We're grateful beyond words to all of our family and friends for celebrating our wedding with us and for brightening our lives. We'd like to thank a few individuals for the time and effort they contributed toward making our wedding extra special. (So many people helped that it was hard to keep track of everyone, and we apologize for any omissions!)
- Nicole Jeffery, Christina's sister and maid of honor, for doing the bride's hair, teaching salsa lessons, and doing so much to make things run smoothly.
- Jack Cackler, Joe's brother and best man, for safely transporting the salmon to Sequoia and for raising the wedding toast bar to new heights.
- Rachel Cackler, Joe's sister and Christina's bridesmaid, for leading an amazing yoga class.
- Jordan Jeffery, Christina's brother and Joe's groomsman, for leading an afternoon of frisbee in the meadow.
- Don Cackler, Joe's grandfather, for officiating the marriage.
- Noel Sanborn, for treating us with his guitar during the ceremony.
- Kate Harrison, of Kate Harrison Photography, for capturing Saturday's highlights with her camera.
- Blase Iuliano, for shooting video and taking photos throughout the weekend.
- Rand Miller, for owning the MC role and making the weekend flow, and for setting up the sound system.
- Shayla Livingston, for driving Joe and Christina to Sequoia, for providing all kinds of support, and for keeping the bride sane.
- Paola B, for doing the bride's makeup.
- Meredith Carpenter, for setting up the sound system and volunteering to help all weekend.
- Peter Chadri, for teaching salsa lessons and providing ample physical and technical support.
- Nundu Janakiram, for curating Saturday's excellent music selection and DJing the party.
- Marie-Jo Mont-Reynaud, for telling the story of our adventures together through a lovely photo montage.
- Leighton Wallace, for supporting the salsa instruction.
- Jeremiah & Melody McKay, for teaching swing dancing lessons.
- George Burkhard, for being our unofficial photographer.
- Hugh Gorman, for being our sommelier and pouring a lot of wine.
- Christine Lin, for decorating the reception and assisting the sommelier.
- Bill Frick, of Geyserville's one-man Frick Winery operation, for the carignane on Saturday.
- Plumpjack Wines, our local wine shop in San Francisco, for helping us select most of the wine.
- Flowers of the Valley, our local flower shop in San Francisco, for flowers.
- Vardy Shtein, of Vardy's Jewelers in Cupertino, for the wedding rings.
- Diane & Scott Myers-Lipton, and the rest of the crew at the Sequoia Retreat Center, for making it all happen and for the delicious food.
We'd also like to thank our parents — Mark Cackler, Barbara Cackler, Michael Jeffery, and Esther Jeffery — for transporting food, drink, and people to and from the wedding, and for their unending support and inspiration.
Last, but certainly not least, we'd like to mention that our guests donated over $1600 to the four fantastic charities we selected through the I Do Foundation:
- Action Against Hunger
- US Fund for UNICEF
- Room to Read
- Union of Concerned Scientists
We're thrilled and humbled by your generosity. Thanks!