Caitlyn's (last year's bride) sister-in-law, Kayla, drove up from Ohio to do the bride's hair. Before she went home she had done three complete hairdo's and helped with another.
At one point we had two heads being done at once. I don't have any professional photos to share yet, but I'm very sure they will be better than the few I got, so I will post them later.
There were three fewer ladies in the wedding party this time, so the getting ready was a little calmer and more quiet than last year. The bride's Godmother blessed us by bring over bagels and coffee. Thank you Margaret!
At our last "getting ready" day, my dear one escaped the Estrogen by changing a shower head for me. This year, since the bathroom was taken over for hair, he and Josh got their testosterone fix by watching clips of Steve McQueen do his own stunts in "Bullet".
Once we got to the church, son Josh made a special request of our dear pastor, Fr. Jim.
Being the good sport that he is, Fr. Jim complied. However, since it was a surprise, we have no original video image. So, click the link below and just listen to the first 10 seconds to see the surprise Liz and Jim got at the beginning of the homily. It was awesome.
We had photos taken inside the church and outside. Our tenacious one had her camera with her so I have a few to share.
The reception was held at Stoney Creek Metropark in their semipermanent tent and it was lovely.
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We were in for an added bit of fun toward the end of the evening. Behind whomever is taking this photo, is a small lake. The DSO happened to be performing across the lake the evening of the wedding, so we got a free fireworks show over the water during the reception.
The whole day was wonderful, including the talent of the park police officer who was able to retrieve my keys which got locked in the van half way through the reception. (For more on this story, click here www.centeredinchrist1.blogspot.com)
One of the highlights of the evening was the last dance. I was torn between participating and taking a video of what happened and I decided to just enjoy the moment and relive it with the "video" in my head. There was so much emotion attached that won't come through in the telling, but I'll share anyway.
The very last song was Piano Man by Billy Joel (by request of the groom). There were about 45 people still at the reception and when the song started everyone of us hit the dance floor. About 20 seconds into the song, spontaneous movement started and we all ended up surrounding the dance floor, arms around the waist of the person on each side of us, swaying and singing at the top of our voices, while Liz and Jim danced in the middle. It was so neat!
So wedding number 2 is now a week in the past. The next wedding on the docket is our nephew, Michael, and his intended, Leni. It will be one year from this wedding. Nice to have another party to look forward to, especially since I can just sit back and relax for this one!!
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