The ceremony!

Our wedding took place on September 2nd, 2006 at 3 pm. It was a wonderful time.



After months of planning, the day was finally here.


Flowers were to be handed out and....


...camera's set up.



After guest's started to arrive, and the parents were escorted to their seats.



We got this show on the road!



We had everything, Bridesmaids,



Groomspeople,


a ring bearer


flowergirls



An arbor


Smiles


Readings




A marriage



A first walk as husband and wife

And Cool family photos! Check em' out!

The Bride and Bridesmaids


The Groom and Groom's people



The parents on opposite sides...


and a new huge family



So that was a quick version of the ceremony. Coming soon...THE RECEPTION!

If you'd like to see all the images, follow this link...

There are still more to be posted, so check back every few days.

You can also order your own copies of prints from the website if you see a pic you can't live without. Gloria and I can vouch for these guys. They send them to you fast, and they look great!

A very special thanks to everyone who came and helped out with our wedding.

Blog Downtime

Getting married is crazy busy! But don't worry. We'll have pictures/updates soon! Thank you for your patience.

Move in Day!

Well, we finally have a place to live. This past Saturday, August 19th we moved most of our stuff into the place we'll be living for the next year. It's a cool apartment above a coffee shop in Downtown Howell, MI. While we still need some time to feel this city out, it seems pretty cool so far. Just down the street is a book store, a few shops down is a skate shop, and just across the street we can get all you can eat crab legs every Tuesday night...not to shabby!


The day began gloomy. It was raining...hard. And this weekend was the time of one of the cities biggest festivals...Melon Fest. Hundreds of people + Pouring rain= Not the easiest time to move. And to make matters worse, I had to work and couldn't be here the whole day to help out. Luckily Gloria and I's awesome families came through in the clutch and helped us out, big time.

Who wants to see pictures?!

Now, while I was not here for most of the day, I do not have the complete stories behind all of these pics. Maybe if Gloria has time she will come on and give you the true tales, but as for me, I'll make them up as I go along.


My guess here is that my mom must be instructed Beth and Cassie in the finer points of Kitchen organization. My mom has had her own kitchen for over 20 years, that must make her some kind of expert.


Here we're seeing what can only be the cause of many strained backs and sweaty shirts. That's a queen sized mattress folks, and we live on the second floor. Never mind all the other large furniture items in the back ground.


This must be the result of carrying such mattress up the flight of stairs. That, or Thanksgiving dinner, but things have been known to bring my dad to the blue chair position.


Having taken their lessons from my mom to heart, Beth and Cassie work feverishly to complete the kitchen. All the while singing show-tunes, knowing full well if they do their job well, they will be invited back for a home cooked meal.


Here Mr. & Mrs. Benson are probably putting together the bed frame for the mattress from the previous pictures...that or setting some kind of trap in my bedroom for me to fall into. I hope it's just the bed frame though.


I'm sure Beth is saying something to the effect of "This is the best place in the world to live!" or "Where did you get this great wooden spoon?" But then again, I wasn't there, so I guess the world will never know.



Here Deb is seen either A) putting the final touches on the bed frame, or B) Reinforcing the switch on the trap door. Also you can see Cassie in our window to the kitchen.

Now, I know what you're saying, "Kevin, why do you have a window from your kitchen to your bedroom?" Well, that's easy, it's just cool. And, this building is old and it was probably used as a fire escape back in the day, that's what our landlord tells us anyway.


Finally, around 7:45 I roll in. Had I missed all the move in festivities? Yes, I had. And I'm not to proud about it, but the high paced world of post production needed me, and Gloria and I need the money.

I'd like to give MAJOR THANKS to Dad (Dale), Mom (Denise), Doug, Deb, Beth, and Cassie for really helping Gloria and I out this weekend. You'll be repaid in egg rolls, or whatever I can whip up with our deep frier!

So this is my new home, and in two weeks it will be Gloria's also. So for those two weeks It'll be my sweet semi-bachelor pad. A total dude's place, where I'll listen to dude music, watch dude movies, eat (vegetarian) dude meals, etc...but ultimately will not be able to wait the 13 days until this place has two people living in it instead of one. I couldn't think of a better place to be!

The Bridal Shower

About a week ago we had a bridal shower. What follows are pics from the day. Gloria and I would like to give a special thanks and shout out to Mom Jones and Katie Jones for getting the whole thing together. It was a fun time....

We had the shower at a place called Camp Ticonderoga (no relation to fort Ticonderoga in New York, in which On May 10, 1775, a sleeping British garrison of 22 soldiers was taken by surprise by a small force of Vermonters (calling themselves the Green Mountain Boys) under Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, who walked into the fort through an unlocked gate. A single shot was fired — probably by accident. The colonials obtained a large supply of cannon and powder, much of which was hauled 300 km by Henry Knox during the winter of 1775-1776, to Boston, to support the Siege of Boston.) which is a sort of Golf Club/Hunting Lodge restaurant. Really good food, Irecommendd it!

Anyway, It was a family affair for sure. Many Aunts, Cousins, brothers and sisters attended, and a few friends also.


Above is proof of thesisterhoodd. Molly and Cassie Benson.



We were the stars of the day however....


The Mom's enjoyed themselves also though.



We had no idea getting married meant we'd be on the fast train to gift city.




A city Gloria and I tore through with extreme prejudice! (maybe that was to dramatic of a statement for simple gift opening?)



And the Cake? Fantastic!



The only gift we could try out right when we got home was the two person sleeping bag. This thing is great. It should really be advertised as a 3 person bag though,becausee it is spacious. Here is further proof.

Alright, well that was the shower adventure. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon if I do say so myself!

EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA special thanks to everyone who attended and gave so generously to the "Starting Gloria and Kevin's Lives off together" mission. It was a wonderful time.

Also, again thanks to Mom and Katie for throwing the whole thing together. You guys rock!

We're on Notice!

Oh no! It appears we've been placed on notice. Just kidding, if you want to put someone on notice you can click here (if you're into the highly hilarious Colbert Report that is)

Anyway, just a notice to you, the blog reader that our wedding is in a mere 22 days. It hasn't really sunk in just yet for me, but I'm sure in a few more days it will. We've been so busy there is very little free time for thinking anyway.

Also note that there are only 6 more days to RSVP...if you don't see your or one of your guest's names on the list to the right, you should get on that.

In other news, we have secured our first home. It's really an apartment, but it is where our hearts will be (for the 1 year lease agreement anyway), therefore it will be home. Our totally sweet pad is located above a very cool coffee shop in downtown Howell, MI. It's not the biggest city, but I think Gloria and I will inject a little bit of flavor to the place. The coolest part is that the cities farmer's market is a few steps outside our door. So every Sunday we will be able to purchase the freshest veggies and other assorted goods. More info and pictures on the place coming soon. We move in the 19th.

Well, that's about all for now. Things are progressing nicely with the wedding and I'm sure we'll be able to pull this thing off without a hitch. Well, maybe a hitch or two. More soon!