The wedding itself went off beautifully. The rain we thought might come didn't. About the only problem was the wind, which made the candle lighting ceremony difficult. A lot of the pictures in this Album were taken by Silvia Peña (she had asked me to operate her video camera). The couple got hitched and took off for a Cancun honeymoon.
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| 1 | Some of the wedding guests, visible here are some Fredericks, Goods, Hortencia and family, Ethel Ranck and Mary Lou Blank, and some of the Velazquez. |
| 2 | More wedding guests, most from the groom's side, so I don't have names. |
| 3 | More guests entering. |
| 4 | Four generations of family. Front Row, L-to-R: Rocio (Jr.), Natalia, Gabriela, Innocencia. Lola is the mother of Inocencia, who is the mother of Rocio, Gabriela, and Hortencia. Rocio and Natalia are the daughters of Rocio and Hortencia, respectively. Third Row: Mike, Peter, Ethel. |
| 5 | Valeria Velasquez, Mom, and a friend of Patti's. Patti was around somewhere but I somehow missed getting her photo. Guiermo Zuñiga visible in the next row. |
| 6 | Sue Slozer and company provide musical prelude. |
| 7 | The Groom, Joey Smith, and Groomsmen. |
| 8 | The Bridesmaids. |
| 9 | The wedding couple: Erica Frederick and Joel Smith. |
| 10 | Marta, Angie Smith, and Jon Smith do a musical number. |
| 11 | The Bride and Groom enjoy the Marta's singing. |
| 12 | Sam Smith, Father of the Groom, gives his blessing. |
| 13 | Emma and J. Mark (not visible) Frederick, Parents of the Bride, give their blessing. |
| 14 | More of the crowd, during the wedding. |
| 15 | The brothers of the bride, and their wives, read a 'Liturgy of Love'. Unfortunately, the trees and wind made photo taking difficult. |
| 16 | Claude and Alice Good give the meditation. |
| 17 | Joel Smith recites his personal vows. |
| 18 | A couple videographers caught in the act. David Godshall (left) and Lester Blank (right) |
| 19 | Exchanging personal vows. |
| 20 | Jim Smith and Ceci Good in a duet. |
| 21 | Jon Smith preparing to officiate the marriage ceremony. |
| 22 | Quick! Get that sound system working right! |
| 23 | Jon leads the couple in the exchange of vows. |
| 24 | Erica: I do. |
| 25 | Joel gives Erica her ring. |
| 26 | Erica gives Joel his ring. |
| 27 | The Unity Candle ceremony. |
| 28 | Wind prevented the candles from staying lit long, but with persistance and wind blocking by the bridesmaids and groomsmen, a flame was achieved! |
| 29 | Sue plays 'The Lords Prayer' on violin. |
| 30 | Presentation of the Couple. |
| 31 | Presentation of the Couple, with Bridesmaids and flower girl. |
| 32 | The couple kiss. |
| 33 | Another kiss. |
| 34 | Weddings over, let's get out of here! |
| 35 | The Recessional. |
| 36 | More of the Recessional. |
| 37 | J. Mark and Emma going by. |