- franklin p. jones
this weekend was a whirlwind but a wonderful one. bonnie and marty's big day finally arrived. they officially tied the knot this past saturday, april 24th. this quote reminds me of their engagement announcement. do remember it from this post. it's SO them and i think it sums up what life is all about - loving and being loved.
the wedding was held at the coronado cays yacht club and it was the first time there for both c and i. was a beautiful place - tucked away on the quaint coronado and right on the water. it all was perfect - the weather (mid 70s), the locale and this love crazy couple.
i don't know what the total guest count was, but it seemed half were the 'pb group' and the other half the bride and groom's families. it was like a reunion of friends - even friends who had moved away flew in for the occasion so that made the night even more fun. before the 'party' started, there was a beautiful and brief ceremony outside on a grassy knoll overlooking the water. bonnie's sister renee was the officiant and she shared the story of how bonnie met marty - through our group on the dance floor of teo leos during our swing dance craze back in the late 90s. we all met bonnie then and fell in love with her as she started falling for marty who she told her sister, was the best dancer in the group.
later that night, marty was able to show off his dancing skills as the dave petrone quartet entertained us. this band is amazing!! the dance floor was never empty and the dancing i must say, was damn good! during a break, the singer (dave) came up to a small group of us and invited us to his 'invite only' speak easy club downtown. i'm thinking he was just as impressed with the moves of some in our group as i was. marty, along with other guys in our group, still had the moves! i think they had done a little practicing before the wedding because they were alot of fun to watch. i got out there on the dance floor too with my buddy jeff. fortunately, he was a strong lead so i didn't make a complete fool of myself (only a little). *grin* oh what a night!!
we all left with smiles on our faces and so happy to have shared something special with our dear friends. i'm excited for them in their new journey together as a married couple.
congratulations mr. and mrs. schmid! BIG hugs!
a few pixs snapped during the evening.
the photo booth was a hit. we entertained ourselves here often throughout the evening.
