Picket Fences! Part 37
You are invited to the wedding of Shannan Alan and Jonathan Henry!
Over at Buford Falls Church the wedding ceremony is about to begin.
"Welcome family, friends and loved ones. We are gathered here today to celebrate the wedding of Jonathan Henry and Shannan Alan!", said Rev. Joseph Woods.
Ryan Carlson and Kevin Anderson, best friends of the groom were seated together.
Sarah Abbott and Regan Tyler, a friend and a co-worker of the bride had come together.
Noah Alan, second cousin of the bride was seated with Joyce Evans, a neighbor and family friend.
Nurse Jane Brian and her husband Doctor Thomas Brian, friends of the bride were seated together.
Jonathan stood at the alter with his best man Rhys Sawyer awaiting his bride.
Maid of Honor Claudia Alan, cousin of the bride entered the church and walked down the asile to the alter. She was wearing a floor length aqua blue gown trimmed in lace.
The bride entered the church, wearing a floor length white gown trimmed in lace and a walz length white veil.
And made her way down the aisle . . .
To join her groom under the wedding arch. Then the pastor began the ceremony . . .
"Jonathan and Shannan, you have come here today to enter into a bond of marriage. I ask that you remember, as with any aspect of life, marriage is a journey, it has its ups and downs, its trials and its triumphs. You will not only be joined by the love you share, but also by your hopes, your dreams and by your promise to remain together through time as husband and wife", said the pastor.
"Jonathan, do you promise to love, honor, cherish and respect Shannan, to encourage her and stand by her for the rest of your life, and be her best friend forever and from this day forward, your heart will be her home? ", he asked.
"I do", said Jonathan.
"Shannan, do you promise to love honor, cherish and respect Jonathan, to encourage him and stand by him for the rest of your life, and be his best friend forever and from this day forward, your heart will be his home??", the pastor asked.
"I do", said Shannan.
Shannan held up a plain gold wedding band . . .
As she placed it on Jonathan's finger she said "With this ring I promise you my honesty, my trust and my love forever."
Jonathan held up a matching wedding band . . .
And as he placed it on Shannan's finger he said "With this ring I promise you my honesty, my trust and my love forever."
'You have made your vows and promises to each other. From this moment forth, always look to your fortune and remember what you can create together. Remember, that at last, your lonely days are over. By the power of your love and the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife", he said.
"Jonathan, you may kiss your bride!"
"Family and friends, I introduce to you for the first time Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Henry!"
A reception was held following the ceremony in the church social hall . . . 
Jonathan cut the first slice of wedding cake . . .
Then thought to himself "Should I?"
Then shoved it into Shannan's mouth!
She smiled good naturedly at his joke.
"I'm sorry sweetheart", he said.
Then gave her a romantic kiss.
Rhys proposed the first toast to the newlyweds . . .
"I don't think I'll ever understand why, but I wish you both much happiness in your marriage."
And they joined in the toast.
Ryan, Kevin, Dr. Brian and Nurse Jane joined in.
Rev. Woods and Joyce joined in.
Regan and Claudia also joined in.
"Thank you buddy", said Jonathan, giving Rhys a friendly hug.
Rev. Woods proposed a toast to the newlyweds . . .
"May your union be blessed with beautiful, healthy childern."
"I'll second that!", said Jonathan.
Claudia, Rhys, Ryan and Kevin joined in.
Nurse Jane and Dr. Brian also joined in the toast.
Some candid shots from the reception follows:
When the reception was at an end . . .
Jonathan and Shannan came out of the reception hall . . .
And they got in his car.
The newlyweds headed for Jonathan's houseboat to start their life together.
To be continued . . .
Subject: Picket Fences! Part 37 
Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:30 am
to Shannan and Jonathan!
with the pictures and how you wrote about the wedding together. Looking forward to the next part. Lilly 
Thank you once again for reading and for your nice comments. And yes, the jealously showed in Kevin when Rhys kissed Claudia, but surprisingly, it didn't seem to affect Ryan. Can Sims get use to seeing their parents with other partners and accept it after awhle? 
Their wedding turned out perfect. I was at a wedding once where during the reception the wife shoved the cake into her new husbands face and boy did he get mad. SO mad in fact that they got into a huge argument and the police even showed up. Not sure who called them. Their first day of wedded bliss got off to a bumpy start.
Missy! Doing some catching up on your fabulous, "Picket Fences". I just 
this story. Think more than the other ones. You do such and awesome job on your stories Daisy. GJ! That toast that Rys gave was wierd. As if he didn't really want them to marry. I could be reading something into what's not really there. 