We sure never did *this* at a wedding before!


Here are Melle and Stephe swinging at Jenne's wedding. But were we being rude? Oh, no. The bride herself started swinging first. What else can you expect at a wedding with Lebanese food, cheesecakes, Irish musicians (and ceili dancing, to my eternal delight!), a pre-wedding reception, a bride in a blue evening gown, and a candlelit ceremony up on a hill at 10 p.m.? Oh, and no wedding party, but 12 ladies-in-waiting, of which I was one, that preceded the bride holding candles and singing a capella (and who also frantically gathered flowers from obliging roadsides and arranged them hours before the wedding).

(note: Jenny Pierce married David Frederick in Portland, OR on June 25, 2005 and it was an absolutely marvelous occasion! Melissa, Jenny and I go back to junior high, though we currently live in OR, IL and Russia).