Rehearsal (Optional)

KIN LONG BEACH KITCHEN

Rehearsal/Out-of-Town Guests Dinner

THE QUEEN MARY

Wedding Day

The Queen Mary

Ceremony

Reception

Morning-After Brunch

Our Wedding

OUR STORY BEGAN...

...On June 8, 2013, not at the Cal Parks Gala, but at the after party, where Phoebe and Akira were introduced by Georgia Smith, but didn't have a conversation. The following year, Phoebe convinced her boss to join the Peace Corps. Akira's boss wanted to go to the going away party, as he was on the Board of Cal Parks and knew Phoebe's boss, and used driving his car as an incentive for Akira to join him. There Phoebe and Akira reconnected. Phoebe and Akira's friendship blossomed over the next eight years, going to plays, to dinners, and an architectural walk through downtown. Phoebe asked Akira to help her move into her new apartment, and then out of the same apartment a few years later (without ever inviting him over in between). Phoebe moved to San Francisco and to Oregon, and was invited to move in with her best friends, Sarah Beth and Tennessee in Glendora. During COVID, Phoebe and Akira went to see "In the Heights"... and then Phoebe sent an email... and Akira sent an email.... And for the rest of the story, please come to our wedding, now aboard The Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA! We thank you all for nurturing our relationship.

Our Story

Check out our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3wlr0wrp4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PROPOSAL VIDEO</a>.

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I met SB when she took over the lease for my apartment in France, and I decided to move into the convent to meet more people. But I missed curfew regularly and started sleeping on the floor of Sarah Beth's apartment. We've been best friends ever since!

Sarah Beth Norton

Many of the important people in my life met at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio. Jon is my Best Man because he would step in front of a truck for anyone to save their life. And he and his wife, Nitya, I know would take care of Phoebe in case anything happened.

Jonathan Hutchinson

After Sara Beth abandoned me by moving to San Francisco, she kept telling me that I needed to meet her friend Lisa. We found it impossible to line up our schedules for months... until we did, and then we were friends forever. She was an art and gallery writer for Willamette Week, but she wished she was the books and theater writer. I worked at a snobby art gallery, and wished I working in museum education. We were both equally impoverished and only occasionally talked about art.

Lisa de Vellis

Christina and I met on September 18, 2002, premiere night of my play. We have laughed together ever since. She can be heard screaming the loudest at any concert of mine. She put me in charge of transporting her wedding dress to Tahoe. (Seriously surprised it made it.) She also coordinated her own wedding day, right down to the bathroom breaks.

Christina Gregory

Amanda is a bad-a$$. She plays with fire professionally, plays the violin, and is a mandatory stop every time we go to Eugene. She was one of a tiny minority of women Philosophy majors when we studied at the University of Oregon, and was equally obsessed. We were also equally annoyed by the predominance of young men in Philosophy who would talk over others and dominate conversations, saying, "I haven't read the book, but my personal philosophy is..." We would also shame them when they wouldn't do the reading and wanted us to write their papers for them at philosophy club meetings. 

Amanda Rau

During COVID, Preston and I connected over some deep, meaningful issues. He is a brilliant R&B singer and was one of the the Inception composers favorite mentors. He and his wife, Stef, own the Arthur Murray Woodland Hills studio. Phoebe told me Preston had to approve my style and that she needs to take dance lessons from him because I can't teach her.

Preston Scales

Cindy loves bringing all the girls (and guys) together, designs textiles for women's fashion and the home, and is a proponent of all things creative and peaceful. She is social glue in action, and one of the kindest and most inclusive people I know. 

Cindy Snow

When you grow up a video editor, you don't really think about audio... until you meet Matt. And now every production piece is about sound. Matt is the most genuine and humble person I know from UCLA.

Matt Peterson

Nicole is a paralegal, hula enthusiast, and cat lover, who was my weekly lunch buddy for years in Downtown LA. She's always down for an adventure, a true-blue friend, and won't shy away from telling you what she really thinks.

Nicole Lyons

I first met Justin when he had long hair and was walking down the street in Santa Cruz. He bought my sister from me for $1 at their wedding. And they produced and raised my favorite two kids in the whole world, Kai & Shea (who are currently much taller than in this picture). Justin is all class and brings some sense of balance into the Nakano family. Three days after our wedding, Midori and Justin will celebrate their 25th anniversary.  YAY!!!

Justin Galovich

Russ & Cathy Oelheim

Hiro & Reiko Nakano

Samuel Oelheim

Midori Nakano

Libby Bass

Janie & Sam Ito

Heidi Bass

Kai Galovich

Amia Mitchell

Shea Galovich

Penelope de Vellis

Jordan (with Stef) Scales

Neel Hutchinson

Wedding Party

Dress Code

Q + A

Please do not book yet. We are coordinating a room block. We will be staying on the ship as well. Here are room block rates. Harbor View Deluxe King $229 base + 16.195% stateroom tax + $23 historic preservation fee = $289/nt Double Queen Stateroom $269 base + 16.195% stateroom tax + $23 historic preservation fee = $335.56/nt Overnight parking is $39/nt and not included in the room fee. The rates on the website include the Historic Preservation Fee. Guests enjoy complimentary access to the Self Guided Tour, which includes more than twenty exhibits and preserved spaces throughout the ship. Explore the Promenade Deck, the Cunard Story, the Winston Churchill Exhibit, the Radio Room, the Firehouse Exhibit, the Heritage Room, and additional curated displays that reveal the Queen Mary’s remarkable history.

Phoebe & Akira

Phoebe & Akira

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