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She's a swinger
The wedding day for Amanda Dekker and
Shawn Phillips last summer included a few
mutes of quiet time on the bluffs overlooking
the lake. The scenic views out over Lake Huron
are very popular spots for wedding photogra-
phers in this area. The bride and groom seem to
be enjoying the view of each other just as much,
if not more.
A wedding day at the races
by Royce Rieck
June is the traditional month for weddings,
although a racetrack is not where most couples
would choose to tie the matrimonial knot.
But when a friends suggested to Dawn Leslie and
Mike Lebold that Grand bend Motorplex would be a
great place for them to get married, they both real-
ized that would be the ideal setting.
"We just love going up there," said Ms. Leslie.
"Last year I raced my car and Mike has raced his
motorcycle there for a few years and we've been to
several national events there."
The residents of Crystal
Lake e-mailed Ron Biekx,
the general manager of
Grand Bend Motorplex,
who put them in touch
with an international Hot
Rod Association (IHRA)
official in Norwalk, Ohio,
where they were given
approval to be married on
the starting line at the
sixth annual Mopar
Canadian Nationals.
"We've known each
other for eight or nine
years and we dated a cou-
ple of times about seven
years ago, but, we never
really connected then,"
said Ms. Leslie. But in
September of 2003 we got
together and have been
together ever since."
At approximately noon on Saturday, June 11, the
happy couple said their vows before thousands of
witnesses after being introduced to the crowd by
IHRA president Aaron Polburn.
Both the bride and the groom wore black motorcy-
cle suits, so that following the ceremony they could
settle their first domestic dispute - where to go for a
honeymoon - by racing their motorcycles.
Mr. Lebold scored the win, which means the hon-
eymoon was in British Columbia rather than New
Orleans.
A tailgate party in the parking lot served as a
reception hall for family and friends.
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