It was Saturday morning and we weren't sure what to do. Suzanne
was lounging on the couch and Benjamin and Sarah
were on the computers when Jane
came home and spurred us to action. So, David
got dressed up and announced that wheels up time would be 1400
hours. This caused the rest of them
so that we could get to the church
on time. We even had time to pose for a few pictures
before following these people
across the street
and to the church.
Once we got in, we got the feel of the place
and knew what hymns were being sung.
The sun filtered through our pew
as we waited for the proceedings to begin.
The ushers brought a flower for this lady
and then amused a baby
while the cameras were ready to record things
and a few stragglers arrived.
Billy's parents were seated
as was Melissa's father's wife.
So, it was time for the main event. The groom and best man were waiting
with the minister
and flanked by more groomsmen
while the bridesmaids began to enter
and assemble one by one on the stage
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Once outside, we were able to get our pictures at will as the newlyweds
greeted people
in the non-receiving line receiving line and the photographer took
the occasional crowd picture
before getting back on focus with the receiving line
and then a glimpse of the bride's father.
After a few more crowd shots
and one of the bridesmaids
it took a major effort to capture the man with the Nascar tie
even though I could not see his tie yet. This was interrupted when
the cameras focused
and the bride and groom re-emerged from the church
to be greeted by bubbles
and more bubbles
after which I caught at least a small glimpse
of the Nascar tie and then returned to the bride and groom.
After all, it was their day. They were still there
as was the crowd
as we captured the bride's father
on his happy day. It took a few tries to get a picture of this
lady's ink. She kept lifting her cigarette to block the view
and then the final picture was from too far.
So we crossed the street
and headed home.
We came back to the relief fire house
station 303
a few hours later for the reception. Things began with
this salad
and then we took a picture of the others at our table -- a bridesmaid's
husband and his inlaws
who work at Verizon and watched Melissa grow up from when she was this
high. Bridesmaid/Groomsman pairs kept entering
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We ended our evening with a picture of Kristen's parents
and a tasty piece of wedding cake.
Good luck to Melissa and Billy. Have a good life together!!