Sunday, September 9, 2012

A Wedding

Yesterday was the big day for Joël, our son, and Vivian, a Dutch girl who Jöel met in Holland during his Bible School years. I had the honor of walking my son to the front of the Church and felt like a film star... Aahs and Oohs and photos galore... it was so nice :) Hundreds of photos were taken, and these are just some of mine:

This was taken in the afternoon after the Church wedding ceremony having arrived at the reception for the  festivities.


This was in the evening at the resort where the reception was held.


I took this one very formally in the morning.


The children wanted to hold her dress so she ran with them up the village.....


and back down again.... it was such a joyous atmosphere and the weather was incredible. We praise the Lord for all the richest blessings that He bestowed upon us all.


The dinner, which was Paella was brought in a huge pan around 7 o'clock and we sat under the trees to enjoy our meal.



As the shadows fell, a group of musicians played joyful Spanish music - although there were no castanets, the atmosphere was great! It was such a wonderful day, unforgettable! In the light of what I went through last year I was so thankful to our Heavenly Father I could be there on the day, with hair and feeling well and able to enjoy every single minute of it!
Jacqueline

32 comments:

  1. Gorgeous photos Jacqueline. Congratulations to Joel and Vivian on their wedding day. You must be so proud of your handsome son and beautiful new daughter in law. What a beautiful couple. So glad the Lord blessed you with lovely weather.

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  2. Stunning photos, your dil is certainly beautiful. It looks as though you had a wonderful day.

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  3. Congratulations! Looks like you had a beautiful day!
    Wishing Joel and Vivian a wonderful future together.

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  4. Wow stunning photos Jacqueline, congratulations to Joel and Vivian. I love Vivian's stunning dress and you are so lucky to have such beautiful weather that you could eat outside.

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  5. Alltime luck + love for the young couple!
    Wonderful photos!
    Welcome in the circle of mother in laws:-)
    Elma

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  6. Oh WOW! What a beautiful couple!
    The photos you have made ​​are really great.

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  7. Gefeliciteerd Jacqueline! Wat een prachtig stel!! Er straalt vanalles van de foto's af; schoonheid, heerlijk weer, ontspannen sfeer, echt geweldig mooi!
    Fijn dat je dit mag meemaken als ouders, genieten toch!!

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  8. Congratulations and best wishes to the newlyweds! What a beautiful setting. So happy for you that you were able to fully enjoy this moment.

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  9. Hi, Jacqueline! It is indeed a wonderful blessing and gift from God that you were able to be there to see Joel and Vivian get married. They are certainly one beautiful couple and I LOVE her dress!! Please post of picture of you and hubby at the celebration, too!

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  10. Was für wundervolle Fotos, ein schönes Brautpaar.
    Die Braut sieht wie eine Prinzessin aus, ganz entzückend in dem Kleid.

    Danke fürs Zeigen und Teilhaben lassen xx

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  11. Stunning pictures Jacqueline! I am so happy for you! What a beautiful bride & handsome groom! You are truly blessed! What a gorgeous day!

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  12. Stunning pictures and what a handsome couple they make - thank you for sharing such a wonderful day with us all

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  13. AMEN, Jacqueline! Now you have one reason that you went through last year......it makes everything so much more JOYFUL!! (It's how I feel everytime I think about our grandchildren) Love these pictures, thanks so much for sharing them - the very last one with her dress all fluffed up around her is wonderful! Sending you BIG hugs, my friend - What a wonderful day!

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  14. Wow, what a very special day, Jacqueline! Beautiful pictures! I would love to see more - like ones of the rest of the family with YOU in the photos - hopefully you'll share some more!? So happy for you! :)

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  15. Many blessings to Joel and his new wife as they start their journey together! Vivian is lovely, what a beautiful bride! I'm so glad that the day was blessed and that you were able to enjoy it to the full. Your photos so perfectly captured the spirit of the day. I'm so happy for you all!

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  16. Congratulations, Jacqueline. Your son and daughter-in-law are a beautiful couple and the wedding dress was georgeous. You and your family are truly blessed :)

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  17. Congratulations, Jacqueline. Such lovely pictures with the beautiful couple. Vivians dress is amazing. Best wishes to the Young couple.

    Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures.

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  18. Oh Jacqueline! I am so happy for you and your son! They look absolutely stunning and that dress is heavenly! I am also so happy that you could be there with all your energy! Congrats! And thank you for sharing these wonderful photos, just like in a movie!

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  19. Best wishes for a long happy and healthy life for the newlyweds. How proud you must have been Jacqueline and I teared up reading how you walked with your son and how thankful you were to be there. So happy for you.

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  20. Oh my goodness. What gorgeous photos. They make a beautiful couple. I wish them all the best. Thanks so much for sharing your photos with us.

    Hugs~

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  21. Gorgeous photographs, Congratulations to the happy couple.
    I have just come home from France, sadly missed the Whoopie birds again, they had nested & gone by the end of July!

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  22. How beautiful and all the best to the new couple. Thank you for sharing your photos with us.
    Blessings

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  23. Congratulations on your son's wedding
    and thank you for sharing these precious photo's.
    Whishing the beautiful couple all the luck in the world.
    Groetjes Gery

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  24. Your daughter-in-law is beautiful Jacqueline and your son is so handsome ! May God them in every way!! Congratulations, love Susanne

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  25. God bless you and your family and especially your son and his new bride! Isn't it great? Now you are blessed with a daughter, too! The pictures were lovely!

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  26. Gefeliciteerd met je mooie dochter.
    Door te foto's leek het of je even om het hoekje mee kon kijken.

    liefs

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  27. Oh how beautiful it all looks ... what a stunning place to have a wedding and your son and his bride look wonderful!

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  28. Congratulations Jacqueline and many many blessings to the happy young couple, may they live a long and wonderful life together. Your photos are gorgeous, thanks for allowing us to 'be there' in a way, too...
    irascreacorner.blogspot.nl

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  29. Hi Jacqueline, so nice to see your wonderful photos of your sons
    wedding ! God bless their marriage !
    Great that you are feeling good....
    Blessings to you too !
    love and hugs
    Chris Richards
    xxxxxx

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  30. Jacqueline
    What a memorable day! She looked Beautiful!!! So glad you enjoyed the day.
    May the Lord bless them and keep them.

    TFS...
    Hugs...Leanne

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  31. Congratulations! So happy with you you could join this wedding! The pictures are gorgeous! Love the atmosphere. As we say in Dutch: gezellig!

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  32. So glad you shared some photos....what a lovely wedding and lovely couple!

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