Now Introducing, Mr. and Mrs. Chan

One of my best friends in the whole entire world, Kelsey Menke, is a wife! On May 26, 2012, she got to wed her forever love, Lyle Chan. Now, let me give you some background on this couple... my oldest memory of Lyle was from my sophomore year of high school, sitting in Honors Pre-Calculus class. Lyle was talking to me about my friend, which whom a lot of boys in our class referred to as "AE", or "American Eagle". My dear friend Kelsey, who is definitely on the quite side, was excited to hear that Lyle was interested in her, but would never muster up the courage to talk to him. Fast forward a few months and add a little 21st century technology (AIM)...and a friendship formed. After many long months, Lyle finally communicated his true feelings toward Kelsey in her yearbook, but that was the end of Lyle's senior year and he would be going off to Los Angeles for college. In the end, they decided to stick it out and try to make a relationship together work....and apparently it was worth it! 6 years later, they were both UCLA grads and both starting law school... best of all, they were in love and engaged to be married.

I won't ever forget when I found out Kelsey got engaged. I was visiting S in Michigan for Thanksgiving, when I get a text of a ring. I freaked out. I think I said "oh my god" about 40 times. Its not that I was in shock...we all knew this was coming for a long time, but I was just so happy and so excited for them!

Anyway, enough back story... heres the big day run-down:

10:00 Nail appointment! [I got balloon's painted on my nails for their "up themed" wedding!]

12:00 Meet at The Citizen Hotel in Downtown Sacramento to get ready/take "getting ready" pictures

2:45 Get Kelsey in her gorgeous dress and ready to go!

3:00 Limo to the Crocker Art Museum (the venue for the night!)

3:30-4:30 Bride/Bridesmaid photos

Photo Credit: Allison Stahl

Photo Credit: Allison Stahl

Photo Credit: Allison Stahl

Photo Credit: Allison Stahl

5:00 Revalation of the Bride&Groom

Photo Credit: Allison Stahl

Photo Credit: Allison Stahl

Photo Credit: Allison Stahl

6:00 WEDDDINGGGGGG!!!!

Photo Credit: Allison Stahl

Photo Credit: Allison Stahl

6:30 Wedding Reception! 

Photo Credit: Allison Stahl

Photo Credit: Allison Stahl

*Sigh* What an absolutely beautiful wedding, an absolutely beautiful couple, and an absolutely beautiful gift to have been able to share it with them both. I have said it before, and I will say it again... I am so lucky to have both of these people in my life. Their love is rare and everlasting. Congratulations again to Kelsey and Lyle Chan.