And now the moment you've all been waiting for!

I give you.... (drum roll)

The Bride and Groom!











Let me present to you, Mr and Mrs Samuel H.!!!!

They're here! oh. wait. never mind.

As with any wedding, it's the flub-ups that make it special. Right? Of course right. Between traffic keeping family from arriving on time and the breaking down of cars carrying groomsmen, the church was empty:




And the front lawn was full of hot and sweaty, but patiently waiting guests



For a very,



Very long time.




(ok, I know, it's getting to you now, this control trip I'm on. Pics of the bride and groom tomorrow, I promise!)

Get me to the church on time!

(ten points for movie and character... you know the drill!)

In Ethiopian tradition, the groom goes to fetch the bride before the ceremony. Sam and his groomsmen drove to the Hotel in D-ville to pick up Mina and the bridesmaids in our Western version of this tradition.















In the meantime, the guests gathered in the church and the musicians began to play, all innocently unaware of the clouds gathering on the metaphorical horizon...

*dun-dun-dun*

First things first

Sam wanted to start his marriage off as a new man in Christ.

Shall we gather at the river, where bright angel feet have trod?

Gather with the saints at the river, that flows by the throne of God...

Everyone therefore who shall confess me before men...

I will confess him before my Father who is in Heaven.

Oh sinners, let's go down, come on down, won't you come on down

Oh sinners, let's go down, down to the river to pray...

Let's go down to the river to pray, studying about that good old day

And who shall wear the robe and crown,

Good Lord, show me the way!

In the name of the Father,

The Son,

and The Holy Ghost!

More practicing and preparation...

And now, the pictures you've all been waiting for!

But in short installments, 'cause I have the power to make you wait...

*evil grin*

Getting ready for the big day:

By being cute...

And snuggly.

With yards of Tulle...

And oodles of balloons.

Despite running out of flowers...

And resorting to a little roadsidia.

I'm baaa-aaack!

(Ten points to whoever names the movie and the speaker...)

Arrived home to 93 emails and 200 new posts in my blogroll. Will have to catch up before I get back to ya. In the meantime, let the anticipation build!!



Oh my word! Isn't she stunning??? Welcome to the family, Mina!

Sometimes I really, really appreciate my sewing machine...

The real sash is pinky-purple, this is a stop-gap for the purpose of photography :)





Pardon my bragging :)