April Holt & Stephen May
Our Story
April May in June… yes, we know it sounds a bit cheesy, but it’s also kinda catchy!! Who knew that when Bart and Lisa set us up last summer that we would be getting married less than a year later? Okay, well Tracy knew. And Bart has been calling me April May for some time now. And apparently when I was younger, my Uncle Richard called me April May all the time. So I guess it was truly meant to happen. For those of you who do not know the story, Steve and I have always known “about” each other. Back in the days of the White Rock Rebels, Steve played football for my dad and uncle, while I was on the drill team with his sister, Emily. My parents moved to North Richland Hills when I began junior high school, so I did not get to enjoy the East Dallas (aka Pleasant Grove, Buckner Terrace) high school experience, but through Facebook, I was able to reconnect with old friends, including Bart and Steve. Through dating Steve, I was also reconnected with my childhood friend, Casey, and Steve went to BA with another long time friend of mine, Tracy. We have so many great friends in common that it really feels like we’ve known each other forever. And yes, we will be forever grateful to Bart and Lisa for setting us up!!!
Our Wedding
Steve and I decided about a month ago that we wanted to get married this summer. My travel opportunities are dictated by the school vacation schedule, and now that Steve is back in school and I am still working on my Ed.D., there was quite a narrow window of time in which we could marry and have a honeymoon. It should also be noted that Steve plans to run the Kona Half Marathon while we are there, so that affected our travel dates as well. We have both wanted to visit Hawaii at some point, so when we started planning a wedding/honeymoon, it just made sense to us to do everything at once there this summer. We will get married on June 26, 2010 at 6:00pm as the sunset that day is at 7:07pm, according to Yuki, my wedding coordinator. It will be just the two of us in a traditional Hawaiian ceremony under the wedding hale on the beach.
Our Reception
We want to celebrate our wedding with our friends and family when we return from Hawaii. We will have the reception in the Sports Lounge at our apartments so that we can cater our own food and drinks. Since the space is not large, and we have so many wonderful friends and family members, we have decided to have two separate receptions, one for friends and one for family. Formal invitations will be sent out when we get home from Hawaii, but please save the following date:
Family: July 17th in the evening
Friends: August 14th in the evening
We really hope all of you can join us for this celebration!!!
A Special Message From Us
Steve and I decided to create this registry at the request of many friends and family (especially Ben…lol) who wanted us to register for something. Since we don’t need anything for our apartment right now, we didn’t want to do a traditional registry. Through this website, you can all see our plans for the wedding/honeymoon and excursions we have planned while in Hawaii. You can also see pictures we post along the way. We feel very blessed to have so many wonderful friends and family members, and we want to share this celebration with you all.
Steve and April