Tony and Christen's wedding

This weekend I had the joyful experience of being part of the marriage of Anthony John Bordenkircher to Christen Joelle Conner. They are well on their way to Belize at the moment, and their wedding was beautiful. They met at Hope and have been dating for four years (Tony went to New Zeeland, Christen went Greece and Africa, and they broke up for a bit in there too). Their wedding seemed natural, as if it were the next step in their relationship. They know each other so well and love each other dearly. Both sets of parents were tremendously supportive and excited to see them marry. Truly, a beautiful day.


One of the elements Tony and Christen included to make their wedding personal to them was to make wedding favors out of recycled paper and daisy seeds! It was all part of their wedding theme of new beginnings. On the favors, they encouraged guests to plant their paper and start a "new beginning of your own". They also had the guys wearing a baby pink color for their tux vests. My personal favorite might have been the banner they had at the end of the receiving line after the reception. Instead of running through a finish line, they ran through a starting line of their marriage and into the car for their honeymoon. What a joyful celebration! Brian DePotty was a great MC/DJ for the wedding, using neat dances such as the snowball and two-line dances to get people up and participating. I wished Sarah was there, but there were some great guys to keep me company.

On a side note, I caught the garter belt! I had managed to snag the one at John and Kelly Hile's wedding two summers ago, so I'm hoping that this one does the trick. =)