The wedding date I always remember

Julie was one of the nicest brides ever! Anyone that knows her can confirm this. I was so impressed with how she wanted everyone to really enjoy the day. Both she and Brian wanted so much for this to be a wonderful celebration for everyone, not just for them. I could go on and on with examples of how some things didn’t go as they planed but they just rolled with the day and truly had an attitude of gratitude for all the friends and family that had made arrangements to take time out of their lives to share their day.

On of the things they “rolled with” was when we realized that everyone had taken off from the church to the reception and taken their car keys with them. They just jumped in with me and let me chauffer them and it allowed for this cool sunset pictures when we were going back after the reception

Julie and Brian were also the first couple that I had that did personalized albums for their parents. Even though it is less expensive for them to just have duplicate albums of their album, for their parents they wanted to really personalize them. Exchanging out photos for one they knew each parent would want and adding a personalize letter printed on the front of each album. What a special and thoughtful touch for their parents.

I remember that after the reception their whole bridal party was going to play miniature golf and Brian and Julie were going to change and head over to spend a little extra fun time with these friends. As you can see any of these things would have made this couple memorable to me, but the date…ah that sticks with me too. Why?

As I’m dropping the Bride and groom off (remember the missing keys) and leaving I get a call from my eldest daughter, she doesn’t sound good. She informs me that she is at the Hospital they are about to take her in for emergency surgery. Chris (her husband) took her in to the ER that morning very sick and she had a hot appendix that had to come out, stat! WHAT!!!, Why didn’t you call? “Well, I knew you had a wedding and there was really nothing you could do for me.” She was right. “Chris has been here and taken care of everything.” I headed over to hospital to spell Chris so he could eat and run home and shower. He was back before she was even out of surgery and I was on my way home after a long day, never even seeing my daughter but knowing she was in good hands. So November 10^th is a date that I will always remember. It is the date of a wonderful wedding and the date I found out just how wonderful my son-in-law really is.