The Ceremony

I was trying very hard not to cry, says Cheri, remembering the ceremony. The interior of Southside Baptist Church in historic San Marco packs quite a visual punch, but has no center aisle. I came down the left-hand aisle, and since T.R. wasn’t dead center, I couldn’t make eye contact with him, remembers Cheri. I couldn’t really see him until I was right up front, and when I did, my heart just skipped a beat. A family friend sang formal wedding music throughout the sermon, performed by Pastor Mark Wilbanks. Several guests felt as though he was speaking directly to them, says Cheri. He stressed the importance of community and family, urging them to be custodians of our marriage, to be there for us and provide support. Afterward, when the newlyweds emerged from the church, their guests met them with a shower of soap bubbles.