The Wedding Details

Private Ceremony for family:

October, 20 2007
San Antonio Temple
20080 Stone Oak Pkwy
San Antonio, TX 78258
Map of 20080 Stone Oak Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78258

Please come celebrate with us at an Open House:

October 20, 2007
2 - 4 pm
The Seegmiller Residence
11107 Wilson Oaks
San Antonio, TX 78249-3824
Map of 11107 Wilson Oaks, San Antonio, TX 78249-3824


October 27, 2007
6 - 9 pm
The Dahl Residence
3200 Paddock Cir
Flower Mound, TX 75022-4784
Map of 3200 Paddock Cir, Flower Mound, TX 75022-4784

Wedding plans

Cristy's vision of her wedding is set a on a hill in a beautiful exotic place overlooking gorgeous scenery with generous foliage and colorful flowers. Her family and closest friends have flown in from far away to celebrate this special occasion with her and her groom. It is a special and memorable day.

In actuality, Cristy and Neal have chosen to have the location of their wedding at the San Antonio Temple. The temple sits on a hill, overlooking the scenic land around it in the beautiful Hill Country of Texas. The temple is a special and sacred place where eternal covenants and promises are made with God, and where Cristy and Neal will be sealed for time and eternity.

Keeping with the "intimate affair" feeling, they have chosen to have a "garden open house" in each family location - one at the Seegmiller's in San Antonio and the other hosted at the Dahl's (a close family friend of the Lius) in Flower Mound. They hope to spend time in "more personal conversations" and be able to enjoy the company of those that attend.

In lieu of the traditional "rehearsal dinner," there will be a traditional Chinese 10-course feast for family and relatives to enjoy.

Cristy has almost no time for wedding planning since she is a 3rd year medical student. She wants to enjoy and have fun with this special time, but it is getting stressful. Her sister Grace has been helping out and so has Cristy's mom. Neal is super helpful and supportive. His parents are also very supportive and are taking care of most all of the San Antonio details.

About the bride and groom

About Cristy

Cristy is the only medical student in her family and the middle of 3 kids. She enjoys spending what little free time she has with her family and loved ones. She appreciates good movies, good food, and good music.









About Neal

Neal is a mechanical engineer and the oldest of 4 boys. He enjoys spending his free time with Cristy and exploring his new city. He appreciates soccer, frisbee golf, Half-Life, biking, and hiking.

Cristy & Neal

The Wedding Invitation

The paper invitation itself is on white 110 lb cardstock printed with red and black glossy color ink. A black and white photo of Cristy & Neal lays on top of the invite. Over the photo is a sheet of vellum with the Chinese character "Xi," meaning "double happiness" printed with red ink and grayscale shadow and effects.

The invitation was designed by Grace to fit Cristy's style, preferences, and specifications.

There are 4 digital file formats included below: *.bmp, *.gif, *.png, *.jpg
of the invite.

Engagement Photos

These photos were taken by Grace, initially just as a back-up, but they turned out rather well, and we decided to use the one below (in black and white) for our invitations.

Our families

Cristy's family:
Susan (Mom)
John (Dad)
Grace (Sister)
Johnathan (Brother)

Neal's family:
Pam (Mom)
Bob (Dad)
Stephen (Brother)
Brian (Brother)
Nathan (Brother)

Our engagement

The Proposal

Date: July 18, 2007
Location: Fort Worth, TX
The short version: After a perfect evening with delicious food and atmosphere... Neal surprised Cristy with cupcakes decorated with the proposal written on them and a beautiful ring. This was all after leading her to believe it was a long ways away.

Our courtship

We became friends,

then good friends,

then best friends,

and somewhere in there we started dating.

This started over 3 years ago.

How we met

Cristy & Neal met while in college at UT Austin.

Her Story:

One day Cristy looked across the room, and she saw a strikingly handsome young man. He was new and relatively quiet. She'd never noticed him before. She asked around. He had just returned from overseas, after spending 2 years in Australia. How intriguing and mysterious

His Story:

Neal had just returned from 2 years abroad. He returned to college life and the usual studies. One day at social function, he noticed a bubbly and pretty girl across the room...