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 pictures
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