We’ve posted our registry over on the wedding site. We are registered at Crate & Barrel, but as we live in a very small studio apartment and can’t take on too much new “stuff,” we’ve also added a list of some of our favorite things which friends and family can donate to (via Paypal)—like groceries, our dream sofa, and our vacation fund. In return we’ll send you a photo of us enjoying that particular favorite thing.
Thanks again for your love and support as we plan our wedding. It means the world to us.
Invites are in!
We’ve updated the Lodging page of our wedding site with new info. Guests can now book directly into our wedding block at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis through this link, or you can call Mary Truffa at the Marquis and book through her (just make sure you say that you’re part of the Leifheit/McKinley Wedding Block). Her number is (415) 896-1600, ext. 8130.
For all of you who are staying longer than just Friday & Saturday (and are planning on staying at the Marquis), please contact Dan so he can make arrangements to get you the discounted rate for your whole stay.
Last year, shortly after Dan moved to San Francisco, my cousin Gareth married his (now wife) Elizabeth back in New York. And Mike Farino made a video of the day, with music by Alexi Murdoch, that is so perfect and beautiful I had to share.
10/11/09 from Mike Farino on Vimeo.
1. Dan surprising Lex with a birthday visit
2. … which turned into a proposal.
3. She said yes.
4. Dan moved to San Francisco in July AND got to keep his awesome job!!
5. First vacation after 9 months of long distance (we love you, Ukiah).
6. Running together in the Ballpark 5k.
7. Lex celebrating 1 year at SOMArts.
8. Dan turning 30.
9. The continuation of good habits in a city that embraces them: healthy eating, city walking, cultural exploration, intellectual stimulation.
10. Enjoying all the good times and sharing them with friends and family.
(photo: 1st photo of 2010, on top of Bernal Hill)
Hey folks, due to popular demand, we’re looking into getting a hotel in San Francisco to offer a group rate for our wedding guests. We’re still hoping that the Marriott Union Square will work out, but please hold off on making any travel arrangements until we’ve reached an agreement. We should have it all figured out in a couple weeks.
Lots of love,
Lex & Dan
Our first date
October 26, 2005
Koji, downtown Hartford
Dan Day: for Dan’s 30th birthday, Hartford declared a day after him. Can you say “eligible bachelor”?
Dan and I are back in Hartford this week, where it all began before life and work took us to Northampton, North Adams and eventually San Francisco. Our first date was at Koji, where we also spent Thanksgiving during the Blizzard o’ 2005. Sushi and cranberry cocktails, followed by a day of decking out Dan’s Capitol Ave brownstone with tinsel while listening to Otis Redding.
Subsequent Thanksgivings were spent around a bonfire in Paul Smith’s New York with the Leifheits (2006), in Paris with Dave and Mila (2007), and last year we were apart—I had just finished my cross-country move and spent UnThanksgiving on Alcatraz, followed by dinner with Dan’s uncle Jim in the Castro.
It is an Anderson family tradition that the best holidays are also the most unpredictable, but after three years of improvising I can’t wait to reunite with family and friends in all the old familiar places.
