On Friday afternoon, I arrived in Orchard Park and was greeted by Sarah who was all smiles. Very relaxed and eager for the ceremony, she was gorgeous in her dress and graciously admitted me to the gun show although I had not bought tickets.
We went out into her parents’ back yard for some photos and I met a wonderful, very soft doggie whose name I can’t remember.
When we went back into the porch to wait for the limo, I saw Sarah’s dad moving three watermelons. I asked if they were for the wedding. Her mom said, “No, we just eat a lot of watermelon.”
As the girls were talking about “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue” Sarah’s mom retrieved her “blankie” – it was every bit as raggy and loved as it looks.
We went over to Hamburg’s St. Peter & Paul for the ceremony.
Although the plan was to do all posed pictures at her grandparents’ house, I thought it would be a shame not to take advantage of such a beautiful church.
We drove a few minutes to Sarah’s grandparents’ house where we took this group picture, which is three generations of Sarah’s mom’s family. Sarah’s grandparents have 10 children, and I was told this is all of their children and grandchildren minus just one person.
At the reception (Romanello’s South), I think Sarah’s little cousin was trying to steal my job.
Because of all the kids, there was a certain exuberance to the dancing that I’d never seen before. The dancefloor was literally packed the entire time I was there.
Thank you Josh & Sarah, I had a wonderful time and I hope you don’t need that bicycle helmet anytime soon!
by Wendy
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