Here is a pic of the marriage table:
I think this is a table from Kristen's grandparents home symbolizing the presence of her grandmother, Betty, who passed away a number of years ago.
This is the bridal path:
I didn't take many pictures at the ceremony .... there should be lots available on line. If you are on Instagram, check out #sponswed. However, here are a few that we took:
A really great, Great Aunt of the bride
Ryan and the bridesmaids
The groomsmen and best man (Micah) over a pic of Kristen's grandmother, Jodi's Mom
The ceremony was very memorable ... after the wedding party entered, a message of wisdom from Janet Limitho (mother of Chayah Children's Home in Uganda, Africa) was read. Dann and Emily Balli sang a beautiful rendition of "Nothing Holding Me Back". The rings were exchanged, the bride was kissed (with Micah celebrating after his tearful experience during the ceremony --- he is SO happy with this union!), they all marched out and headed for cocktails just outside the ballroom where dinner and the celebrations were to be held.
The ballroom was beautifully decorated. The Bride and Groom's table, cloth and two chairs were from Kristen's grandparents home again connecting Betty to the ceremony. Here is a pic:
The pics from inside the ballroom are not very good ... they were so dark and I had to enhance them and in the process lost some definition. However, the dinner was spectacular. They had fish or beef. I had the beef and the menu was:
Portabella Mushroom Ravioli with sweet garlic and roasted pearl onions.
Farmer's Market Salad - fresh citrus selection and baby vegetables with white balsamic vinaigrette.
Seared Prime Filet Mignon of Beef.- horseradish potato gratin, shallot marsala wine sauce and seasonal market vegetables and pea shoots.
Here are a few pics from the festivities in no particular order:
The Best Man and a Flower Girl
Evan's brother, a Best Man, speaks
Father of the bride speaks
Father of the Bride and Bride dance
First Dance
Flower Girl Dance
More Flower Girl Dance
Groom and Mother Dance
Groom, Mother, Bride and Best Man Dance
Maid of Honor speaks
Micah and flowers girls dance
The New Mr and Mrs Sponseller
Bridal Party begins to enter
Micah and two flower girls
Checking out the dance floor
And lastly, the Wedding Cake
Donna and I were turning into pumpkins about now and were looking forward anxiously to the 90 minute drive back to Ventura. Wasn't bad ... I think I'm getting the hang of driving at night!
This morning we got up, met up with Jodi, picked up Roger and had lunch then drove up to Ojai to see Evan and Kristen's house they had rented for a year. Ojai is a very different place than Ventura ... very hot and in the hills/mountains and is only about 40 minutes away. It was a very interesting place ... quaint, one might say. Lots of hills, scrub and interesting places for a kid like Micah to explore. Here are a couple of pics from the back porch:
That's it for now .... heading out in the AM for Tucson ... it is the longest day going back. Eloy AZ wasn't that nice and we have stayed in the Riverpark Inn on previous trips.
Talk to you later ...
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