stuff.

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