What Do You See Outside YOUR Open Window Today?

What Do You See Outside YOUR Open Window Today?
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Sunday, November 12, 2017

Such A Perfect Beginning...


I know many of you are waiting to see some pictures from our son's wedding yesterday.  I couldn't wait to see them myself!  Here is just a sampling of some of my favorite moments from the last couple of days:

I'll start with the picture you've been waiting for the most:  May we present to you Mr. and Mrs. Steiner:


Now I'll go back a couple of days and show some other favorite moments:

Here is our handsome, TALL 6'4" grandson and his sweet mama arriving the day before in their fancy rental car. They look like a couple of celebrities...which they are to us.  They flew in from Maine for this special occasion:

After their arrival, we had to get our grandson fitted into his outfit for the wedding. Here Grandpa is helping with his necktie. We had an anxious moment when we discovered that he had already grown out of the pants we had purchased for him to wear (per earlier measurements), and so some last minute changes had to be made in a big hurry.  We were glad that we had made a decision early on not to try and fit him with a suit for the occasion, because it would not have fit...

 Proud Grandson and Grandpa...I never thought one of our grandchildren would get taller than my hubby, who was 6'3" in his prime, but this young man has reached heights we never dreamed of!  And at age 18 we are not sure that he has finished his growing streak...

So later that evening our two lovebirds came together for the rehearsal of their nuptuals:

The bride's father and other family members arrived safely from Minnesota earlier in the week for the big occasion. Here below the bride "Rose" is with her dad, practicing that long walk down the aisle.  I like this picture not only for the two people in it, but also the sign behind them which reads:

"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you..." Matthew 6:33

A fitting verse for the way God has brought our son and his bride together...and a wonderful verse upon which to build their marriage.

 And here is the bride and groom, on their wedding day, listening to the pastor exhorting them to live holy lives before the Lord...I love the way the bride is "glowing" in this picture...

"You may kiss the bride:"

Here is our family together after the service, our daughter in law and grandson from Maine, the Groom and Bride, yours truly, my hubby, and our youngest son


 Now this was a very sweet and perfect moment...our grandson, the Best Man, was offering a toast to the Bride and Groom...off the cuff, not rehearsed, and extremely well done. We were all amazed and pleased at the gracious words that he offered in his toast to his Uncle and new Aunt.  I am still hoping that someone was recording it and will share it with us, because I neglected to do so...


By the way, the cupcake wedding cake you see behind them was a joint effort of the bride and groom.  The groom built the tiered tower for the cupcakes in his workshop, and the bride baked and decorated all the cupcakes herself.  It was really beautifully done.

So here they are cutting the cake...

And here they are so sweetly feeding each other...


And sharing a sweet cake filled kiss

There were so many happy moments throughout the day, but I won't bore you with everything. This next picture is one of my favorites;;;I think my son is singing "I'm forever blowing bubbles"  as they make their escape for their honeymoon...


My sister captured these next two pictures of me hugging first the Groom, and then his Bride. We were pretending to cry as we said good-bye, but it was truly a happy, happy moment...(and a little funny too, as I "cried", "Oh, my baby, my baby!!! Good bye to my baby!" and his bride was getting a good laugh at us...

So happy to embrace our new "daughter in love"...

And away they go!!!



See? I really was smiling...

My sister Doris had picked these two beautiful roses in her garden before they left to come to the wedding. She intended to give them to "Rose", the bride, but forgot...and so she gave them to me after the newlyweds left for their honeymoon.  I brought them home and put them on the kitchen windowsill to remind me to pray for them each new day of their lives...



 And so, this is the end of a perfect beginning...This story it to be continued....

19 comments:

  1. Pam: God has blessed you and your family with a lot of wonderful memories throughout the years. Benton and Rose's wedding brings more of them. May God continue to bless all your family.

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    1. Thank you Cecelia. Yes, I feel so blessed and thankful. God has been so gracious to us, and we are very glad. Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers. You are a blessing to me. I will try to get caught up with you and our other blogging friends next week. I'm a bit behind in my reading!

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  2. What lovely wedding pictures! what a gorgeous day for a wedding too! The happy memories of this day will last forever. God has blessed their union and I pray He blesses every day of their life together, as He has truly blessed you & your husband's lives together. Thank you so much for sharing!

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    1. Thank you, Carol. It truly was a lovely day in every way. I wonder Carol, do I know you? I don't see too much info on the blogger page, and I was hoping to get better acquainted! Do you have a blog? Thank you for your kind thoughts and visits.

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    2. Sorry, Pam, I don't have a blogger page. My cell phone is an older model & I'm limited on things I can do on it. But I can reply on others' blogs & make new friends. When I get a newer phone, I'll try to start a blog. I'm originally from CT, but I live in Phoenix AZ now. I did live in MD for awhile with my 1st husband (now deceased), & we also lived in Clearwater FL for 2 years. I am now married for 6 years to my wonderful husband who is a pastor/evangelist. I have 1 grown daughter & 8 beautiful grandchildren. I love reading your posts -- they are so uplifting with the Scriptures & photos you share. God bless your family!

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  3. What a wonderful celebration of love between your son and his sweet wife. It looks like everyone had a wonderful time and that the wedding was personal and intimate. The best kind of wedding!! I pray that he blesses them and their marriage. Thanks for sharing your wonderful pictures here with us. xo Diana

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    1. Thank you for your kind words and thoughts. It was a wonderful day, and we do know that God is blessing them already...just by bringing them together! We are so thankful.

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  4. What happy moments for the new couple and your family.

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    1. Thank you! We truly had a wonderful day. We are very thankful for how the Lord is blessing our family!

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  5. I've seen the photos on Facebook and loved seeing them again here! The wedding looks to have been perfect!! Your dress is beautiful and you looked gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the special day with us!

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  6. Everything looked so lovely and the smiles on the faces tells the whole story for sure. Thank you for sharing the day with us.

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  7. Everyone looks so happy!

    I couldn’t help smiling myself looking at Rose in your “she’s glowimg” photo! :) Beautiful.

    Congrats

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  8. Oh, what marvelous photos, Pamela! The bride and groom are absolutely glowing with happiness. Thank you for sharing such a momentous and blessed occasion with us.
    Blessings to you!

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  9. Oh Pam, what a beautiful wedding of two special people. Thank you for sharing! Warmest congratulations!

    Blessings!

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  10. Wonderful pictures of a wonderful time! Blessings to the bride and groom.

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  11. Wonderful wedding photos Pamela. I enjoyed every one of them. Such a beautiful day for the happy couple. Congratulations to them and the family. Have a blessed evening my friend.

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  12. I enjoyed this very much! Congratulations to the happy beautiful couple. The photos really shared a sweet story.

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  13. Thank you for sharing your happy memories with us.
    May they have many happy, healthy years together and with your family.

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  14. Oh my, what a beautiful wedding, so many happy memories and moments to forever cherish in your heart! So happy for your son and his new wife and I will pray along with you that the Lord blesses them and their new married life together!

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