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Friends & Family -

We cannot express our thanks for your support and attendance to our wedding... as soon as we have more time we will begin posting pictures... if anyone has any on-line feel free to leave a link in the comments section...

What an amazing day it was! (Jake says that's stating the obvious - I say Yes, PLEASE!)

Honeymoons are F-U-N...

Enjoying the gift of our parents cabin...

Making our way up to the U.P.

Next stop = CHICAGO!

We love being married (another "stating the obvious" comment)

love - Jake and Jess DeBoni

Eleven days and counting down... Yes, Please!

For those of you camping, canoeing, and/or attending our reception in Virginia - please take note of the following:

* CANOE TRIP *
If you're taking a canoe trip - Remember, you may need water shoes. The river may be low enough in places that you will have to get out and walk a ways and those rocky points throughout the river will seem a whole lot longer in bare-feet. Bug spray and sun screen may be something you want to bring along too. Maybe a cooler for drinks along the way?

The canoe trip will leave our house around 3:30, hopefully be on the river by about 4:00 for about a one and a half hour trip. It will begin on M-20 at Buckley's and end at omy parent's house. A special favor since it's a wedding - THANK YOY BUCKLEY'S!!!

If you want to go on a canoe trip but have not yet sent in your RSVP - let us know before this Thurs.

* CAMPING *
Campers will need to register at the park entrance on M-20 (just a couple miles from my parents home). All the reservations are under Kathy Rozga. When you register you will need to bring $3-5 for a park enterance fee (I forgot which one so you may want to be ready with $5). To get to your camping sites you will have to walk in up to a mile and camping facilities consist of a river, a pit toilet and a water pump - Yes, Please!

If y'all who are camping need a place to shower etc. you ware more than welcome to our home... Also, for those apending the night on the 21st, I will be having a panckae breakfast the morning of the 22nd so please feel free to come on over! It's abount a 1 1/4 mile walk from the campsites to our house. There are maps at the park and you will probably get one when you check in.

* VIRGINIA *
Reception date has been moved! We will be sending out postcards to confirm the date changed but for now... the reception in VA has moved from Aug. 27th to SEPTEMBER 3rd!

We decided we would like to spend more time out west and so we're moving the date back a bit... hope this doesn't interfere with anyone's plans...

Thank you all for your prayers, love, and continued encouragement... we're SO EXCITED for the celebration of our upcoming union and even more excited about the unknown to come...

Please feel free to e-mail either Jake or I if you have any further questions...

Just thought some of you would enjoy a little photo update. Wedding info is still posted below.

For all of you digitally-savvy people out there, here is our wedding information in a more digital format. Click on any of the images to see a much larger version.

For alternative maps, please see Mount Pleasant, MI or automatically generated directions from Elkhart, IN to Mount Pleasant, MI.

I think I can speak for the both of us when I say how unbelievably grateful both Jake and I are for each of you... I have continually been amazed at the letters, notes, and calls which have come our way as of the last month or so... Encouraging, supporting, loving, laughter inducing... We are so thankful for your willingness and desire to be a part of our life together... Thank you.

For those of you first time visitors, welcome. For the first few weeks this blog will simply act as an information forum for the wedding celebration of Jake and Jessica. After that it will serve as our travel and photo blog for the next 2 or so years of world exploration.

When:
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006.

Where:
Mount Pleasant, MI Map; Elkhart, IN to Mount Pleasant, MI Map

The blog is up and running. And so are we.