Hello! Here, we have information about our wedding (now confirmed!) to be on the 4th of August 2012 (Saturday). For some guests, eighteen months may look too far in the future to even think about, but we also realize many people from the UK and Lower 48 may need the time to make plans for such a faraway trip. At the top left of this page or on the right side, click the "follow" link to be updated with wedding/planning information via email.
I asked Deborah to marry me during the 2010 Christmas holiday and she said "You know I will" (later, I confirmed this really did mean "yes"). I proposed on a hillside near my uncle's cabin after an arduous hike in deep snow through the woods. After climbing the hill, we sledded down to the bottom, checked out the large oil pipeline, and returned to the cabin for hot cups of spicy chai. A short story of the ring can be read here - it was made by a local jeweler with Alaskan gold and a Canadian diamond.
We will be wed at Saint Raphael Catholic Church, at 2.00 pm, and the reception will be held at the Dog Musher's Hall about five miles away (directly after the service for dinner guests, and from 7.00 for evening guests). We realize the difficulty this location may cause, but we hope that if you do intend to come, we will be able to help make it into a great holiday. Interior Alaska is a wonderful place, and there is a great variety of things to see and do, if you wish. Fairbanks is located in the Tanana Valley, in the heart of Alaska, with a rich, gold mining past (just ask me!). It was founded after a chance encounter between a merchant whose boat was stuck on a sandbar, and an Italian prospector who discovered gold, but was out of provisions. Although our history is barely over a hundred years old, Fairbanks is the second largest city in Alaska (90,000), home to the first (and best) university, and has a record low temperature of -66 (-54C). Luckily, the average in August is about 56 (13C)!
Here are some links about Fairbanks:
- http://www.alaskatravel.com/fairbanks/
- http://wikitravel.org/en/Fairbanks
- http://explorefairbanks.com/
- http://ci.fairbanks.ak.us/
- http://www.newsminer.com/
- http://fairbanks-alaska.com/
