Complicated Life of Two People in Love

Update on Katie and Fred
Katie and Fred are happily living in their new apartment in the great city of Toronto. Katie started working for EF Tours the Tuesday after she got up there in early August. (EF is a company that does all the study abroad and travel programs for high schools.) The job has been going extremely well and they generously offered to cover the attorney's fee to process her visa to work in Canada. We're finding, however, that the visa process is more complicated than originally anticipated and Katie doesn't have the work experience to make her eligible for the visa. As she can't get paid until she's working legally she has the choice of moving to the company's Boston office and working for a year without Fred (as he would have to go through a similar process here) which would include the expense of keeping two apartments and traveling to/from Canada…….. OR…………. getting married sooner than later.
So……. after exactly two months of engagement, Katie and Fred are getting married a week from Saturday (09/27) at Fred's family's farm in Eganville, Ontario. They are actually quite excited things are turning out this way because instead of creating a huge event with months of exhausting and unnecessary details, they are planning a very special and intimate wedding in the chapel Fred's grandfather built. The attendees will be their parents, siblings, their grandparents and a half dozen friends. I expect it will be very special, romantic and beautiful with the focus on becoming married and not a wedding. We do expect to celebrate their marriage in some form either in Connecticut or Fishers Island like we originally thought possibly around Christmas time or in early Spring.
As you would expect, we are a little overwhelmed but VERY, VERY happy for them. They love each other immensely and are so ready to start their life together. This new plan suits Katie and Fred's no-fuss style much better. We are very excited about meeting Fred's family and sharing a beautiful family event together with them. I expect we'll have some video clips and pictures to share when we get back.
Katie and Fred initially were pushing for this weekend as they thought it would eliminate a million phone calls and keep the event simple and intimate, but to give us a little more time, it was moved to next weekend. Because they gave us the extra week we asked for (so we can squeeze in things like getting a few loads of laundry done before we fly up there), she asked us to keep everything very low-key in the next week so they can keep the chaos to a minimum to allow them to focus on the importance of next Saturday.
Here is their address if you want drop them a note (Canadian postage is .72 for a note card)
Katie and Frederic Laliberte

31 Sudbury Street, Suite 3102
Toronto, ON M6J 3W6

I am so sorry we aren't able to let many of you know personally but again, we too want to keep the focus on Katie and Fred.
More later
MB and Jim