Today, May 30, 2009, Joey Martinez and Sydney Lee were married at the golf course where Joey works. Both are avid golfers, so the golf course was a very appropriate setting.
Tiny pine cones... maybe an inch long.
Think Magnolias... can you smell the scent? I can.
The man of the day, groom, Joey Martinez, youngest son of Don's baby sister, Debby.
The bride, Sydney and her dad, Jim Lee.
Joey got a new golf shirt to get married in. Notice their golf bags holding flowers.
Something I had never seen done at a wedding before today and I really liked it: Sydney and Joey are pouring red and white sand into one glass container, symbolizing their two separate lives becoming one.
A lid was placed on the container of sand and I'm sure this will find a prominent place in their home as a reminder of this day. You would never be able to separate every white grain of sand from the red and as the container is moved around, the different colored sands become more and more mixed together, making it even more impossible to separate, just as we pray Joey and Sydney's lives will be. So much symbolism here. I love it. Also, clever flower arrangement, huh?
Listening to the special wedding music.
The next series of photos represents my favorite part of the ceremony. Sydney's grandmother, Janet Lee, stood with Joey and Sydney and read Sydney's favorite chapter from the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13. It was the sweetest thing I've heard in a long time.
Right about now, I've got a lump in my throat.
Now, I'm wiping tears from my cheeks. Isn't she beautiful?
[At the party at Debby and Steve's tonight, Janet came over and sat with Don and I and we got to visit with her and learn more about her. She has seven living children and she travels around staying with each one for several months at a time, sharing her legacy with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be in Tucson this Fall with a daughter and we are hoping to see her again. What a social butterfly she is... we're in love with her.]
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Martinez.
It was a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding. Warm, but with a gentle breeze blowing.
Sydney and her maid of honor, her sister, during the reception.
Joey and Sydney, we pray you have a wonderful life together. God bless you always.
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