to finish the wedding recap, we sang, they lit the unity candle and then went to greet/hug the parents. this is where the waterworks really started kicking in [they sort of started when the couple read their own vows...] all in all, it was a fabulous ceremony and the message portion was quite funny - solomon was funny at wing onn and joyce's wedding last week too. and then on to the reception at the bellevue hyatt hotel where they had wonderful people with trays of snacks and an open bar, which was emphasized by the mc tim [brother of the bride, who can be seen in a photo from the Sept. 1st entry with a drink in hand] several times. one of the fun events during the evening was a special performance by "the soy boys" - tim, chris, james, parker, and steve. the guys sang "wonderful" by damaged [or so i'm told] and then they played music for steve as he sang "grow old with you" song from "the wedding singer" with his own lyrics and a funny slide show. good times.

and then there was dancing. marie, the flower girl, had the dance floor all to herself as she did her little dance and had all the guests' attention as they applauded her. as the evening continued, the boys of sfcc got their funky groove on. sometimes...too funky. one of the funnier comments during the dancing time occurred while i was holding lydia, one of the flower girls from last week's wedding. [keep in mind she was tired] a guy from my church asked lydia if she wanted to dance since a bunch of the other kids were out there and she said no. he says, "story of my life." hahaha...how funny is that? us girls thought that was quite funny because it was said in such a self-deprecating kind of way.

anywho...on to the photos:


here are james and joana - they are super fun!


dan, william, and their friend richard [dan was the self-deprecating comment guy]


parker and melissa - approx. 3.5 years and counting [i think...]


after two nice pictures, julie requested that they strike some poses... haha.


melissa and me - lander 8 roommies


vern, baby ben [who's about to wail] and awesome mel