Thursday, May 29, 2008

Here Comes the Bride - Two of Three!!! ~

Princess Brandie...... Mrs. Stephen Hill...


And what can I say about such a pretty picture? Dear Brandie made Aunt Trudy cry just a little bit. I returned from Georgia Monday afternoon..... it was a very good experience for me to share with my young adult children. I truly found out how amazing they were by watching from the sidelines how they interacted with family that they, in the beginning, didn't really know very well, Although, Stephanie came to Georgia with me in March of 2004 for a previous wedding. She was merely 13 then. This was different. Ryan is 19 and Stephanie is 17. They are the youngest of the Jones family that was there from this generation. Hmmm......



OK there had to be one in here with the three of us....



The wedding was, beautiful!!!! In perfect Jones style. Stephen and Brandie honored their families as well as their friends.



Yeah.... this is the one..... this was part of the candle-lighting ceremony...... It was beautiful.

There was a pause when the DJ announced "the father's dance". Stephen's Dad stepped out and took Brandie's hand. There weren't many dry eyes.




Stephen with his Mom



Anna Marie and Brandie


There was a true blending of families that would take many blogs to document and understand. Just know that this was a marriage that was awesome and weirdly Karmic...... Stephen's family is a joy, as is Stephen. And God is still smiling..... I wish I'd actually taken more pictures..... From left to right is Stephen's Mom and his three Aunts. This was taken at the bridal tea.


Alyssa is almost a professional flower girl... and Natalie is Dave and Cindy's Granddaughter :)
....Beautiful Young Ladies....





And then there are those Joneses..... near and dear to my heart:



Here's to "Happily Ever After"...





And they drove off into the night.....

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

~ Here Comes The Bride - One of Three!!! ~

What a BUSY three weeks I'm having! What a BLAST!!! I LOVE weddings!!!

Weekend One of Three.......

Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph and Mahlia Goldstein....

And this would be the "bride to be", Mahlia Beal with Mom, Sheila.....

Married by the Rabbi, Dan Fink.... On May 17th, 2008....


Joe with his Mom..... watching the license being signed....


Mahlia's Mom, Sheila, and Grandma Rose (A Holocaust survivor and the most fascinating lady I've ever met) with her son, Danny looking on....

And also Grandma Mary.... Making sure that the T's are crossed and they dotted the I's...

Yup.... the picture is fuzzy..... but this is the "chuppot" that I helped to assemble with Sheila that Saturday afternoon. :)

I wish I'd gotten a better picture that afternoon..... Oh well....

Mazel Tov!

..................... More to Come.............. Next Saturday in Georgia............

Thursday, May 01, 2008

~ Prom - One More Picture ~

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