Announcement

Two lives, two hearts far away from their home.
Two lives, two hearts united forever in love.

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

~Lao Tzu ~

Love fills a moment
A moment fills a lifetime
A lifetime begins eternity
Our eternity begins here.

It is with joy that we

Ching-Yi Sabrina
&
David

invite you to share in our happiness
on September 13^th 2008
starting from 11:00 AM
at Roquetoire, France

France V.S. Taiwan

3rd Oct, 2005 right in front of the American border, we stopped for immigration control.

- Officer: "Passports, please?" So, we handed over our passports.
- Officer to David: "Do you speak English?" - due to David's French passport.
- David: "Uh... Ya!"Officer: "What's your purpose in the United State of America?"
- Sabrina: "I study here. In University of Rhode Island."
- Officer: "Oh, very good school. Your I-20, please?" "and you, sir?" to David.
- David: "She is my girlfriend, and I am visiting her for a week."
- Officer: "Where did you guys meet?"
- David and Sabrina: " In Germany".
- Officer: "uhh..." - with a really weird look on his face - "then I'll meet you both at the office. Please park your car on the right."

Yes, that's right. That's how unexpected our relationship is. A French guy and a Taiwanese girl met and fell in love in Germany.

Love in Germany

This is how everything started.

It was an ordinary day as a work student at SAP when an unexpected email popped up in my inbox. The subject of this email caught my attention. Someone was "looking for musicians".

I thought to myself "I don't play any instrument, but I can sing. I might as well give it a try."On one hand, my life was somewhat boring because I did not have a lot of friends, on the other hand, I was leaving Germany three months later and it sounded really cool to join a band in Europe, even if it were for just a few months.

After few emails back and forth, we started a band.A week later we finally got to arrange our first meeting at Bismarcktplatz (a main square in Heidelberg).

I will always remember that evening because what happened that night changed my life forever.I was on the tram, just arriving at Bismarckplatz, when I saw a cute guy from the window. He was waiting for someone. "He is probably waiting for his girlfriend,"I thought. I even walked pass him just so I could sneak a good look at him!

Surprisingly, he turned out to be the bassist of our band! The funny thing is, our band never got together, not even once, but David and I did!

Here we are, three years later, about to start our new life, a new journey, together.

What to bring for our special day?

On our special wedding day
We would like to say
We have a house with contents too
So presents would not really do.

But if a gift you'd like to bring
Voucher would be the thing.

Seeing you at our wedding is the best present you can ever give to us. If you still would like to bring something to us, you can check out the list that has been created at Arc Decoration (French Website - see picture below). You can either browse the list and pick specific items or let us pick by contributing on the list. Please contact us (davidandsabrina@gmail.com) if you have any question.

If you’d like to surprise us, please contact Hélène at heleneconil@yahoo.fr for the details.

How to join us on our special day?

By plane:
- Landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, the train station is located under the airport. The highway is 2 km away.
- Landing at Frankfurt Airport, the train station is right outside the airport... and our "home sweet home" an hour away!

By train:
The major train stations around the restaurant are:
- Lille (80 km)
- Hazebrouck (30 km)
- St-Omer (2 km)
Major Connections:
* Paris - Lille (TGV)
* Paris - Hazebrouck (TGV)
* Lille - St Omer (regional train)
* Hazebrouck - St Omer (regional train)
Booking:
Train tickets can be booked on http://www.tgv-europe.com. Please let us know if you face issues with it.

Distances and Time
- from Paris Airport: 220 km - 50 min from Lille using high speed train (TGV)
- from Frankfurt Airport: 600 km - 4 hours from Paris using german high speed train (ICE)
- from Paris City: 250 km - 1 hour 5 minutes from Lille using high speed train.
- from Lille: 70 km - 1 hour from Saint Omer using regional train (no other possibility).

If you will fly in or join us using the train, please let us know so that we can organize transportation from the hotel to the town hall and the church on our special day.

By car:
- Saint Omer is close to the national road 42 (RN 42) or highway 26 (A26).
- If you are coming from Germany (Heidelberg area), drive through Luxembourg, direction Bruxelles, Namur. Take then direction Mons, Tournai, Lille. Once you are in Lille, take direction Hazebrouck, Dunkerque until you see the Saint Omer signs. Estimated time: 6h30.
- If you are coming from Paris, take the A1 until Arras and then A26. Estimated time: 2h30.