Wedding Bells: Kris & Mark

Our priest told us we needed to go on a engaged couples retreat – in order to get married at St. Denis….so we went to one in Montibello this weekend. It was held at a seminary. The other couples at the retreat said they were their for the certificate of completion, as well. We both went, with our feet slightly dragging. After 44 hours – little sleep – we came away from the retreat with a better understanding of ourselves as a couple.

Tears were shed, we ate a lot and I went to my first Confession in 2 years.

Here’s a shot from the seminary’s “Mary Garden”. Mark identified the statue as Quan Yin – the female avatar of the Buddha – people believed in here and believed they would be sent into paradise. She fit in well with the other female statues in the garden – from South America, Africa and Europe.

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We managed to snag Angelo and Vinci’s a few months ago. It was a bit scary, looking for a place, ’cause every site was booked for our wedding day – Saturday, August 27.

I remember my friend Stacey taking me to this Italian restaurant when we were in high school and still skating.

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OK – this is mainly for folks who have not been to Cali and/or who have not been to Diamond Bar and/or who are just plain bad with directions. You know who you are.

Mark made these lovely maps with the help of maps.google.com. He’s so talented!

Here’s a map of our church – St. Denis in Diamond Bar. The ceremony is on Saturday, August 27 at 9 AM.

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