Elizabeth Yale, Lover of words, hippos,
children's books, and odd knowledge masquerading as a Historian
of Science. Attempting to develop expertise in seventeenth
century scientific manuscripts, a subject just obscure enough
to be completely uninteresting to Hahvahd undergrads in her
introductory history of science tutorials --they'd rather study
important things like molecular biology. Once upon a time, Yale
Bands president and astrophysicist. Will bake you a cake if you
ask nicely.
Nathan Willard, minion at Funk Software in Cambridge, MA
(formerly of Brain Saving Technologies, TurboWorx, Yale University,
City High School, IGI, South East Junior High, Hoover Elementary,
Happy Times Pre-School, 2603 Hillside Drive and Mercy Hospital of Iowa City),
Trustee of North-Prospect United Church of Christ,
Sigma Chi Chapter Adviser, all-purpose geek and baker of bread.
The Rev'd Andrew C. Blume, deacon of the
Episcopal Church
and close personal friend of the bride (who favors his views
on liturgy) and groom (who favors his views on tasty animals).
Also participating will be the Rev. Dr. Stephen Yale,
father of the bride and minister of the
Methodist Church.
Lots of people. We may put up bios of the wedding party, but we may not.
1.4 Who is Jean Willard, and why I am sending her things?
Nathan's sister. Beth's in England for a month, and, well,
have you ever SEEN Nathan's apartment? We want to have some
chance of actually knowing who replied. Despite having two kids
under 7, Jean manages to keep a neater house than Nate....
Summer in Berkeley. Wear something nice, but comfortable.
2.2 Well, what will you wear?
Beth will be wearing a dress.
Nathan won't be wearing a tux. If he can find a tailor, he will be wearing
a bow tie. If it suits you, he encourages you to do the same.
2.3 What will I eat?
Salmon, Pork or side dishes (sorry, Matt, no veggie. sorry
Steve, no burgers).
Also, cake. And, beer. There will be wine,
Beth wants to remind you. But, there will also be Beer!
2.4 Is Beth keeping her name?
Were your last name Yale, would you
give it up?
2.5 What about Nathan?
Dude. He has four names already. He really doesn't need any more. Plus,
if people laugh at the "Lord Haydn" bit, how do you think they'll react to
"Lord Haydn Yale" or "Lord Haydn Willard-Yale"? Much like Beth,
he also fancies his name, particularly whilst they reside in
Massachusetts.
2.5 What will you be doing for a honeymoon?
Uh...Mayan ruins, when it's not winter there? Somewhere that will allow Nathan
to get some more frequent flyer miles on American? A Shaolin temple?
2.6 What will the weather be like?
It's likely to be sunny and comfortably warm (70-75 degrees
Fahrenheit).
There is a room block at
The Hotel Durant 2600 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 845-8981
Also, there are a couple of rooms at the Faculty Club. The phone
number is (510) 540-5678, in case you didn't decipher our clever
numerical info-card puzzle. If
no one's told you otherwise, those are the designated hotels.
5.2 And you may ask yourself "How do I get there?"
5.2.1 By airplane to Berkeley
The nearest airport is Oakland
(airport code OAK). JetBlue
and Southwest
both sell tickets for reasonable prices. Flying into San Francisco (SFO)
is also a solved problem, though fares are usually marginally higher.
5.2.2 Airports to the Hotel Durant or other area Hotels
The Bayporter
runs shuttles for $44-$50 round-trip to Berkeley,
depending on the airport. There are convenient and quick
Bay Area Rapid Transit
options, as well. If you want them, email
info@nathan-beth.com and we'll put some stuff up.
5.2.3 Hotel Durant to Wedding
Easily walkable by people who walk places. You could probably do it in heels,
though Nathan won't. Here's the general idea.
That's okay. Emailing rsvp@nathan-beth.com is fine. That goes to Jean, too.
6.3 Umm... Did you maybe have any other pictures I could look at?
Nathan did a lot of this page in a rush (blatantly stealing from
http://www.jedrea.com/ (with permission), I might add). Soon.
6.4 Umm... I like to buy stuff. Do you like to buy stuff?
We do. Though we have sometimes been known to question the
value of building up massive stockpiles of consumer goods, we
feel sort of hypocritical because we really like oddly shaped
cake pans and bowls with circus clowns on them. We've been known
to shop at: