Today was the big day for Ben and Nancy! What a beautiful couple they made. I won’t post many of their wedding pictures as that is for them to do, but I can post pics of my own family having a good time.

The wedding was absolutely beautiful. Their Catholic faith was very present in their nuptial Mass, and I pray that they may be blessed with a good, solid marriage based on God.

All 9 of my children were there. I guess I should say 10, as I know Damien was with us too. He would have loved today as he definitely considered this family as part of our own. Nicholas and Nathanael were groomsmen. Isaac and Dominic served for the ceremony. Damien would have been all over being able to serve. I can still picture him standing there in his cassock and surplice just absolutely in love with serving a Mass with incense. Ryon and Alexis made it down too.

Sarah and Amelia were able to have some extra time hanging out together. Amelia even stayed with Sarah the night before the wedding since the groomsmen (which included Nathanael) were hanging out with Ben for the night. We were supposed to remember to bring Amelia her appropriate attire for the wedding, but just as we pulled into the church parking lot, Annette realized that we had totally forgotten her clothes. Amelia and Sarah managed to pull something together for her anyway.

The reception was a lot of fun. We even had an unusual visitor.

It was good to see everyone having such a good time together. While it was hot (95 when I checked), the humidity still isn’t as bad as I’m used to, so it turned out to be much more pleasant than I thought it would.