June Wedding

I was invited to the wedding of a former student of mine (student, advisee, lab assistant, friend...) on Saturday. It was in Chanute, Kansas, a small town about 2 hours east of Wichita, that I had never been to before. I must say that I was not too excited about driving that far, but I really wanted to attend, and a couple of friends from school drove out with me.

It turned out to be a beautiful day and a lovely wedding. They had the ceremony out in the park- fairly small and family centered and very, very sweet. The bride's sisters and mother are talented musicians and there were some great musical selections during the service. The groom is a fireman in Chanute, so they had the fire engine there and all the ushers were his friends from the station, in dress uniforms. One of my favorite touches was the ring-bearer, a nephew of the groom who looked to be around 3 or so, who was dressed in a fireman uniform and rode a fire engine wagon (ladders and all) down the center aisle. There was a dinner afterwards which we stayed for, then dancing at the lake under the stars, which we didn't stay for (it was a long drive home.) The bride and groom were extremely happy, as were their families, and it rubbed off on everyone- just a very nice occasion, and I was so glad that I went.

The picture I've posted makes me look like I'm sunburned (which I'm not) and that there's a pipe sticking out of my head (which there isn't), but I'm going to post it anyway. So there!!!