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Palm Springs Wedding

This past weekend Ronnie and I went to Palm Springs, Ca. for the wedding of our good friends Yon Na and Oliver Richner. Ronnie and Oliver worked together at Osmium Partners in SF. It was such a small company that we got to know each co-worker and their family very well. The whole gang (all 4 of them) was reunited at the wedding. We still keep in touch with all of them and were so excited to get to see Oliver and Yon tie the knot. The wedding and reception were held in Palm Springs at the Cosmopolitan Estate. Oliver and Yon are big fans of the old Hollywood, sixties, retro era. They had their guests dress in their best "Breakfast at Tiffany's or Rat Pack" attire and held the ceremony and reception at this house that is perfect for that time period. We had a great time dancing, eating delicious food, and getting to catch up with old friends. We also met some great new people as we mingled with the intimate number of guests. Oliver is a Dutch American who grew up in Italy. His dad is American but lived most of his life in Italy (and still does) and his mom is from the Netherlands. Oliver grew up speaking English and Dutch in the home, learning French at school, and Italian on the streets. He has a great Italian accent and many boisterous Italian friends who came out for the wedding. Yon is a Korean American who was raised in SF. Both her parents live in San Francisco now but grew up in Korea. It was fabulous to see these different families and friends together in the same room. Yon's family is very quiet, reserved, and proper. Oliver's, well, let's just say they are not. They are loud, carefree and love being together. Oliver's Aunt Sue was especially hilarious and kept Ronnie and I entertained during the festivities. Oliver's mom is great too, she made up a song about Yon and Oliver to the tune of Jingle Bells and had us all sing it. I loved hearing her sing it in her best Dutch accent. It was fabulous. I have a video of it but am having trouble getting it to download. We will see.
The wedding was beautiful, it stopped raining just in time for the ceremony to be held outside. After everyone noticed Oliver crying we all started crying too. It was so sweet. Then it was back inside for the reception- we danced, sang, and had a wonderful evening. We are lucky we were able to make it out, San Francisco was having major rain storms and most of the people in the area were delayed or didn't make it at all. Ronnie and I had a layover in Oakland and ended up being late for the rehearsal dinner but luckily make it out before all the craziness happened in the Bay Area.

Ronnie and I had never been to Palm Springs before. Who knew that the desert could have so much to offer! Ronnie and Eric (another Osmium co-worker) took advantage of the golfing while I took advantage of the hotel spa. We stayed up late catching up with Eric and hearing all about their new baby girl (Congrats Green family!) It was a quick trip but a fun little get-a-way and we hope to go back sometime soon!

Yon and Oliver are great friends and we wish them the very best. Congratulations you two, we love you!