Saturday, August 26, 2023

Sat., 8/26/23, Amanda and Alex’s wedding day


Our family section waiting for the wedding to start
Bill and I...Angie, Bruce, Jared, Lourdes and Fred in the background
Matthew coming up the aisle...he looked very handsome
The groom, Alex, giving Matthew a hug
Debbie and Emma coming up the aisle...Diane smiling on the left
Amanda and Tom walking up the aisle
Tom giving Amanda away
Amanda and Alex doing their vows...Emma smiling at the photographer
Husband and Wife

Jared, Amanda, and Kimmy
Alex, Amanda and Vikki
Amanda and Vikki (cousins)
Shani and Vikki (cousins)
Lourdes, Vikki and Fred
Debbie, Vikki and Angie (her aunts)
Melissa, Emma and Bruce
Vikki, Emma and Rody
Bill, Me and Emma
Jared, Emma and Kimmy
Kimmy, Matthew (cousin), Vikki and Melissa
Shani and Sleeping Emma
Amanda and Alex
Me and my nephew, Matthew
My amazing son in laws...Rody, Jared and Bruce
My beautiful amazing daughters, Kimmy, Melissa and Vikki
Rody and Vikki
Jared and Kimmy
Our table....Diane and Mike sat at our table too
Jared, Rody and Vikki
Ashton, Freddy, Lourdes and Fred
Diane and Mike...cousins on Schaard side from Pennsylvania
Sister Angie and I
Bill, Fred and Lourdes
Cousins/sisters/brothers...Diane, Fred, Angie, Ken, Debbie and Bill

 
Me and Missy
Pretty dessert table...the desserts were delicious...best we've ever had
Bill with his sisters and brother
Melissa and Amanda...Amanda was Melissa's flower girl 25 years ago
Me and Amanda
Me and Emma...she was the sweetest and best baby all day
 

Spent the morning getting ready for the wedding.  Put on good worship music. Ate lunch, then left for Grand Rapids at 12:15.  We took the new truck and it rode great, was comfy and got great gas mileage, about 2 1/2 times what our other one got.

We made one bathroom stop and got a candy bar to snack on.  We saw some storm damage with lots of trees down or broken off.  We decided to try to check into our hotel but the parking ramp drive was two way and so narrow either we would have to back up at the turns or the other car would.  After all that, we decided we didn’t have time to check in before the wedding, so went to the Market Place where it was going to be.  Kimmy, Jared, Vikki and Rody ended up pulling in right behind us. Tom and Matthew were just getting out of their car.  We said hi to them. Then went inside.  We walked upstairs and Melissa and Bruce were right where we walked in.  We said hi to them and to our relatives and then went in the greenhouse and sat down with family for the wedding.  It was a short ceremony, only 17 minutes long.  We loved seeing Matthew in the bridal party.  Afterwards we went across the hall into the banquet area and had appetizers.  The girls and husbands and Diane and Mike sat at our table, so we were all happy they put us together.  The food was good and we all had a good time. We loved getting to hold baby Emma.  She was so sweet and went to all of us, even though she doesn’t really know us.  We left around 9 to go check into our hotel and relax.  

Waiting for all the girls to let me know they are home safely!  Kenzie face timed me to show me the baby’s room


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