A Day to Remember

The Event of the Year

John's brother, Don arrived from Virginia Beach on Wednesday for the event and stayed until the evening of the 6th. As the official representative of the Allen brothers Don refused to leave San Antonio without leaving his mark or in this case bird seed in the wedding bed.

Pam's sister, Leilani, her boyfriend, Ricky, and nephew Daniel also came for the event. While Don was taking pictures which you see here with his new Sony digital camera, Leilani took pictures the normal way. Hopefully we'll be able to put some of those pictures here too. It was a small group, but it was wonderful. Pam's niece Sherina, was unable to attend at the last moment. She was greatly missed.

Jonathan flew in from Charleston, South Carolina on Friday to accept the duties as best man for the ceremony. After getting over the shock of how his son has grown, John had a great time giving him the usual amount of advice on how life should be lived. Jonathan has announced that he will be moving to Jacksonville, Florida soon where he will be going to school and spending some time with some of his relatives.
Jonathan remained with John, Pam, Kira and Brian throughout the week and all returned to Charleston on Sunday, July 12th.

John's daughter Hannah was not able to come to the wedding, but she is planning a trip to see her Dad later on in the summer. Hannah is working in Hillsdale, Michigan area and is returning to Goose Creek, South Carolina to continue her education.

The entire wedding and reception, under the direction of Pam, went off without any problems. The small group of guests attending the service were entertained by a wonderful three piece mariachi band.

A three piece mariachi band entertained the wedding guest.

John and Pam contemplate their new adventure just before walking down the stairs to the waiting wedding party.

A sacred ceremony for a sacred love.

Man and Wife.

Brian, Kira, Pam, John, and Jonathan.

Holly Vernon, a member of the ECK Clergy and close personal friend, officiated the wedding.

Immediately after the wedding the wedding party and guests boarded a dinner boat which traveled around the San Antonio Riverwalk while everyone dined. The official honeymoon was spent at the La Mansion del Rio Hotel, in their honeymoon suite. The next day, John and Pam drove back to the condo in Bandera, TX. Over the week, they saw local sights, including Sea World of Texas and The Natural Bridge Caverns. A note from Pam: My favorite part of our trip, besides the wedding and night in the hotel, was the secret swim in the pool under the full moon, at 3 o'clock in the morning. ;) ;O