Tae and Jeff Richmond-Moll!!

We actually missed out on the tail end of Reunions -- because we had a wedding to go to! Our dear friends Jeff and Tae got married in Princeton on Saturday evening, May 30 -- and their wedding was beautiful and elegant, just like the two of them!

It was the first time we'd been to a wedding at Westerly -- it's the church we're members of, and we love it dearly, but I had always thought of the sanctuary as a little small and awkwardly laid out. But Jeff and Tae were able to create a beautiful, ethereal setting for their ceremony, with strategically placed tall flower stands and a gorgeous archway at the front.

And their reception! It took place at Albemarle, a grand old mansion with beautiful grounds, now home to the American Boychoir School -- where Jeff and Tae first met at a summer camp, many years ago. Elegant and sweetly sentimental -- the very best combination for a wedding reception. :)


The floral arch, twinkling away at the front of the sanctuary


Jeff, anxiously awaiting his bride


Brad and Casadi S., a married couple who were in the bridal party


The blushing bride with her proud father!


Isn't this just lovely?


Reading their eternal vows to each other


The exchange of rings


Taking communion together for the first time as man and wife


The kiss!


Introducing Tae and Jeff Richmond-Moll!


Katie and Jon are so cute!


Just because I think Casadi is gorgeous :)


The seating chart, and my seat at the table


Part of the dessert buffet -- complete with wedding cupcakes...


...which Tae and Jeff fed each other :)


Proof that we were there!


The beautiful reception tent

Congratulations again, Jeff and Tae! Thanks for letting us be a part of your wedding celebrations. Many blessings on your married life together!

Check out our complete set of photos in this Smugmug gallery.

Going Back, Going Back, Going Back to Nassau Hall...

OK, here begins a whole bunch of backlog posts... Sorry for the delay! It's definitely time to ease our way back into this blogging thing...

Two weekends ago was Princeton Reunions! That crazy, magical time of year where 18,000+ alumni and their families descend upon the campus and try to relive their glory years...

PEF has its own series of Reunions events, which is generally where we spend Reunions weekend -- we are, after all, guaranteed to see tons of old friends! And it's a hugely busy time for PEF staff, who cater and run all of the events... I think David and I are finally getting to the point where we're less stressed about making sure everything is running properly, and more focused on really getting to catch up with alumni friends and have great conversations. Less Martha, more Mary, if you will.

And it was so good to see so many old friends! Complete with the requisite crazy Reunions costumes. :)


'06 girls and John


Anna in the back, making Erin's famous punch


Gentlemen of the great class of 1984, in their 25th Reunion blazers


Jon and John, being... Jon and John


Little Elijah Saxton was a real chick magnet :)


Carissa and Luke, with their newlywed glow!!


Some of the luncheon on Saturday morning -- gotta love PEF salads!


Cutie-pie Timothy Rudd, in a Tigger costume


Look at that sea of black and orange!


Sallade kiddos at the kids' table


Our fearless leaders :)

Crazy busy though it may be, Reunions really is one of the best weekends of the year. We're so glad we could catch up with so many of you!

For more PEF Reunions photos, check out our dedicated Smugmug gallery.

A Whirlwind of End-of-Year Events

Oh, man. There are SO many blog posts we've been wanting to write these last few weeks. This blog generally serves as a record of all the special events and fun times with friends we have, and we've tried to stay on top of it all, but the last three or four weeks have just been too full. Too many dear friends, and good times, and reminders of how amazing our community here in Princeton really is... It's a good problem to have. :)

So I've been wanting to dedicate a whole post to each of several special events that we've taken part in over the last month. And I've started composing them in my head, deciding what pictures to post and what pithy captions I'd write... But right now, I'm sitting on a backlog of way too many potential posts. So I'm going to kill several birds with one stone, by creating a compilation post here, and directing you to our SmugMug galleries for more photos.

That's right, we've got a SmugMug site now -- we've mentioned it in passing in a few posts, and I recently created a button on our right sidebar that directs you to the galleries, but here's our first official announcement! :) We've uploaded high-resolution versions of all the photos we've taken in the last few years (slowly working our way backward; we've made it to spring 2007 so far). So this will be the repository of all the photos we take:

http://keddiebears.smugmug.com

We figured we'd stick with the Keddiebears "brand." :)

And here are some of the most recent galleries we've uploaded (reserving some of the events of this past weekend, because hey, I'm really going to try to write them up as separate posts!)...

Click on the photo to be taken to the gallery associated with the event. Hope you enjoy the photos!

PEF Talent Show! (4 May 2009)


PEF Spring Picnic! (7 May 2009)


Senior Testimonies! (7 and 14 May 2009)