The Adventure Chapter 3
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh." Genesis 2:24
Kyrs and her father walked down the isle. She looked so beautiful and her father was so handsome. They both looked so happy. Krys also looked so confident, like this is what she has been waiting for all her life. She was sure this was what she wanted. Confidant in her choice and in her love.
I have been to many family weddings over the years. This one was different. The conscious choice of the bride and groom to have God at the center of their marriage was clear in the ceremony and the time of prayer we where asked to have the morning of wedding.
They had a unity candle as part of the ceremony and after the bride and groom lit the candle they stopped and prayed together. A moment of time where the bride and groom invited God into their marriage. Pastor Dave (Bride's pastor from home)gave a light message on marriage. He spoke about marriage being the joining of 3 cords the man the women and God. He spoke about how if God remains the center of the marriage then the marriage remains strong. Just like a rope a rope with 3 cords is stronger then a rope woven out of 2 cords. The wedding centered on God and the joining of the bride and groom in Gods eyes. The pastor at their church in Nashville presided over the do you take this women part of the ceremony. The bride and groom became one flesh on their wedding day. Soft violin music playing the couples favorite worship music played during the quiet points of the service. The grooms father spoke and prayed for the couple he cried when he welcomed Kyrs into their family and spoke of how happy the family is that these two people found each other. The bridal party danced their way out of the church.
After the ceremony there was a group shot of the bride the groom and all the guest at the wedding in front of the church. Then it was time to push our way out of the crowd and head to the country club to prepare to meet the guests. I was to play hostess until the bride's mother showed up to take over. She was needed for pictures at the church and since she has not managed to split herself in two yet she asked me to fill in the gap.
We had set up in the morning so all that was left to do was give the B and S their instructions and wait for the people to show up. At least that is what I thought. One of the parents called at that point and was basically hung up on. I felt bad about that. I did remind her daughter to call her back later in the day.
I was entrusted with one other task getting the gold crown on the wedding cake. It is a family heirloom passed from bride to bride. A Swedish tradition to place a crown not a little statue of a bride and groom. I am glad the Swedish grandmother was there because I place the think in the wrong part of the cake! She fixed my mistake and we where ready to go.
The guests began to arrive some where a little confused about the whole seating chart concept. I had not realized that it is a common custom in the north but in the south it is rather unheard of. Problem solved by my being organized and hand holding them through the process. The hors d'oeuvre where suppose to be served in a room down stairs for the bridal party but the caterer did not know what I was talking about. I did manage to get him to Agree to put some on a plate for them. There where several questions from the staff and the caterer that needed answers. I was told to make executive decisions so I did. I hope I made the right choices and the bride was happy with them. Only the meal was suppose to be buffet style the rest was suppose to be served at the tables. It was too late to do anything about how that was set up so I let that one go with the flow.
The bridal party arrived and was welcomed. The toast was served and the prayer for the meal was given by the brides grandfather Jim. The party began.
When the dancing started the bride and groom danced then bride with her father then groom with his mother. Then the bride had a special dance with her grandfather Jim. Her Grandfather beamed as he danced with his little granddaughter all grown up and looking like a princess.
Kyrs did something special for her cousin and shared the dance with her. Half way through the song Kelly and Kyrs switched places. Kelly opted not to have the big wedding and missed out on that sort of thing. Kelly was a sobbing smiling mess as she danced with her grandfather. Kyrs was so kind to share her day with her cousin like that. It was such a beautiful moment that even though I was holding the camera I forgot to take a picture. I wish I had now.
Part way through the dancing the Dj announced that the bride had lost an ear ring. We looked every where and it seemed the ear ring was lost for good. There was one last place to look in the brides gown. Off to the ladies room we went. Unzipped the gown and shook. The missing ear ring fell out the bottom. There was such laughter and relief as the pretty little thing rolled across the ladies room floor. Everyone cheered as the announcement was made that the earring had been found.
We danced the rest of the day away. We even managed to get the most reluctant of the teen aged boys out to dance. The mother of two of them thanked me. She was so happy to see him out and interacting with us. She couldn't believe that he got up and danced. It took a lot of work but we made it happen. I am normally the wall flower at these things. It is funny how your comfort level with the people you are with effects your ability to let your hair down. I danced almost every song. My leg was swollen the next day and I didn't care. It was worth it!
After the reception was the ice cream social. The guests where invited back to the hotel for ice cream and the rest of the cake. I asked a good friend if the girls could check in with her while Mel and I snuck out to the hotel across the street to relax and be away from everyone for a little bit. When we came back an hour later we found that all the teens where hanging out in our room. No one wanted the happy day to end. They had adult supervision but he was leaving as we where coming back. It worked out well. We had our break and he had just enough time to spare to give it to us. The teens where happy because they where able to hand out some more. Parting is such sweet sorrow. We all knew our journey home began the next morning no one wanted morning to come.
