Wedding Logistics for Alister & Sarah's Wedding
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Well,
We hope that this page will make it easier for you to join us on our special day and share in our joy.
PLEASE look through ALL of the headings to see if your question is covered before emailing.
Also, please feel free to post a comment
we look forward to seeing you soon!
Plains Trains, Automobiles - How to get here
How should I dress?
Just get me to the church . . .
Getting to the reception
What else can I do in Walla Walla? ** NEW info about the Summer Musical!
Who are these people?
Future . . .
How in the world did you meet?!
Plains Trains, Automobiles - How to get here
Airports
- Walla Walla (ALW)
- Spokane (GEG) 2.5 hours North of WW
- Pasco (PSC) 45 min from Walla Walla
- Seattle (SEA) 5 hours NW of WW
- Pendelton (PDT) 1 hour SE of Walla Walla
- Portland (PDX) 5 hours SW of Walla Walla
Other
Amtrack and Greyhound both have service to Pasco.
You can also take a Bus to Pendelton
Driving
Main access is US Highway 12, running east-west. It can be accessed from several interstates, as well as US and State highways.
From the North West: From I-90 take I-82 east toward the Tri-Cities, then exit onto I-182 east. I-182 will merge into US Hwy 12 eastbound, follow it for about fifty miles to Walla Walla.
From the North East: Take US Hwy 395 south to the Tri-cities and then exit onto US Hwy 12 east, fifty miles to Walla Walla.
From the South East: From I-84 exit in Pendleton,OR and take Oregon Route 11 north toMilton-Freewater, OR. Continue through Milton-Freewater on OR-11 which will become WA-125 north at the stateline and continues into Walla Walla.
From the East: No major interstates, numerous state and local routes can be used to access US Hwy 12 westbound.
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How should I dress?
For those of you unfamiliar with the West Coast - we are pretty laid back here in rural Washington.
We've invited you to our wedding because we consider you friends and want to see you and celebrate this special moment with you - not because you look great in an evening gown or a 3 piece suit. Sure, we would like you to look great, but more importantly we want you to feel great.
Therefore, you should know that . . . .
The reception is in an airconditioned building with access to the park - Personally, I would prefer to spend my time outside if the weather is nice.
Temperatures in July have been known to be in the high 90's. Although it sometimes does rain in July, the odds are high that it will be hot and dry.
Alister says “No flip-flops!”
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Just get me to the church . . . .
Valley Church -- 549 Newell St, Walla Walla
Can be reached from Walla Walla Regional Airport by traveling west on Hwy 12. Exit left onto Clinton St. Drive south on Clinton continuing through the signal on Issacs, the 4-way stop at Boyer, and the signal on Alder. Once you cross Alder, Newell St. is close by (about 3 blocks). Turn right, drive 1block. It's the gray brick church is on the corner across from the school.
Coming from Pasco (Tri Cities) -- Stay on Hwy 12 east. Exit right onto Clinton St. Drive south on Clinton according to the above directions
Locating church from the motels -- Turn left onto 2nd St. Continue south crossing intersections at Rose, Main, and Alder. The next intersection is Poplar St. Turn left and follow Poplar eastward crossing 1st and Palouse streets to Park Street. Poplar merges with Alder St at this point. Continue east until the next traffic signal. This is Clinton St. Proceed as above.
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If you choose to gift us, you can of course do it personally, or if you prefer you can also make one time or continual support tax deductible donations through Alister's Mission Sponsors:
If you are in the USA - Cheques should be made payable to ITEM with Alister Torrens specified either in a letter or on the details line and mailed to: ITEM, P. O. Box 31456, St. Louis, MO 63131 U.S.A.or in the UK - you will need to request a gift aid form and use the following bank information to set up a standing order if you desire to do so: Moneydig Pres. Church Bank A/c no. 6-10-06754 Sort code 95-03-46 Northern Bank Main St., Kilrea, Co. Londonderry BT51 5QS NI in the UK.
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What else can I do in Walla Walla?
Sigh, we've been asking that for years . . .
