trying to put some words to that beautiful day...

On Jan 2nd at 6pm Tandela and Carlos tied the knot- tears of joy and gratitude for what the Lord has done abounded! Koen and Louisa were the flower children and Kace escorted Mark, who was the ring bearer. Both pastor's from their church performed the ceremony- one spoke in english and the other in spanish throughout the evening. Carlos and Tandy both wrote their own vows- he said his in english and she said hers in spanish- they kept them a secret from each other until the ceremony. Carlos also had some words of commitment to Mark- let me assure you there was not a dry eye in the house!

The ceremony was followed by cake and beverages in the church basement, a slide show, and Kelly did a wonderful toast to the family (if I may say so myself)! Many people came from all over, so it was wonderful to catch up with friends and family that we have not seen in a long time. The scripture that Tandy and Carlos had on their invitations is a fitting one to post here:

"The LORD has done this,

and it is marvelous in our eyes." Psalm 118:23

There was far too much to celebrate, for the wedding to end here, so we reconvened at a salon in Canmore (a scenic spot in the mountains) at 8am the following morning, for another day of festivities and fun! It was actually a very special time with the newly weds (and both families), for which I am very grateful- thanks guys for hanging around for a few extra days before taking flight to the Dominican Republic! I know you are on the edge of your seats....but i gotta go, so....there will be more pics and stories to come...