Twenty-five years. It went faster than we ever expected — and when we started thinking about how to mark it, the answer was simple: get the people we love in one place. Truthfully, our anniversary is just a good excuse to see as many of you as we possibly can.

Whether you stood with us the fateful day we tied the knot or came into our lives somewhere since, you matter to us. That’s the whole reason we want you there.

Evan and Esther will be in town, too — so it’s a rare chance for those of us close by to be together, which doesn’t happen nearly enough.

We know many of you are scattered far and wide, and that getting to the island is no small journey — we understand completely. But for those of you here on the island, or near enough to make it: please, come. It wouldn’t be the same without you.