Kyrs and her father walked down the isle. She looked so beautiful and her father was so handsome. They both looked so happy. Krys also looked so confident, like this is what she has been waiting for all her life. She was sure this was what she wanted. Confidant in her choice and in her love.
I have been to many family weddings over the years. This one was different. The conscious choice of the bride and groom to have God at the center of their marriage was clear in the ceremony and the time of prayer we where asked to have the morning of wedding.
They had a unity candle as part of the ceremony and after the bride and groom lit the candle they stopped and prayed together. A moment of time where the bride and groom invited God into their marriage. Pastor Dave (Bride's pastor from home)gave a light message on marriage. He spoke about marriage being the joining of 3 cords the man the women and God. He spoke about how if God remains the center of the marriage then the marriage remains strong. Just like a rope a rope with 3 cords is stronger then a rope woven out of 2 cords. The wedding centered on God and the joining of the bride and groom in Gods eyes. The pastor at their church in Nashville presided over the do you take this women part of the ceremony. The bride and groom became one flesh on their wedding day. Soft violin music playing the couples favorite worship music played during the quiet points of the service. The grooms father spoke and prayed for the couple he cried when he welcomed Kyrs into their family and spoke of how happy the family is that these two people found each other. The bridal party danced their way out of the church.
After the ceremony there was a group shot of the bride the groom and all the guest at the wedding in front of the church. Then it was time to push our way out of the crowd and head to the country club to prepare to meet the guests. I was to play hostess until the bride's mother showed up to take over. She was needed for pictures at the church and since she has not managed to split herself in two yet she asked me to fill in the gap.
We had set up in the morning so all that was left to do was give the B and S their instructions and wait for the people to show up. At least that is what I thought. One of the parents called at that point and was basically hung up on. I felt bad about that. I did remind her daughter to call her back later in the day.
I was entrusted with one other task getting the gold crown on the wedding cake. It is a family heirloom passed from bride to bride. A Swedish tradition to place a crown not a little statue of a bride and groom. I am glad the Swedish grandmother was there because I place the think in the wrong part of the cake! She fixed my mistake and we where ready to go. 
The guests began to arrive some where a little confused about the whole seating chart concept. I had not realized that it is a common custom in the north but in the south it is rather unheard of. Problem solved by my being organized and hand holding them through the process. The hors d'oeuvre where suppose to be served in a room down stairs for the bridal party but the caterer did not know what I was talking about. I did manage to get him to Agree to put some on a plate for them. There where several questions from the staff and the caterer that needed answers. I was told to make executive decisions so I did. I hope I made the right choices and the bride was happy with them. Only the meal was suppose to be buffet style the rest was suppose to be served at the tables. It was too late to do anything about how that was set up so I let that one go with the flow.
The bridal party arrived and was welcomed. The toast was served and the prayer for the meal was given by the brides grandfather Jim. The party began.
When the dancing started the bride and groom danced then bride with her father then groom with his mother. Then the bride had a special dance with her grandfather Jim. Her Grandfather beamed as he danced with his little granddaughter all grown up and looking like a princess.
Kyrs did something special for her cousin and shared the dance with her. Half way through the song Kelly and Kyrs switched places. Kelly opted not to have the big wedding and missed out on that sort of thing. Kelly was a sobbing smiling mess as she danced with her grandfather. Kyrs was so kind to share her day with her cousin like that. It was such a beautiful moment that even though I was holding the camera I forgot to take a picture. I wish I had now.
Part way through the dancing the Dj announced that the bride had lost an ear ring. We looked every where and it seemed the ear ring was lost for good. There was one last place to look in the brides gown. Off to the ladies room we went. Unzipped the gown and shook. The missing ear ring fell out the bottom. There was such laughter and relief as the pretty little thing rolled across the ladies room floor. Everyone cheered as the announcement was made that the earring had been found.
We danced the rest of the day away. We even managed to get the most reluctant of the teen aged boys out to dance. The mother of two of them thanked me. She was so happy to see him out and interacting with us. She couldn't believe that he got up and danced. It took a lot of work but we made it happen. I am normally the wall flower at these things. It is funny how your comfort level with the people you are with effects your ability to let your hair down. I danced almost every song. My leg was swollen the next day and I didn't care. It was worth it! After the reception was the ice cream social. The guests where invited back to the hotel for ice cream and the rest of the cake. I asked a good friend if the girls could check in with her while Mel and I snuck out to the hotel across the street to relax and be away from everyone for a little bit. When we came back an hour later we found that all the teens where hanging out in our room. No one wanted the happy day to end. They had adult supervision but he was leaving as we where coming back. It worked out well. We had our break and he had just enough time to spare to give it to us. The teens where happy because they where able to hand out some more. Parting is such sweet sorrow. We all knew our journey home began the next morning no one wanted morning to come.
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