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The Event

My younger brother, John, got married to his terrific fiancée, Rachelle this past weekend at a gorgeous venue of the Butte County Country Club. In attendance for our immediate family where John (the groom), Haiden (his son), me (Kevin Neal), my stunning wife Brandee and our eldest/wisest brother Mike. We all enjoyed a marvelous Wedding between two wonderful people and a coming together of two families. John and Rachelle, Brandee and I sincerely wish you the very best on your newly combined family. We look forward to many years of great times and fantastic memories.

As a starter let me please recap my memories of your fabulous day in the article below:

The Venue

There were roughly 200 people in attendance and the ceremony was held on the lawn of the Country Club just outside of the clubhouse under two large oak trees. All the logistics of the Wedding were clearly well-arranged and it was absolutely the perfect place for John and Rachelle’s special day because of the careful planning. In retrospect I’m in even more in awe of how they planned to keep 200+ people’s attention in one area for hours to participate in pre-ceremony activities, the ceremony itself, photos, dinner, dancing and after-party!

The Arrangements

Rachelle is a member of AIFD, or American Institute of Floral Designers, and has owned her own floral shop, Flowers by Rachelle, for many years. Therefore, as you can imagine, she is well-connected with a talented professional network of gifted friends that specialize in various areas of event presentation such as floral (obviously) but also lighting, sound and photography.

The Pre-Ceremony

The weather on the day of John and Rachelle’s wedding was absolutely perfect. It was about 75 degrees with a light breeze and sunny in Chico, California.

Before the actually ceremonies started, and as people arrived for the wedding, there was some time for the attendees to mingle and meet each other. It was absolutely amazing to participate in such a diverse group of people, who did not know each other previously, freely gather and have fun to celebrate John and Rachelle’s special day.

One thing that I must absolutely share is my extreme gratitude to Rachelle herself, Rachelle’s family and Rachelle’s friends for their great caring of John and my parents; Floyd and Sharen Neal. So many strangers came up to introduce themselves to Mom and Dad.

Rachelle made an extra special effort to include them on her special day. That is simple precious; thanks Rachelle. You made a lifetime wonderful memory for Mom and Dad.

 

The Ceremony

As excitement for the ceremony mounted and nearly everyone had arrived just before the 4:00pm start-time, there was a buzz among the attendees. Then, after years of courtship and months of preparation, it was time for John and Rachelle’s Wedding to begin. Everyone was asked to take their seats and The Ceremony began viagra tablets india. The music started and family members walked down the aisle of flower-pedals which was a subliminal theme (I think at least) for bringing two individuals together as a bigger family.

The Vows

Another very special moment was the wedding vows themselves. Both John and Rachelle read their vows to each other with a personal touch, sincerity and passion. This was clearly an emotional moment for both of them where their love for each other was never more evident. After John had read his vows to Rachelle, Travis, who is one of John’s best friends from college and his best-man for the Wedding, delivering the ring to place on Rachelle’s finger. Rachelle then recited her emotional vow to John and Haiden (John’s 7-year old son) delivered the ring for Rachelle to place on John’s finger. I like tadacip

 The Photos

After such a great Ceremony the only way to truly capture such essence is through photography. I am still collecting photos but there is a huge collection already of fantastic pictures. The few as ‘Mr. John & Rachelle Neal’ photos that I’ve seen from the photographers are stunning. I cannot wait to see the entire collection.

A fabulous future

Overall, the Wedding was an incredible success. It was beautiful, obviously, as you can see in all the photos in this blog post. Then all the positive social interaction between friends and family was so refreshing.

John, Rachelle and Haiden could not have established a more solid foundation for their future. I am so happy for my brother! John, you are a good person and deserve the best. And you have the best in Rachelle. Rachelle, please take care of my brother now, tomorrow and into the future.

But for now, forget all this long-term commitment junk and just go enjoy yourselves on your well-deserved honeymoon! I’m so happy for my brother’s happiness and I’m so grateful to gain the sister I’ve always wanted in Rachelle! Welcome to the family Rachelle, for better or worse, we are family — and I couldn’t be more proud to have you as my sister.

Love,

Kevin