(Please note that all the the photos were taken by Mark’s good friend, Fred Kissenger who lives in Reno, NV with his wife Paula. Thanks for letting me use your excellent shots in this post Fred.)

THIS IS MY brother Mark and his wife Faith, the parents of Erin Mae the bride. Lucky for me that with Gene’s blessing I got to attend this wedding in Ogden, Utah. It was a 6 day, 6 plane, 9,000 miles whirlwind trip for me, and boy, was it worth it. On the scoreboard of life events, this gets a big checkmark. I had so much fun and an especially fun-filled  adventure with my mom, who I picked up in L.A. on the way to Utah.

Mark and our mom Charmion Ann McCardle, “The” Grandmother of the bride:

Mark walking Erin Mae down the aisle, about to give her away:

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Mr. and Mrs. Chad Groninga:

The speech Mark gave at the reception was phenomenal, ultimately thanking everyone for showing up and witnessing him walk his little girl down the aisle. Many of us were in happy tears. (Fred I really love this shot of Mark. You can’t miss how happy he is.)

Beautiful Erin Mae, not woeful, but giving her daughter a “not now” look during the Newlywed’s first dance:

With Erin Mae’s back to us we’re not sure what Chad did with that cake! But when she turned around the cake was in her mouth where it should be. She gave Chad a stripe of icing down his nose. It was cute. (She had to do something we were egging her on!):

The wedding flowed  like a peaceful river, steady, calm, soothing. It was Zen and  Tao. It was perfect. Everyone was so happy and calm, there were no crying jags. Every i was dotted and every t crossed. Love was definitely in the air. Mark and Faith were so proud and so happy because they had dreamed of this day since Erin was born, and she picked a man to marry that they like and respect. 

Aside from the Bride and Groom Erin Mae’s brother Ryan, put on a great break-dancing show:

But this picture below of the Father ~ Daughter dance, with 3 year old Krista Mae tagging along is my favorite. It is so tender and sweet. “A picture says a thousand words, ” heh!):

(This post is dedicated to Erin Mae & Chad. May you always be together in love.)