Hello friends and family,

Thank you for inquiring about our registry.

Our original plans of a Tokyo wedding in November 2020 and a New Orleans wedding in April 2021 have been postponed due to the current circumstances. That said, we're excited to announce we'll be married this year. On 9/26/2020 in a small intimate wedding at St. Patrick Church in Lake Forest, IL we'll become husband and wife. This is the parish Ben grew up attending and the ceremony will be presided over by the Block's long-time family friend and priest Fr. Lawrence Hennessey. We are still planning to have a big celebration in New Orleans, but we have moved it to April 9th 2022 to ensure everyone can attend with peace of mind and truly enjoy the celebration we imagined. Mark your calendars!

Our biggest wish, by far, is for you to be with us in New Orleans in 2022, so please do not compromise that trip in lieu of a gift! Your presence at our celebration is truly the best gift for us :)

We have listed a few items and donations in the honeyfund and linked our Amazon registry if you really feel the urge to gift something. Alternatively, feel free to wait and give later if that makes more sense for you. We are excited to see each of you soon and plan to focus our spending on the big bash in NOLA, treat ourselves as we embark on our first year of marriage and start planning our epic honeymoon.

Lastly, we are passionate about giving back to our communities. Hence we have 'Charity' gift options below and weigh these with equal importance to the other options. You can give directly to the below organizations (our preference) or we have created a 'Chairty' gift item in the honeyfund where we will consolidate the gifts and split equally among the charities. The four charities that are close to our hearts are:

Country Doctor Community Clinic (Seattle,WA) https://countrydoctor.org/

Youth Tutoring Program (Seattle, WA) https://ccsww.org/get-help/child-youth-family-services/youth-tutoring-program/

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation http://www.lawff.org/

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas https://www.bigmentoring.org/

Stay safe and stay healthy! Thank you for your generosity.

Peace & Love,

Erika and Benjamin