A Wedding...

October 6, 2013

It rained all morning, but the weather cleared just in time for our beach wedding. We got married on Wrightsville Beach under the pier at the Oceanic, then celebrated with a nice dinner on the Oceanic's pier.
 

It was small, casual, and meaningful... just the two of us and my daughter's family...my son and brothers were not able to make the trip, nor were Jack's kids, grandkids and siblings, all of whom are on the West coast. Nine-year-old Katie was the Maid of Honor or, as she put it, "I'm Honored to be the Maid." Jackson, who's seven, served as the Best Boy. Rebecca and Davis were the official photographers and the legal witnesses.

The Sand Ceremony

We had a Sand Ceremony, which has the same symbolism as the Unity Candle. Some sand from the beach is put in a bottle then a different color sand is added by the bride and groom and by any other participating family...to symbolize the merging of two families. Jack was orange, I was purple, Katie was pink (representing all the granddaughters), Jackson blue, and Becca and Davis were yellow (representing all out adult children).










You may now kiss the bride...to the applause of Jackson and Katie! They certainly look happy about the whole thing :) 

We were married by Reverend Penelope Morningstar...

Katie and Jackson are happy to have a new 'Grandpa Jack' in the family. They have been lobbying for us to get married for quite some time now! We really enjoyed having them be a part of our wedding.


They also made beautiful cards for us...



 This is a wonderful family photo with Davis, Jackson, Gail, Jack, Katie and Rebecca... 



Jackson created a one-of-a-kind cake topper for us made from Legos. The bride and groom were designed to look like us, right down to hair color! It was fabulous! He was very proud...and so are we!



Some pictures that I just really like of the kids hamming it up for the camera. Jackson jiving to the music of the waves and Katie standing upside down...a favorite position of hers.

It was a wonderful day!

 And we lived happily ever after...