Weddings

Rachel Sorensen married Galen Boydston in an outdoor wedding on Waldron Island on Saturday, August 25, 2012, at the home of the groom's aunt, Thea Patten.

Rachel is the daughter of Don Sorensen and Sara Smith of Tacoma. Galen is the son of Tom Boydston and Suki Patten Boydston of Friday Harbor. The new Boydston couple will reside in Deer Harbor, on Orcas Island.

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Emily Langhorne-Howell and Ian Robinson Thomsen were married in Friday Harbor on August 8, 2012. Emily is the daughter of Dana and Greg Howell of Ketchum, Idaho, and Ian is the son of Marty Robinson and Tim Thomsen of San Juan Island. Ian graduated from Friday Harbor High School in 1999.

Emily and Ian are members of the Stanford University class of 2003. Emily is a graduate of the University of Colorado Law School and is a member of the Colorado and the Montana bar. Emily and Ian live happily in Missoula, Montana where Ian is studying for the Master’s Degree in Geophysics and where they enjoy hiking, skiing and camping.

Photo by Kathleen Ballard Photography

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John Fyrqvist and Claire Hoipkemier were married on December 31, 2011 at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend, Indiana.

John is a graduate student at the University of Notre Dame and Claire is a middle school teacher at the Good Shepherd Montessori School in South Bend Indiana.

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Nicholas Joseph (Nick) Lehman and Ashlee Jo Ross were married on 9-10-11 (Sept. 10, 2011) at Bear Creek Country Club in Woodinville, WA.

Nick is employed by Pioneer Cable and works out of Lynnwood, Ashlee is a financial analyst at AT&T in Redmond, WA. They met while attending Central Washington University and both graduated in 2008.

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Saturday August 6th, during a perfect quarter moon 2011, Sorelle Thompson of Friday Harbor and Brian Bresee of Eureka CA were married in an outdoor wedding ceremony at the San Juan Island home of the bride’s parents, Lloyd and Myah Thompson. In attendance were the grooms mother and step father, Janice Bresee and Mike Esten of Mckinleyville CA.

The couple was married by the bride’s grandmother, Vivien Burnett of Friday harbor who offered her wisdom to the couple, and was piped down the isle to assorted tunes played on the bagpipes by John Burnett, the brides grandfather of Monterey CA, and cousin Guthrie Burnett-Tyson of Friday Harbor.

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Shane Castle, 35, of Anacortes attended Anacortes High School, Skagit Valley College, and Washington State University. He is currently employed at Roche Harbor Marine. Shane is the son of Leanne and Ron Haywood and Pete Castle.

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