A long overdue post!
Carissa Byers did a wonderful job capturing what was an absolutely beautiful celebration of love and mawwaige!
Check it out!
http://www.carissabyers.com/f143638233
The Preview
Hello friends-
Thank you for celebrating with us!
Here is a link to Carissa Byers' blog - where she's posted a sweet preview of our wedding photos!
Enjoy!
Thank you for celebrating with us!
Here is a link to Carissa Byers' blog - where she's posted a sweet preview of our wedding photos!
Enjoy!
Steve & Lainey
Steve & Lainey at White Rock Lake
We met at the home of one of the groomsmen. Although Lainey was there under the guise of seeing someone else, and Steve was there under the pretense of watching the Grammys; we both knew that an invasion of personal space was just the beginning....
Through graduate school, mountain climbing, and a mutual love of Monty Python, a relationship grew and, despite an invasive opera schedule and a few trying jobs, we found our way to what we like to call, "Wuv...Twu Wuv!". So with a ring & a kilt, we look forward to spending our lives together and sharing this celebration with you!
-Us.
The Church & Reception
January 30, 2010
7 o'clock pm
Ceremony to be held at
First United Methodist Church, Dallas
There is street parking available on Ross Ave, San Jacinto St., and N. Harwood; a small parkinglot is located at the back of the church; or, there is a lot across N. Harwood for $10.
Reception to follow at the
Music Hall at Fair Park
Please park in the circle drive at the front of the Music Hall, or in the lot to the front/right of the main entrance.
7 o'clock pm
Ceremony to be held at
First United Methodist Church, Dallas
There is street parking available on Ross Ave, San Jacinto St., and N. Harwood; a small parkinglot is located at the back of the church; or, there is a lot across N. Harwood for $10.Reception to follow at the
Music Hall at Fair Park
Please park in the circle drive at the front of the Music Hall, or in the lot to the front/right of the main entrance. The Events
Various celebrations
-ongoing!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Rehearsal
Time: 6:00 PM
Rehearsal Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Rehearsal Dinner
Time: 7:30 PM at Buca di Beppo.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Wedding!
Time: 7:00 PM
Time: 7:00 PM
The Hotel
The specials offered online are much more substantial than the wedding discount offered (!), so please take advantage of them! Per the hotel manager, prices will be at their "best" 4-6 weeks away from your stay date. A periodic review of the rates has shown that the best prices have almost always been the Fairmont Savers ADV Purch Full Non Ref Deposit option.
Fact Sheet about the hotel, and CityGuide on what's nearby - like the famed Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Garden, and much more!
The Fairmont is also just two blocks from First United Methodist Church; if you're in the Starbucks' side tower with a downtown view, you'll be able to see the church from your window!
We can't wait to see you!
The Name Change
As you may have seen on the invitation, Lainey's name is not the only one that is changing! For quite some time I have been musing over the possibility of reverting the spelling of my surname to an earlier one. In this case, from "Hall" to "Haal".
Having proposed, and now moving toward marriage with Lainey, I decided it was time to implement this change, contributing to a rekindled connection with family history, some practical application, and a bit of distinction. I've included, below, bits of the Haal chronology recovered during personal and paid genealogical research in order to share a bit more of who we are, and our history:
Professional historians used such ancient manuscripts as the Domesday Book (compiled in 1086 by William the Conqueror), the Ragman Rolls, the Wace poem, the Honour Roll of the Battel Abbey, The Curia Regis, Pipe Rolls, the Falaise Roll, tax records, baptismals, family genealogies, and local parish and church records to establish that the first record of the name Hall was found in Lincolnshire where they were granted lands after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Many alternate spellings of the name showed in the manuscripts researched. Our name, Hall, occurred in many references, and from time to time, the records included variables such as Hall, Halle, Haule, Haul, Hal, De Aule, Haal, and many others. Scribes recorded and spelled the name as it sounded. It wasn’t unlikely that a person would be born with one spelling, married with another, and buried with another.
The Normans were commonly believed to be of French origin but, more accurately, they were of Viking origin. The Vikings landed in the Orkneys and Northern Scotland about the year 870 A.D., under their King, Stirgud the Stout. Later, under their Jarl, Thorfinn Rollo, the invaded France about 910 A.D. The French King, Charles the Simple, after Rollo laid siege to Paris, finally conceded defeat and granted northern France to Rollo. Duke William who invaded and defeated England in 1066, was descended from the first Duke Rollo of Normandy. After distribution of the estates of the vanquished Saxons, many nobles were dissatisfied with their lot. They rebelled. Duke William took an army north and wasted the northern counties. Many Norman nobles fled north and were granted lands over the border in 1070 by King Malcom Canmore of Scotland.
