First off, we'd like to say that your presence at our wedding is the greatest gift we could ask for. The time, effort, and expense of traveling to be with us is something we deeply appreciate in our hearts, and we are so thrilled that we will be able to celebrate this happy occasion with you.

We have been blessed to have a lot of the "essential" home items a newly engaged couple needs. Instead, we have created two registries for guests who wish to celebrate our marriage with a gift.

The first is a charity fund, which will help us give back to causes and organizations we care about like Community Theatre of Terre Haute, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Sisters of Providence, and Susan G. Komen. This fund will help us start our marriage in the spirit of philanthropy that we both believe in so deeply.

The second is a honeymoon registry which will help us make our perfect honeymoon in Hilton Head Island, SC come true! While we have taken many exciting trips together, we are very much looking forward to our first real adventure as husband and wife. It is because of the lifetime of memories we will gain from this trip that we finally settled on a honeymoon registry.

We greatly appreciate and will fondly remember these gifts for years to come.

Thanks again and we can't wait to see you at the wedding - or earlier!