50th Wedding Anniversary of Sam and Tess

I had the honor recently of covering the 50th wedding anniversary and the renewal of their wedding vows for Sam and Tess. It was a big family affair with plenty of friends and family in attendance. These are the parents of a friend of mine, Eric. You've probably seen his daughter a couple of times on my blog here. She's the one sitting in a teacup if you look at older posts. Here she is coming up the aisle with her youngest older brother having a ball following her. She's really getting big. Last time I saw here I don't think she was walking yet.




The ceremony was a nice affair with all the family participating.




Eric got a little choked up while doing his speech. I always enjoy these types of ceremonies where you can feel the love.









After the ceremony we all headed over to the reception for good food, cake, and dancing.



Fortunately the newly rewed couple were nice to each other for the cutting of the cake. No smashed faces here!






Just to close this out, here's a shot of the family all gathered around the head table. I just want to say thanks again to Eric for letting me be a part of his parents celebration.