The surname Haal emerged as a notable Scottish family name in the county of Lincoln. Upon entering England with the Norman Conquest, the Haals were actually Fitzwilliams, they being settled in Greatford Hall in Lincolnshire, and being directly descended from Earl Fitzwilliam. The younger son of this noble house, Arthur FitzWilliam, was called Haal, to distinguish him from his senior brother. Hence Arthur Haal would be the first on record about the year 1090. The line continued in Lincolnshire, and intermarried with the Crispins, and the Earls of Chester. In Cheshire, the Haals were a cadet branch of the Kinsley Halls of that county. By the year 1340 the name had moved northward at the invitation of Earl David of Huntingdon, later to become King David of Scotland. In Scotland, they were granted lands in Berwickshire, specifically the lands of Grenryg in the barony of Lesmahagow, and in Fulbar in Renfrewshire, and, by grant of King Robert the Bruce, at Stanley at Renfrew. The author and historian George MacDonald Fraser, describes the activities of the Haals for the next three of four centuries as “A large widely dispersed clan, at one time the most powerful in Redesdale, well feared on both sides of the border”. Fraser listed the notorious Haals as Eddie Haal, “the famous thief”, and George of Bordupp, who served with Phillip in the Low Countries. The Haals were considered on both sides to be a clan “to whom no quarter should be given”. By 1600 many branches had developed, Lord Llanover, Sir John Haal, Bishop Haal of Bristol, Bishop Haal of Wearmouth and at the same time, continuing their interest and seats at Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, Greatford Hall in Lincolshire, and Grevell House in Middlesex.
Well, that's a bit about the Haals! Thank you, once more for being a part of our special day!
Having proposed, and now moving toward marriage with Lainey, I decided it was time to implement this change, contributing to a rekindled connection with family history, some practical application, and a bit of distinction. I've included, below, bits of the Haal chronology recovered during personal and paid genealogical research in order to share a bit more of who we are, and our history:
Professional historians used such ancient manuscripts as the Domesday Book (compiled in 1086 by William the Conqueror), the Ragman Rolls, the Wace poem, the Honour Roll of the Battel Abbey, The Curia Regis, Pipe Rolls, the Falaise Roll, tax records, baptismals, family genealogies, and local parish and church records to establish that the first record of the name Hall was found in Lincolnshire where they were granted lands after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Many alternate spellings of the name showed in the manuscripts researched. Our name, Hall, occurred in many references, and from time to time, the records included variables such as Hall, Halle, Haule, Haul, Hal, De Aule, Haal, and many others. Scribes recorded and spelled the name as it sounded. It wasn’t unlikely that a person would be born with one spelling, married with another, and buried with another.
The Normans were commonly believed to be of French origin but, more accurately, they were of Viking origin. The Vikings landed in the Orkneys and Northern Scotland about the year 870 A.D., under their King, Stirgud the Stout. Later, under their Jarl, Thorfinn Rollo, the invaded France about 910 A.D. The French King, Charles the Simple, after Rollo laid siege to Paris, finally conceded defeat and granted northern France to Rollo. Duke William who invaded and defeated England in 1066, was descended from the first Duke Rollo of Normandy. After distribution of the estates of the vanquished Saxons, many nobles were dissatisfied with their lot. They rebelled. Duke William took an army north and wasted the northern counties. Many Norman nobles fled north and were granted lands over the border in 1070 by King Malcom Canmore of Scotland.
The surname Haal emerged as a notable Scottish family name in the county of Lincoln. Upon entering England with the Norman Conquest, the Haals were actually Fitzwilliams, they being settled in Greatford Hall in Lincolnshire, and being directly descended from Earl Fitzwilliam. The younger son of this noble house, Arthur FitzWilliam, was called Haal, to distinguish him from his senior brother. Hence Arthur Haal would be the first on record about the year 1090. The line continued in Lincolnshire, and intermarried with the Crispins, and the Earls of Chester. In Cheshire, the Haals were a cadet branch of the Kinsley Halls of that county. By the year 1340 the name had moved northward at the invitation of Earl David of Huntingdon, later to become King David of Scotland. In Scotland, they were granted lands in Berwickshire, specifically the lands of Grenryg in the barony of Lesmahagow, and in Fulbar in Renfrewshire, and, by grant of King Robert the Bruce, at Stanley at Renfrew. The author and historian George MacDonald Fraser, describes the activities of the Haals for the next three of four centuries as “A large widely dispersed clan, at one time the most powerful in Redesdale, well feared on both sides of the border”. Fraser listed the notorious Haals as Eddie Haal, “the famous thief”, and George of Bordupp, who served with Phillip in the Low Countries. The Haals were considered on both sides to be a clan “to whom no quarter should be given”. By 1600 many branches had developed, Lord Llanover, Sir John Haal, Bishop Haal of Bristol, Bishop Haal of Wearmouth and at the same time, continuing their interest and seats at Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, Greatford Hall in Lincolshire, and Grevell House in Middlesex.
Well, that's a bit about the Haals! Thank you, once more for being a part of our special day!
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