Walla Walla is located in the Southeastern corner of Washington State. It is a pleasantly small city that has long been known for its sweet onions and is now making a name for itself for its artisan red wines. You can get more information about Walla Walla and its attractions by contacting the chamber of commerce. http://www.wwchamber.com/
For day trips beyond Walla Walla, you might try visiting the Columbia or Snake Rivers and taking a swim or visiting the various Museums in Dayton and Waitsburg. As you will see when you Explore the Chamber of Commerce site - Walla also has much historical importance because of its location on the Oregon Trail. Cultural Activities are often planned at the Whitman Mission.
You might enjoy attending a performance of our Quality Summer Musical at the Fort Walla Walla Amphatheater.
This year the production is Roger and Hammerstein's Cinderella. The production runs July 12th - 14th and the 19th - 22nd. Performances begin 8pm and are always enjoyable. ticket prices are reasonable at $6(child) - $20 (premium seating) call 509-527-4255 or 509-527-4557 to reserve or purchase your tickets. See http://www.wwcc.edu/CMS/fileadmin/Cory/TEMP/brochure.pdf for more information
If you choose to linger in the Walla Walla valley - you may like to check sample our famed Sweet Onions (eat 'em like an apple) at the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Festival. on the 19th - 22nd more information canbe found http://www.sweetonions.org/festival/2007/
For tourism in Washington STATE you may want to check out http://www.experiencewashington.com/
It will give you lots of fun places to visit from Seattle to Timbuktu (okay - maybe not there - but other fun places all the same)
For those of you heading south to Oregon, http://www.traveloregon.com/ will give you a place to start looking for things to do.
For more information about Walla Walla, you may also like to look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walla_Walla,_Washington
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Who are these people?
Alister is a citizen of the United Kingdom. He studied at the University of Nottingham and upon graduating spent 4 years in Russia. He then left for a four year stint in Philadelphia where he graduated with a MDiv in Theology in 2006 and began working in Kiev. He looks forward to continuing his ministry in Kiev in November 2007.
Sarah is a United States citizen. Upon graduating from Linfield College in 2003, Sarah went to Croatia for two years and became intrigued with the multiple forces impacting peace. In 2005 she began to pursue her MA in Peace and Conflict Resolution at Arcadia University, PA. Expected to graduate summer 2007, Sarah is hoping to work with Ukrainian NGO’s to further develop their civil society.
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Our future . . .
After our wedding on July 14, 2007, we plan to move to Kiev around September 2007. Currently, we expect to be in that region indefinitely. Alister will continue his work and theology teaching at Bible colleges throughout the region. While helping in this realm, Sarah will focus her energies on mastering Russian and finding work related to her interest in societal transparency and trust building.
Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we embark on this new adventure together.
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How in the world did you meet?!
Alister and Sarah have yet to come up with a mutually agreed upon story of how they met. Alister's story - though definitely the least probable, has been deemed the most interesting. All in all, we are both very thankful for God's miraculous providence that brought us together in his right and perfect timing.
We hope you enjoy Alister's version of our first meeting.
It was the beginning of the new school year and I was sitting in Westminter Library, which is unusual because I don't often work in the library, and especially not at the beginning of the year. I noticed this girl come in, really disheveled and raggedy and she sat down at one of the tables at the front of the Library. I hadn't seen her before and figured that she was a new student.
After a little while, the girl was standing at my table table asking to sit down. I thought that was pretty forward, moving from her table to mine and even though she didn't look like anything special I figured I should at least say something before I left- since she went to all that effort.
"That's a big pile of books you have," I said as I was leaving.
"Yes," she responded enthusiastically. "I'm writing a comparative paper on the original state of man and the Hypostatic union according to Catholics, Protestants, and Eastern Orthodoxs."
"Really?" I querried - "Who is teaching that?"
"Well I'm not really from the Seminary - I go to Arcadia, down the road, but had taken courses at a seminary in Croatia to learn more about Eastern Orthodoxy."
"That's interesting, I'm really interested in Eastern Orthodoxy as well - I'm planning to go teach in Ukraine when I am done here. I'd be interested in reading your paper when you're done with it."
It wasn't only that she was so chatty - and in a library at that - but as soon as I asked to read the paper - no hestitation and she whipped out her e-mail address.
"If you're interested," she said, "you can e-mail me and I'll send the paper when it's finished."
Well, needless to say - I did e-mail her, but not to talk about the paper and we hit it off. She turned out to be pretty cute after all.
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