Welcome!

Rachel, Jason, and their cat Thurgood. Click to enlarge. Copyright 2011 Erika Ogier

Warm greetings to family and friends old and new. We're glad that you're here, because that means that the invite made it to your home and that the card instructing you to come here to RSVP was legible.

After five years together, we are so excited to finally make it official. We want our wedding will be an awesome day for us to remember forever, and we very much hope that you will be a part of those memories.

Please look around this site for helpful information about our big event. At the top of the page, you can find information about our lives together, the event, and other stuff, like directions, the dress code and our registry. The sidebar to the left also has some quick links to help you navigate. If you check back later or scroll down, you will find updates about the wedding and our progress in planning it.

We want this to be a stress-free and fun event for everyone involved, so if you have any questions, please please email Rachel at rmccarthyjames@gmail.com. Most importantly, remember to RSVP so we can plan for your arrival!

The photos at the top of this post and below are our engagement photos, courtesy of our very talented friend Erika Ogier. They were all taken at our apartment in the mountains near Salem - a place called the Chicken Coop because, well, it used to be a chicken coop! You can also see our very hammy cat Thurgood, who decided that the photoshoot, like every other aspect of our lives, was all about him.

Rachel and Jason on their deck. Click to enlarge. Copyright 2011 Erika Ogier

Rachel, Jason, and Thurgood in the woods outside their home. Click to enlarge. Copyright 2011 Erika Ogier