It was the weekend of Betsy and Matt's wedding, so we drove to Baltimore to join in the revelry.
The first event we attended was the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding. We
had dinner with Larry
and Janet
who must have been jetlagged because they couldn't keep their eyes open. JonMarens
was in better spirits as was Paige
and Gregory was bubbling with laughter
which distracted Suzanne's face
away from the camera. This amused Sarah
and David
but seemed to make Jane
and Benjamin
nervous though they thought their roll
looked just fine.
Fran
and Dick
looked like proud parents of the bride as Sylvia greeted Marty from Chicago
Florence
was happy as Harry posed with the bride to be
and Reva
engaged Janet in conversation. But perhaps, Matt and his pals
were having the best time of all as many of the Dobkin women posed together
which brought a strange expression to Dan's face
After dinner there were the speeches by Dick
which Michelle and Jason
watched with great interest, then by Sylvia
Michelle
and Tricia
Finally Betsy and Matt
talked about how happy they were to be here and we all went off to rest up for the main
event.
The next morning, we ran into Sylvia
on her way to the beauty parlor and got the before picture before her driver came
We went off to explore a little of the Inner Harbor pausing to admire the Bromo Seltzer
clock before running into Larry
at the aquarium where his group clutched their tickets
and we had a group effort to celebrate JonMarens'
birthday which can still be represented on less than 6 complete hands. This kept us
amused until Jason
arrived to get his ticket. Of course, seeing the aquarium kept them from seeing the real
sights of the harbor
and the waterfall
you could walk through and the statue of Thurgood Marshall
This led up to the main event, so Benjamin put on his tux
David put on his suit
and Jane showed Benjamin how to walk down the aisle
so he could practice in the parking lot
We had some photo ops outside the church
before Benjamin went in to the church
to get his pillow
While we were waiting, we greeted Barbara,
Eric,
Larry,
Dan alone,
and with Sylvia,
Suzanne
Paige and JonMarens,
and Betsy and Michelle
before zooming in on the bride
and her mother
Benjamin and the flower girl got ready
and had a practice step
before they hit the aisle
in front of the bride on her Dad's arm
until she joined Matt at the front of the church
while the best man helped the priest get the rings ready
and then they were married
and lit the candles of life
as the bridesmaids
watched, Michelle got ready to step in
and Benjamin played with the pillow
After a final blessing
they walked out as husband and wife
followed by the ring bearer and flower girl
Outside the church, the crowds gathered
and the wedding party waited
so that the bubbles could be blown.
Benjamin practiced
cousin Rachel (without the beard) taught Aunt Florence to blow bubbles
and anticipation increased
until they
appeared.
On the way to the reception, we ran into the photographers who needed Benjamin to
complete these pictures
Inside, we captured Jason and Michelle
JonMarens and Paige
Toba and Emily
and Toba, Ellen and Emily
We also took some possible campaign photos for LaHabra'2000
before the photographers
decided to take group pictures of all of us and this kind woman
helped us take our own pictrures
Next it was time to dance, so Benjamin and Sarah hit the floor
but they were overshadowed when people started to be hoisted up on chairs. First Betsy
and Matt
then Dick and Fran
then Pat and Joe
and Sylvia
Brunch the next day began with a campaign picture
followed by the people at our table Jane
Sarah
Michelle
Jason
Benjamin
David (who was still blurry from the night before)
and Suzanne
Afterwards, there were the family pictures
and then Larry, Suzanne and Toba got into their conversation
but Gregory moved too fast to be captured on film
until he found the potted palm
We said our last good byes
and headed for the pool where this woman
took this family photo
and we took another campaign picture
Next we went to dinner at this fancy restaurant
with a dress code
As you can see, Sylvia
Dan,
Benjamin,
Sarah,
Suzanne
Jane,
and David
passed the test.
The pasta
dishes were good and the dessert
was even better.
The next morning we started in the lobby
and eventually marched
into town past these pickets
to the Science Museum where Benjamin did his fireman thing
leading all 3 kids to do a family portait
We had lunch at Johnny Rockets where we had a girl booth
and a boy booth
and admired the straw dispensers
Next we went to rent paddle boats
in full regalia
Suzanne and Sarah
pedaled away
while Jane and David were getting salad dressing samples from this man
For dinner, we went to this old restaurant
where everyone looked a little tired
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On Tuesday morning, we went to this place for breakfast
where Suzanne
had coffee from this large mug
Jane
Dan
Sylvia
Sarah
Benjamin
and David
enjoyed the service of this waitress named Sarah
and we liked the mugs
but no one liked Benjamin's pancakes