Heath Binder & Brittany Beck

Heath & Brittany

July 3, 2011

Heath Binder & Brittany Beck

Heath & Brittany

July 3, 2011

Dear Friends and Family,

Your presence at our wedding is the greatest gift we could ask for. We are so excited to be able to celebrate this happy occasion with you.

As most of you know, we love traveling. I (Heath) thought I could get away with moving from borough to borough in New York but Brittany upped my game substantially ... since we first got together in early 2007 we have traveled throughout Eastern and Central Europe, South America, and now, we are going to Africa together.

Travel is extremely important to us - we really value it more than any tangible possession. Henry Miller once said "One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." In our minds, travel allows us to grow as individuals, brings us closer to each other, and is a luxury worth every penny. We will forever be bitten by the travel bug, and Africa will be our first adventure together as husband and wife.

We are traveling to Tanzania because it has been a dream of ours to witness East Africa's annual Great Migration. As our travel book says, "the Serengeti migration is truly one of the wonders of the animal world; a million and more animals playing out their lives in the Serengeti eco-system, watched all the way by lions, hyenas and crocodiles looking for a cheap dinner."

We can't wait to see you at the wedding (or earlier!).

H + B

We're going to Tanzania and Zanzibar!

From Fodor's:
"Tanzania is the quintessential, definitive Africa of your dreams. And who wouldn't want to visit a place where the names of its legendary travel destinations roll off the tongue like an incantation: Zanzibar, Serengeti, Olduvai Gorge, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, the Rift Valley, the Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, the Cradle of Humankind.

Great plains abound with legions of game, snow-capped mountains soar above dusty valleys, rain forests teem with monkeys and birds, beaches are covered in sand as soft and white as talcum powder, and coral reefs host myriads of jewel-like tropical fish. Although Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world-its economy depends heavily on agriculture, which accounts for almost half of its GDP-it has more land (more than 25%) devoted to national parks and game reserves than any other wildlife destination in the world. Everything from pristine coral reefs to the crater highlands, remote game reserves, and the famous national parks are protected by government law and placed in trust for future generations.

Serengeti is all it's cracked up to be with endless plains of golden grasses (Serengeti means "endless plain" in the Masai language), teeming game, abundant bird life, and an awe-inspiring sense of space and timelessness. Ngorongoro Crater justly deserves its reputation as one of the natural wonders of the world. The ride down onto the crater floor is memorable enough as you pass through misty primeval forest with wild orchids, swinging vines, and chattering monkeys, but once on the floor you could well be in the middle of a National Geographic TV program. You can follow in the footsteps of legendary hunters and explorers when you visit Selous Game Reserve in the south. Although it's the second largest conservation area in the world after Greenland National Park, only 5% of the northern part is open to tourists; but don't worry, you'll see all the game and birds you could wish for with the advantage of seeing it by boat and on foot.

The animals aren't the only wonders Tanzania has to offer. There are the island of Zanizibar, Pemba, and Mafia, as well as Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Meru, and the three great lakes of Victoria, Tanganyika, and Lake Malawi. Wherever you go, you are guaranteed travel experiences that you'll remember for the rest of your life."

Our Registry

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Round Trip Flight Los Angeles to Tanzania
$5000
57/60
$100
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Game Drive into Tarangire National Park: Highlighted by great numbers of elephants, the park is considered a prime slice of "honest Africa", and includes a wide range of wildlife, flora and fauna.
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2 Nights at Kikoti Camp (Full-Board): Kikoti is a luxury, tented camp that recaptures the time-honored splendor of the traditional safari camp of yesteryear, when comfort was defined by superior service and campfire hospitality.
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Game drive into Lake Manyara National Park: Sandwiched between the Rift Valley and Lake Manyara, this park is a pretty location with an excellent range of game, most notably giraffe, elephant, baboon and the rarely seen tree-climbing lion.
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Descent - Game Drive in Ngorongoro Crater: The largest unflooded caldera in the world, and a microcosm of Africa. Plains, soda lakes, forests, swamps and springs are home to elephant, black rhino, buffalo, hippo, lion and leopard.
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Two nights at Gibbs Farm by Ngorongoro Crater: Set among formal English gardens, this beautiful, luxurious and romantic working farm is ideally located between Lake Manyara and Ngorongoru Crater. Includes room, all meals and picnic lunches.
$7500
7/10
$100
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3 Nights at the Serengeti Safari Camp: The Serengeti Safari Camp is a mobile camp that changes location every two to three weeks in an effort to be within reach of the wildebeest migration.
$7500
11/15
$100
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Ascent-Game Drive in Ngorongoro Crater: A whole lot of awesome: Flamingoes on Lake Magadi, large bull elephant in Gorigor Swamp, hyena den, hippo pool, Lerai Forest and Ngoitokitok Springs.
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Flight to Zanzibar
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3 Nights at Pole Pole Lodge We plan to relax overlooking the infinite hues of blue of Chole Bay, the core of Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania.
$7500
3/8
$100
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Scuba Diving Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania.
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