The Wedding (warning lots of pictures)

My niece Eve

George & Ben

giving the bride away

The Groomsmen

The bridesmaids

flower girls

Eve sang "Amazing Grace" She did great!

Isn't he handsome?

Laughing...she couldn't get the ring on his finger

I was glad my kids didn't see this, I didn't want to explain.

Hope, her brother Brick and George

The beautiful flower girls

dancing with Aunt Heather

The guy in the kilt

dancing with Uncle Georgie

Uncle Marvin

Della and Gill

Uncle Steve & Aunt Diane

George & Michelle (Ben's parents)

check out the jacket

We never thought we would see the day that Ben's brother George would get married. Only because George has always been a loner. As soon as he started bringing Hope to family gatherings, we knew she was special. She had a normal name. George had always brought home strange girls with strange names. Hope has been great for George. He has changed a lot in the last year. He is more relaxed, and more caring towards everyone. Hope is a very sweet, loving person who is considerate of everyone. We are all grateful that she and George have found each other and that they are happy together.
Now a little explaining. George and Hope are both, hmmm, hippies I guess is the best way to describe them. George works for Kenny G doing lights and sound. Hope owns her own business making tents and other custom sewing stuff. They live in a compound called "Tent Man." They both love nature and they have a lot of strange friends. They are great people, but very different.
The wedding took place on father's day at Rose Sachs gardens. It's a lovely outdoor garden nestled against a mountain. As the plans were made for the wedding, Ben said it would be like the bar scene on Star Wars. When we arrived at the gardens, Ben's thoughts were confirmed. There were lots of characters there. Hope's friend Ira owns the reception center and let them use it for free. Ira is the one that married them, he is an odd duck. There were many other characters, such as, the bridesmaid that has an Adam's apple, the man in the kilt, the many hippies and the alternative lifestyle couples to name a few.
As strange as some of the guests were, it turned out to be a very nice ceremony and a fun evening of eating and dancing. Addy and Sydnee were flower girls and Ben was a groomsmen. Addy and Sydnee absolutely loved being flower girls. There were some snags with the dresses and Hope ended up buying the dresses on Saturday. They are beautiful dresses, and the girls were thrilled. Ben was the only groomsman without a suit because we weren't given that message until Friday night. Oh well, it all worked out. Despite the excess flesh we saw and the moments of parental stress, we had a great time.