Sunday, October 5, 2008

Sean and Sarah's Beach Wedding

Our son Sean married Sarah Greer, a recent convert to the church, on October 4th, 2008, on the beach in the town of Grover Beach, CA. The ceremony was conducted by their bishop, Bishop Haar of the Fresno Singles 3rd Ward which meets at the Institute of Religion across from Fresno State. Sarah was first escorted by her stepfather and then by her father who gave her away. In spite of an early morning rain shower and a ceremony conducted under cloudy skies, the wedding concluded with the sun peeking through just in time for their first kiss as husband and wife. Wedding picures were taken by Sister Amy Evans and the wife of Sean's boss who is also LDS. The honeymoon couple spent their first night in Huntington Beach followed by in the ensuing days with a cruise to three Mexican ports.


The groomsmen. Sean is first to the left; next is his best man
and former soccer team mate, Kyle Zimmerman; his boss Matt
from PML landscaping; his friend from Visalia; and Seth.

A closeup of Seth in his penguin suit.
He seems to be wishing to see one-piece
swimsuit clad girls on the beach.


The procession of bride's maids.














The ring bearer, Sarah's half brother.


Sarah escorted by her step father.

Sarah escorted by her father.
Sarah and Sean standing before Bishop Haar. The bishop
related the advice of Sarah's father (stay close to God),
the advice of Sean's mother (compromise), and some Scottish
advice based on Sean's ancestory that Sean's Dad and Aunt gave
(the husband needs to remember two words "Yes, Dear!").
Sarah passing off the flowers before the exchange of rings.
The sun breaks through on a day that had an early
morning rain shower and on a wedding held under overcast skies.



Husband and wife.