"YMCA" ... DJs love this song at weddings. SWAC Daughter joined fellow home school graduate friends to dance the night away.
The bride grew up in the Shenandoah Valley. The groom grew up in Puerto Rico. They met in college and fell in love.
The bride danced with her childhood home school friends as the snow came down outdoors and covered the ground and vehicles.
SWAC Daughter danced with friends ... it was an evening of fun.
It was a magical evening as home school families from the Staunton-Waynesboro-Augusta County area came together to attend the wedding of one of their own. She was marrying a young man from Puerto Rico who attended college with her in the States.
On a winter night as the snow gently fell in the Shenandoah Valley, two cultures ... two families ... blended with a marriage ceremony followed by a buffet dinner in a winter wonderland setting of twinkly white lights and tables covered with white linens and candles. Imagine the surprise of guests from Puerto Rico at unexpectedly seeing snowflakes falling outside the windows as the DJ played weather-appropriate songs such as "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and "Winter Wonderland."
Toasts by the father of the bride were followed by toasts by the cousin of the groom followed by cutting the wedding and groom's cakes followed by DANCING! The music cranked up and most everyone, young and young-in-spirit, hit the dance floor for a mix of new, old, and salsa music. It was interesting to see some of the Puerto Rican guests sit out on some of the American songs only to retake the floor when salsa hit the airwaves and some of the local guests took a break. Some songs, however, are universal as we noted when the floor was crowded with everyone for Chubby Checker's "Twist" and line dancing with "The Electric Slide."
To say everyone had a fantastically wonderful time is an understatement. Home schoolers are like family ... the home school community is close-knit because most activities bring out the entire family and children know everyone in a home school family, not just the kids who are their own age.
It was heart-warming to be with friends and to help celebrate the wedding of a young lady we had known since elementary school. Good luck, Jill and Emanuel! We wish you love, happiness, and never-ending friendship. God bless you both.
Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
4 December 2010
On a winter night as the snow gently fell in the Shenandoah Valley, two cultures ... two families ... blended with a marriage ceremony followed by a buffet dinner in a winter wonderland setting of twinkly white lights and tables covered with white linens and candles. Imagine the surprise of guests from Puerto Rico at unexpectedly seeing snowflakes falling outside the windows as the DJ played weather-appropriate songs such as "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and "Winter Wonderland."
Toasts by the father of the bride were followed by toasts by the cousin of the groom followed by cutting the wedding and groom's cakes followed by DANCING! The music cranked up and most everyone, young and young-in-spirit, hit the dance floor for a mix of new, old, and salsa music. It was interesting to see some of the Puerto Rican guests sit out on some of the American songs only to retake the floor when salsa hit the airwaves and some of the local guests took a break. Some songs, however, are universal as we noted when the floor was crowded with everyone for Chubby Checker's "Twist" and line dancing with "The Electric Slide."
To say everyone had a fantastically wonderful time is an understatement. Home schoolers are like family ... the home school community is close-knit because most activities bring out the entire family and children know everyone in a home school family, not just the kids who are their own age.
It was heart-warming to be with friends and to help celebrate the wedding of a young lady we had known since elementary school. Good luck, Jill and Emanuel! We wish you love, happiness, and never-ending friendship. God bless you both.
Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
4 December 2010
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