Join us for a cruise & destination wedding! June 9-16 2019

It was in June 2015. Tyler and I were both stationed in Misawa, Japan. I had been there for about two months and Tyler over a year. We were both out with our friends at the E Club (a bar on base for enlisted members). We happened to be sitting near the same tables. My friend recognized his friend and called them over. Tyler walked over to my table, looking cute in his button up shirt. In his southern accent, Tyler introduced himself and shook my hand. I didn't know it, but Tyler had seen me at the gym before and thought I was pretty cute ;). Tyler walked away to get drinks. I had immediate heart eyes and had to talk to him, so I walked over and stood next to him in line. We started a conversation and I could not believe he was talking to me. I didn't want the conversation to end and neither did he. Tyler was so respectful and nice, but also unbelievably funny. From that night on, we were completely inseparable and only apart when we went home on leave or at work. Tyler and I continue to make each other laugh every single day. We have shared so many adventures and learned so much from each other. I am so glad we met and look forward to our amazing journey together!

Our time in Japan ended when Chrystal was stationed in Warner Robbins, Georgia and soon after Tyler was stationed in Ellsworth, South Dakota. While not ideal or easy, we managed to maintain a long-distance relationship. Tyler deployed. We decided we couldn’t stand to be apart any longer and that being together is exactly what we wanted in our lives. During Tyler’s deployment over messenger and FaceTime Tyler proposed to Chrystal and she said Yes! Immediately, we started looking at ways to get married with being on different continents. We discovered double proxy marriages. All we had to do was fill out paperwork and send it back in to the lawyers! The lawyers went to the courthouse in our place, and were married as our proxy’s. The email was received on 06 Jul 2018, while Chrystal was in her pajamas and Tyler was digging in the sand at work. Tyler called and asked Chrystal if she received an email. Chrystal looked and there was an email from the lawyer! It said “Congratulations! You’ve been married since yesterday!” Our official marriage date is 05 Jul 2018! We were both extremely excited and could not wait to tell our families. We are starting the long process of working on orders for Chrystal to move to South Dakota...hopefully sooner than later.

Chrystal's family lives in Idaho (her parents in Portland, OR), and Tyler’s family lives in South Carolina! This made it difficult for us to decide on a wedding location. We went back and forth about where to have the wedding, even thinking of having it at the military base in South Dakota. Then we thought of doing a destination wedding. We wanted a small, intimate ceremony with our family and friends. The wedding planning started in a coffee shop in McCall, Idaho during a family camping trip. Tyler and Chrystal always wanted to go on a cruise. The perfect wedding cruise was found! The ship sails out of San Juan and stops at a different, beautiful island each day. The cruise stops at five islands, with the last stop in Barbados where the marriage ceremony will take place. It is a dream come true to be married on the beach in Barbados.

Carnival Cruise Line - Fascination Day Port Arrival Departure 1 San Juan 9:00 PM 2 St. Thomas 7:00 AM 5:00 PM 3 St. Maarten 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 4 St. Kitts 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 5 St. Lucia 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 6 Barbados 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 7 At Sea 8 San Juan 7:00 AM Booking details under Travel link above.