Hoosiers

We’re back from Indiana, exhausted and just brimming with happiness and gratitude. My beloved friends Teena and Matt were married on Saturday, and it was quite the family affair: Brian took the pictures, Sam was the flower boy/ring bearer/mascot and I officiated. It was such an honor to participate so intimately in their wedding day, such a privilege to observe their grace-filled relationship and such a joy to celebrate with them and their guests. Not to mention, delicious. We are overwhelmed with blessing.

Ahhh.

Brian took such lovely pictures; I can’t keep myself from sharing a few.

Here's a shot from the rehearsal dinner; Rachel and I took the opportunity to embarrass Teena and Matt a bit with a silly game.

Sam munched on a lemon.

In her continuing bid to be the Most Awesome Woman Ever, Teena made her own wedding cake. A small entourage accompanied her as she carried the cake to the reception site, but no one had the cajones to actually help carry it. Too much pressure!

Here's Sam before the wedding started.

We pinned the rings to his back so he wouldn't swallow them accidentally on purpose.

A shot from the ceremony.

The happy couple!

We went hiking the day after the wedding. Turns out Indiana is beautiful -- who knew?