Here are some moments of a day full of special moments. Lots of food, specialties prepared by many, delightfully consumed by all - and that's Morgan Mathews (flower girl and granddaughter of Jenny) in the foreground.
On the right - Ian giving Jenny the wedding ring. There was a moment when we, as a group, were caught by the sacredness of this celebration of two people from different parts of the world who managed to find their way to each other.
Below and to the left is a pic of some of the friends and family gathered as witnesses to Jenny and Ian's declaration of their commitment.
The beginning of the ceremony was a reading of some of the well wishes of family and friends from all over the world. Jenny and Ian read some of them, and Tom Parish, Best Man, concluded with a letter Ian wrote about his life. All of them touching, especially the last one.
It was a genuine honor to be the officiant joining two people who so obviously love each other, as well as have the spiritual maturity to be true life partners.
Below is an official picture of the husband and wife and me. You can click on any of the pics to enlarge them ... more coming on Facebook. The wedding ceremony itself was recorded on DVD, intending to be posted on You Tube, so you can be a part of their new beginning.
Special mention goes to Lily Parish, Maid of Honor, Holder of Many Tasks, Baker of both the Groom's Cake and the Bride's Cake, Flower Girl Hair-Braider extraordinaire, Corsage Maker, Music Coordinator, General "Make It All Happen" Person ... Sharon's daughter for sure! Here she is, behind the scenes, before the wedding, sorting it all out ...
Thank you so much for sharing this with us out here in cyberspace who didn't attend the wedding. I'm looking forward to seeing it on youtube, as well. What an amazing time - when people who live halfway across the world can find each other, and in a moment's time you can share their wedding with people all over the world. Ain't life grand!
Posted by: Pamela Diamond | June 21, 2009 at 07:42 AM
I just found out from Tom Parish that, unfortunately, the mic and the camera weren't talking to each other, so there's no audio on the wedding video; thus, it won't be on YouTube. Well, not soon, anyway.
However, we're taking this opportunity to get creative. Tom's suggesting that we do a commentary, or director's cut, and though I don't want to lip synch, I would like to read the words that are being said. The ceremony was beautiful and moving.
Once we get some audio, we'll post it on YouTube.
Jen
Posted by: Jenny Meadows | June 24, 2009 at 02:04 PM