Pictures of 05.20.05 -- Prelude to a Prom

On Friday May 20, it was prom night and before the prom, the after-prom and the after-after-prom we decided to have a pre-prom gathering as we had done for Sarah's prom in 2002 and Jane's Cotillion in 2004 . We began with the table set ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1069 and then Jane modeled her dress ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1070 for Josephine ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1071 to photograph as Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1072 then posed with ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1073 Pierce Tria ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1074 and then Andrew Black ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1075 and then Pierce and Andrew posed together while I captured the food ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1076 as it was being prepared ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1077 and eaten ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1078 while Sarah and Devon ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1079 reappeared and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1080 posed with Pierce while the McKeon-Williams family ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1081 arrived and Jane posed with Lucy ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1082 and then the 2 of them posed with the boys ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1083 while Carolyn ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1084 tried to get some pictures ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1085 as Michael ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1086 watched and the boys ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1087 posed with Jane until ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1088 Justin Huang, Tess Edmonds, and Lauren Engelbert arrived ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1089 with various parents in tow. The assembled ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1090 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1091 started to gather for photos ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1092 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1093 but all of the players should be known to you gentle viewer even as the parents ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1094 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1095 tried to take more photos and this is what they saw ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1096 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1097 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1098 as Benjamin ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1099 hid in the other room and Justin ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1100 took a phone call. As Dale Engelbert chatted with Devon and Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1101 there were more prom'ers assembling ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1102 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1103 for the photographers ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1104 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1105 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1106 to behold making it a banner day for Kodak since not all of the pictures were digital.
Next, ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1107 Younjin Yi and Mike Cho arrived followed by the ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1108 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1109 Szabo family as conversations ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1110 continued in the other room and Dan Sullivan ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1111 and his parents arrived. We took pictures of the Szabo twins with Lucy and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1112 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1113 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1114 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1115 and an extra one in which they could be separated ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1116 and this picture of Lucy and Jane together ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1117 before ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1118 Caitlin Rhoades and her mom arrived. As Jane had her conversation ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1119 and Suzanne had hers ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1120 Sarah chatted with ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1121 Liz Marchetta (possibly about the prom 3 years ago?) and Jane and John ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1122 made their way ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1123 to the kitchen ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1124 and began the task ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1125 of exchanging flowers ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1126 which continues over the next many images ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1127 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1128 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1129 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1130 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1131 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1132 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1133 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1134 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1135 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1136 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1137 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1138 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1139 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1140 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1141 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1142 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1143 without commentary but with this insignificant picture ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1144 before the final result ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1145 which was a prelude to the group assembling ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1146 for some rooftop ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1147 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1148 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1149 pictures while conversation continued ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1150 and Andrew and Lucy posed ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1151 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1152 as did Tess and Justin ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1153 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1154 and this closeup ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1155 before we took sister pictures of the Marchettas ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1156 and Sarah and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1157 and then the boys gathered ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1158 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1159 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1160 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1161 and posed as Justin Huang, Pierce Tria, Andrew Szabo, Mike Cho, Dan Sullivan, John Szabo, Alex Tank, Angus Pacala and then as ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1162 Andrew Black, Justin Huang, Pierce Tria, Andrew Szabo, Mike Cho, Dan Sullivan, John Szabo, Alex Tank, Angus Pacala which made the girls feel that they should pose as ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1163 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1164 Tess Edmonds, Jane Dobkin, Youngmin Yi, Lucy McKeon (can't see), Jen Lerner, Lauren Santiago, Caitlin Rhoades (can't see), Younjin Yi, Liz Gale-Bentz, Lauren Engelbert, Catherine Marchetta, Christina Jones, Raisa Ahmed, Elena Fabiano as the conversations continued ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1165 and the food stood ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1166 as blurry images ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1167 and flowers ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1168 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1169 led to this picture of the 2 girls ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1170 in the class of 2002 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1171 and this corsage ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1172 and Mr. Jones ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1173 before we captured Jane and Lucy's feet ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1174 and these gag photos (at least, I hope they're gags) ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1175 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1176 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1177 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1178 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1179 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1180 and these pictures of more ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1181 and even more ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1182 feet before Jane and Andrew ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1183 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1184 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1185 posed for a few as Catherine Marchetta ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1186 came around the bend ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1187 for a better picture and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1188 noted the sushi ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1189 as she and John chatted ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1190 and then she started to get ready ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1191 when Alex Tank ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1192 appeared causing Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1193 ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1194 to pose with Lucy and Michelle Soffen ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1195 before Alessandra Mikic and Michelle Soffen posed ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1196 and then Alessandra Mikic, Carolyn Williams and Michelle Soffen posed for almost the last prom picture before Carolyn got ready ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1197 to pose with Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1198 and Lucy ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1199 as I took this self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1200 and wished John and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1201 and David Szabo ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1202 a good prom as Suzanne did the same with Michael ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//IMG_1203 and we were all glad that prom comes but once a year but they weren't done because they headed off to the station ../../../Sabbat/2005/05.18-20.05PeopleProm//AtPlatform to find Harry Potter.