The Ceremony

The ceremony took place at a riverside gazebo near The Lansing Center, where the couple recited vows they’d written themselves. Chad did a wonderful job with his; I don't think that there was a dry eye in the house, Lesley remembers. Lesley's father had passed away three days before the wedding, and the ceremony was a particularly emotionally charged moment for the couple as well as for their families. But, as Lesley puts it, the sadness of her father’s passing was an excellent reminder to keep it all in perspective. Even when a biker rode by and waved right behind us during the ceremony, we were able to laugh, she says.