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white paint to blend with the theme,
then was placed under a white trellis
arch. Everything was arranged so the
bridal party and guests would be fac-
ing the river. "Looking at it, the night
before the wedding, with the lights
shining on it, was one of the most
beautiful things I'd ever seen," said
Agnes.
If the adage, "the sun shines on a
happy bride" is accurate, this was a
marriage that was definitely meant to
be. When the wedding day arrived it
was wearing a cloak of threatening
storm clouds. One hour before the
wedding was to begin, the strong
winds were knocking over chairs and
and blowing down decorations.
Though arrangements had been made
to use the church if necessary, it was
not what the couple wanted, so they
persevered despite the menacing con-
ditions.
As Linda made her way down the
aisle, it almost seemed like her dream
was to be washed away, as several
drops of rain fell. "For a little while it
was really scary," she said. But, for-
tune was with them and by the time
Vows, individual
expressions
of newlywed's
love
they were halfway through the ser-
vice, they were blanketed by sun-
shine. Agnes remembers that they
heard afterward that it had rained
almost everywhere at that time, but
skipped over Brussels. "Someone was
really watching over us."
The vows the couple made that day
were also individual expressions of
their love as they were written by the
bride and groom. "By expressing our
own feelings we hoped to make the
day even more special for us," said
Linda.
Following the ceremony, the guests
and bridal party congregated outside
for hors d'oeuvres - which had all
been prepared by the bride's mother
and family friends - and cocktails. The
wedding gifts were displayed in the
garage for the guests to see as well.
In addition to its special setting,
there were several other aspects of
this wedding that made it unique.
Adopted by the TenPases as a child,
Linda discovered her birth parents
some time ago. As well, she met her
four natural brothers who, along with
her adoptive brother, Paul, actcd as
ushers at the wedding. "This was such
a special day for me, I wanted my
entire family to be as much a part of it
as possible," said Linda.
Agnes sang a solo as the bride made
her entrance on the arm of her father
and Rick ushered in not two mothers,
but three.
At the reception, which followed the
cocktail hour and supper, Linda opted
to dance the first dance of the evening
with Hank, who then, for the second
time that day gave her to the man who
was now her new husband.
As a memento of the occasion, the
bridc and groom presented a white
handkerchief with the wedding date
embroidered upon it in green, to each
member of the family.
Though the idea of an inforn ai set-
ting, such as Linda chose, may appeal
to many betrothed couples, they
should not expect it to be Tess expen-
sive. Actually, Agnes said, the cost
was probably slightly higher due to
the rentals but all involved agree that
even with the extra worries if they had
to do it over again, they'd do it the
same way.
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