We're Getting Married!
When
2026-06-13
Honeymoon
Japan
After 16 years together, Melissa and Heath eloped in Taos, New Mexico, on June 13 in a private ceremony! • For many years, we have wanted to visit Japan. We bonded early over its arts, culture, and spiritual traditions. Now, for our honeymoon, we will finally make the journey! • While our timeframe is not yet set, we are excited to prepare for this adventure we've wanted to share together for so long. In place of wedding gifts, we invite friends and loved ones to help us make this dream possible through our Japan Fund. • We are looking at a tour that can take us everywhere from the streets of Tokyo through the more remote temples and gardens of rural Japan and Kyoto. Would you like to dedicate your gift to a particular adventure? We’ve listed some of our anticipated activities below, or you can simply donate to the trip as a whole.
Wishlist
Help us create our dream wedding and honeymoon experience with any amount of donation!
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Jimbocho Book Town
Find a unique book treasure in Jimbocho Book Town, Tokyo
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Hi-Fi Vinyl Bar
Go crate-digging for a vinyl gem or visit a listening bar in Shibuya (Nujabes' hip-hop home in Tokyo)
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Fushimi District
Tour the streets of Kyoto's Fushimi District—home of the Taisha Shrine honoring Inari, Shinto god of rice—with its thousand vermillion gates, and visit the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
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Traditional Onsen
Enjoy a day of rest and revitalization in a traditional mountainside onsen (Japanese hot springs)
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Great Buddha of Kamakura
Visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura, a massive bronze statue at Kōtoku-in
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Japanese Gardens
Stroll the paths of a Japanese garden in the Kyoto region, such as Jōruri-ji or Gio-ji
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Museum Meiji-Mura
Explore the restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's reconstructed Imperial Hotel at the Meiji Mura architecture museum in Nagoya
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Shirakawa-go
Travel to the village of Shirakawa-go and stay the night in a gassho zukuri (traditional thatched farmhouse)
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Ine Harbor Village
Enjoy the seaside catch of the day in the wooden-clad harbor village of Ine in Kyoto prefecture.
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Takayama Festival
Take the bullet train to the historic mountain city of Takayama to attend a centuries-old seasonal festival.
Gift Any Amount
Contribute to our Journey!
Help us create our dream wedding and honeymoon experience with any amount of donation!
Our Journey
We got married!
Say Hello
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Congrats on the big day! Wonderful to hear you two tied the knot!
Peter Schram and Luz Maria Vergara
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Love you, Mum
Sharon Emily Huber
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We're so happy for you two! Mazel tov :)
Willow and Brian McIndoo
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I like museums, hence my support for your trip. Happy that you made your commitment permanent. Best wishes.
Jane Mathias