When we were in Huntington Beach for Debbee and Lenny’s wedding we had the chance to walk to the beach and enjoy the sand and surf for a couple hours after a delicious brunch at Nick and Vera’s (Father and Mother of the bride).
My sister Vera lives within walking distance to the beach so we put our flip flops on and started walking…
We had quite the volatile weather on Monday, winds, calm, sunshine, fluffy clouds, dark clouds, downpours, lightning, thunder. How are things in your corner?
Debbee and Lenny’s wedding and reception were both in Huntington Beach on opposite sides of Beach Blvd. We met up with my sister Lana at the reception venue before the fact to help Lana facilitate and do whatever we could to get things ready for the event after the event.
We worked with Lana as long as we could before the time we needed to be at the church for the family photos. Thankfully we had enough time to get it all together.
We had appetizers and drinks while we waited for the newlyweds to arrive. They were taking photos at the beach after the ceremony.
The wedding party and bride and groom arrived with everything set up and ready to go.
The first dance happened as soon as the couple arrived and before dinner was served. The groom worked hard to find a caterer who would prepare gluten free options since his bride has a strong reaction to gluten. The caterer was great with delicious choices for all.
The flower girls being true to their title.
My father gave advice and a blessing on the couple and on the food.
It was so good to have my kids together and to have them catch up with their cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.
The next family wedding will be in August when Marie (in the middle) marries our nephew Caleb in Santa Barbara, California. Marie is bookmarked by our nieces by marriage and her soon to be SIL’s who she also went to school with at Westmont College in the Santa Barbara area of California.
The father daughter dance left us all in need of a tissue!
We had a great time and headed back to our hotel knowing Saturday would be another full day of organizing and pulling off another milestone family event. More to come…
In the meantime here’s where I’ll be for the next few days!
Mennonite Girls Can Cook Book Launch for our new book Celebrations
The weather promises to be just as fine as this day last July!
The day turned out so lovely with the sun shining brightly.
Perfect for the bride who grew up in Huntington Beach and loves the beach and her flip flops!
These are 3 of my nieces. Debbee is the bride and Michelle and Melissa (sisters) were 2 of the 5 bridesmaids.
My niece Hope and grandniece Avery were the flower girls.
Brother and Sister, my nephew David with Debbee.
My sister Vera’s family.
My mom and dad with the bride and groom.
My nieces, nephews, grandniece and grandnephew.
The grandparents with their grandchildren and great grandchildren. 12 grands are missing in this photo.
The wedding party.
Mother of the groom, mother of the bride, and the groom’s sister helping Debbee to the bride’s room to wait for the ceremony.
Father of the bride getting ready for the walk down the aisle.
The rest of the photos I’m posting here are random shots of my family that I took before the ceremony began.
Here Comes the Bride!
The bride and groom are big sports fans. The ceremony was relaxed with lots of funny references to baseball and Debbee’s favorite team, the Angels and Lenny’s favorite team, the Boston Red Sox. At least both their teams wear red.
Next post will be all about the reception at Newland Barn in Huntington Beach.
My lower back is trying to freeze up on me so I did not mow the lawn yesterday. I did get some laundry done and have started on the “list” for my trip to British Columbia. The big news here in the Northwest is the glorious weather we have been promised for the next few days and into the weekend! I’m smiling…
We’ve had many celebrations, an emergency room visit, dinners, breakfasts, lunches, birthday parties, singing, reunions, and there is more to come. It’s Sunday and I’ll be back to my speedier connections Tuesday evening and will share many photos of all our celebrations. Consider yourselves warned. For now I’m just chiming in to say as my dad would say…”we are praizing duh Lorrd for all he does to us” God is good. Blessings on your Sunday!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 