Adrienne's Wedding

I may have been called crazy many times in the last month after telling people that I was going to fly home for my best friend's wedding, but it was so worth it. She was beautiful, they are so in love, it could not have been more perfect.

The wedding was on Saturday, September 23, 2006 at 3 pm, about 15 hours after I arrived home :) I knew I would be reading a scripture, but I didn't know when. Adrienne called to tell me on Friday, but my mom didn't check the messages until about 10 minutes before we left the house. So that is when I realized that I would be reading during the ceremony, right after Ade's parent's gave her away -- good way to make me nervous :)

The reading was good and the wedding was perfect, here are the pictures to prove it...

The wedding started with these 3 cuties!

Adrienne was escorted down the aisle by both her mother and her father, looking radiant.

Can't you just see the love!

Time for the exchange of rings!

They are now officially married :)

Here are Adrienne and Joe with with their respective parents.

Here is the whole family on each side, including Adrienne's brother, sister, and brother-in-law, and Joe's brothers.

Here is all of Ade's family and their pastor who performed the ceremony.





Here they are looking beautiful.

Here I am with the happy couple.

And here are I am with Adrienne.

They took about a million photos in this beautiful garden and then we moved inside for the rest of the party.

Everything inside looked beautiful. She had created a very Asian feeling at the wedding, since they have both spent the past year teaching English in Japan.

Then it was time for speeches, here are Ade's parents thanking everyone.

This speech brought me to tears, when Ade thanked me for coming. Sooo glad I went.

After dinner it was time to cut the beautiful cake.

It is much better I think when the cake is not just for show, and it actually is eatable, and it only is meant for wedding (unlike at Korean weddings). This cake was delicious.

Then time came for the first dance. Followed by lots more dancing. Including a Filipino tradition, a money dance. What a great idea! The new couple dances, and you pin money on the bride or groom to dance with them :)

It was a great night. Both my mom and I had a great time


Adrienne and Joe, I wish you all possible happiness in you future together.