Wedding Picts (2nd blog)

I just realized that I am doing this a bit backwards... oh well!

Our wedding was very simple (and relatively inexpensive!)

We are all wearing outfits made in The Gambia by local tailors.  My mom did all the flowers (in addition to creating her own skirt from the leftover fabrics from the boys outfits)... THANKS Mom!!  And you will see in the next blog the wedding cakes were from Cosco (gotta love Cosco cakes!).  Besides buying candles for the candle-abra's... and punch and napkins that was all the expenses!!  There was left over mints and nuts from Ciara's wedding, so we were covered!

In the wedding were my three daughters with their husband/boyfriends.  Ciara with her new husband (Brian), Kirsten with her boyfriend Clancy, and Tiffany with her boyfriend Johnny.  My former pastor Neil Nedrow officiated.  

The wedding was in a traditional format... since it wasn't video'd I will tell you about the bloopers.  When my father gave me away he forgot his lines... when asked "Who gives this woman to marry this man?" he answered "My mother and I... I mean my mother and I... her mother and I!"!!  The other funny moment (or moment for concern) was when Ciara almost fainted.  I was facing her new husband (Brian) and all I saw was him lunge across the front of the stage to catch her as she collapsed.  Poor thing!!!  She was back on stage for the signing of the Marriage License (very traditional part of the African wedding ceremonies is to sign during the wedding).  

For music...  for those of you who know my (Julianna) love for Christian music.. you will rest assured that I took much joy in choosing the music!  "The Love Of God" by Mercy Me played for the candle lighting.  All the wedding party, including the bride, walked in to "Indescribable" Chris Tomlin.  Then before the vows a love song by Scott Kryppayne, "Here With You", which made Nathan cry like a baby (or love-sick 'husband-to-be").  As we lit the unity candle and signed the marriage certficate the song "Amazed" (by Ross Parsley) was played.  Then the audience joined us in worship by singing "Great Is Thy Faithfulness".  We were presented as Mr & Mrs Overmeyer and walked out  to "For The Sake Of The Call" by Steven Curtis Chapman.