WEDDINGS: Van Dyken-Ritter

Kati Ritter and Danny Van Dyken were married July 9, 2005, in Lynden, Wash.

The bride graduated from Enterprise High School in 2000 and received a bachelor of arts degree in political science and communications from Trinity Western University in British Columbia, Canada, in 2004. She is the daughter of Marv and Jodi Ritter of La Grande.

The groom graduated from Lynden Christian High School in 1999 and received a bachelor of arts degree in international studies from Trinity Western University in 2004. His parents are Roger and Marlene Van Dyken of Lynden, Wash.

The bride’s attendants at the wedding were sister Terra Snyder of Imnaha, sister-in-law Jessica Ritter of Stayton and friend Sarah Vermeer of Portland.

The grooms attendants were brothers Jonathan Van Dyken and Justin Van Dyken of New York City, N.Y., and Savannah, Ga., respectively, and friend Caleb Wagenaar of San Diego, Calif.

After the wedding, the couple took a sailing trip in the British Virgin Islands for their honeymoon.

The couple is currently living in Taipei, Taiwan, teaching English and studying Chinese. They plan to return to the Pacific Northwest in the fall of 2006.