This past weekend was spent travelling to the state of Georgia for a friend's wedding. This particular drive (on Friday) took...15 hours. Eventually, after talking to the hotel staff, we found our hotel and took a breather. Until we got into our room that is. Our tired eyes and brains beheld 1 king-size bed in a smoky-smelling room. Not exactly what we needed after a long trip, so Papa came to the rescue, and we went to sleep in a 2-bed room.
Next day we arrayed ourselves in wedding finery and headed out for breakfast. When we entered the small Waffle House, we noticed all the other customers glancing our way... Being the only customers in fancy outfits was definetly an attention grabber!
Once at the church, we watched Mrs. Bullinger (our neighbor who does wedding and portrait photography) take pictures of the bride (Cynthia Jeanine Moseley) and groom (Samuel Ennien Chen). The ceremony was traditional, and Pastor Duke gave a short sermon on what to expect from marriage. Mainly, that you shouldn't come into marriage thinking you can change your spouse. It doesn't work. The vows were lovely, and really magnified the meaning of "cherish" and "honor", since today those items are either misunderstood, or completely ignored.
After communion and a blessing by the elders the couple was presented as "Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Chen". Everyone then headed to the Moseley's church for the reception and further fellowship.
For dinner, the Bullingers headed to the Golden Corral buffet restaurant with the Marshalls in tow :-) Buffets are great for families such as the Bullingers since they have 5 boys, and we enjoyed talking, and investigating the many choices at the buffet counters.
The trip back to Michigan only took 13 hours and we were home in time to climb into bed by midnight.
Just peachy :-)
~Allison
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