Jen and Ben get married July 12, 2008! (Part VI)

The wedding reception was held in adjoining rooms upstairs in the Restaurant du Vieux Port. Jen and Ben did it all: they planned the delicious buffet dinner, chose the green and white decorations (fresh herbs in white pots, lots of votive candles and the wedding bouquests and arrangements), hired the DJ, picked out the cake, and from the pictures, it looks like they had a fabulous time! It truly was an evening to remember!
















Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Seamone arriving after pictures taken in the Old Port
















The happy couple at the head table...something Luke said was pretty funny!















Tanya and Luke...Best Man's speech















Toast from the Father of the Bride (in a UNB hat)















Cutting the cake...note the purple and white Sonja orchids flown in from Malaysia thanks to Noor at the wet market!




















The first dance: "Safe and Sound" by Hawksley Workman















Dance with Dad to "Cinderella" by Stephen Curtis Chapman















Laura Lee and Ben dancing to "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban















Chris, Steve, Kathie and Pat















Any family resemblance here? Terry, Greg, Uncle Donnie, Peter and Pat















A closer look...the bald gene comes from the mother's side!















Jen with cousins Trevor, Katie, Melanie and Auntie Eleanor; Steph talking to Mary















The UNB gang...what a wild bunch! Those were the days!
















Jen and Ben taking their leave...still looking radiant! Good job guys! We love you!

That's it...jumpa lagi!

P.S. The newlyweds are living in Montreal in a ground floor duplex in NDG. Jen is working as an Anglican Chaplain in the ER Dept. of the Children's Hospital and Ben is studying at Carleton University in Ottawa, beginning his PhD in Math! They are "some" busy, as they say in N.B.!

Jen and Ben get married July 12, 2008! (Part V)

After the ceremony, the two wedding co-ordinators served lemonade on the lawn as we held a receiving line, greeting our guests from near and far. Pictures were taken afterwards against the pretty stone wall of the Church, then the newlyweds headed to the Old Port to have some excellent walkabout pictures taken. These can be seen on their Flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/ You need to "sign in" with benjenwedding@yahoo.com and the password "Wedding" (capital "W").




















Jen and Steph, looking cool!


















The Clergy: Rev. Stephen, Rev. Karen, Ben, Rev. Jen and Rev. Joel















Getting set up...Jen and Steph with Alicia and Steve looking on















Big hugs for Shelley!
















And another thing, Brian...! You don't say!















There's just one more wedding to go in our family! Gary, Laura Lee, Kathie, Lori, Pat, Julie and Ben















Michaela, Denise, Brian




















Jen and Ben (my favourite picture...thanks C.D.!)















The wedding families: Pat, Kathie, Steph, Elly, Jen, Ben, Luke, Adam, Laura Lee and Gary















The wedding party: Steph, Elly, Jen, Ben, Luke and Adam















The Bourques' side: Steph, Pat, Jen, Ben and Kathie





















Happy sisters back-to-back! Steph and Jen





















Lou and Steph (yeah for stepping on a rock!)

















Jen and Ben with the Seamone family















Jen and Ben with godparents: Stuart with Kathie, Denise, Chris and Steve with Jen















Jen and Elly smelling the flowers















OK y'all...we're outta here now! See you at the reception...



One more wedding blog to come...jumpa lagi!

Jen and Ben get married July 12, 2008! (Part IV)

The Wedding ceremony was held at 3 p.m. at St. Mark's Church in Dorval, Quebec, where Jen had been interning under Rev. Karen Chalk while attending the Diocesan Theological College in Montreal. In the last blog, you saw us getting ready to leave the Auberge Bonaparte in Old Montreal in the stretch white limo with our driver, Lucien. It was 2:30 p.m. and with no traffic en route, we arrived just a tad too early to make "the grand entrance"...so we had Lucien drive us along Lakeshore Blvd. just about to Pointe Claire and back again! It was a good chance to sit back, relax and catch our breath!
















Ring bearer Adam and flower girl Elly enter the Church first. It was a big day for the two of them and it was Elly's 6th birthday! She carefully scattered silk rose petals along the aisle and took her role very seriously indeed! Well done both of you!
















Ben arriving with his parents Gary and Laura Lee















Maid of Honour, Steph, was next in line















Watching the entrance of the bride: Rev. Karen Chalk, Ben and his Best Man, his brother Luke, with Adam and Rev. Joel in the background















Jen looking radiant with her parents, Pat and Kathie















At the "end of the road", Jen gives Pat a hug















Signing the Register after the ceremony: Jen, Elly and Adam with Ben, Rev. Karen and Steph in the background















Pat and Kathie in the front pew beside Uncle Donnie, Aunts Monica and Alice
















Mr. and Mrs. Ben Seamone leaving the Church! Yippee!