Schinag-O-Blog: Going to the Chapel!

My sister, Allyson, got married to the most wonderful guy, Kevin. The wedding was absolutely perfect: intimate and personal. Allow me to share!

The wedding was in Prescott, AZ, which is up in the Yavapai Mountains. That means that it was sunny and beautiful, but a lovely temperature of mid-70s, rather than the living hell that is Phoenix.

The chapel Ally and Kevin chose was very small and historic, and overlooked a lake where they fish. It's called Chapel of the Valley, and the lake is -- surprise! -- Fain Lake.

Ally and Kevin met thanks to Superman. At the time, Kevin worked at Circle K. Ally went in to buy some sort of pink doughnuts that she likes. As she handed Kevin the money, he saw the Superman tattoo on the inside of her wrist. He immediately showed her the Superman tattoo on his arm, and true love was born!

Here, a wedding gift from family friends Barbara and Richard.

As a result, my Dad and Allyson walked down the aisle to the Superman theme song. As maid-of-honor, this gave me a lot of responsibility. I had to walk down the aisle and get in place just in time for Ally and Dad to appear at the crescendo. Luckily, I played my part well!

After the wedding, my Mom and sister had planned a little picnic of appetizers down at the lake while Ally, Kevin, the wedding party and parents got all of the wedding photos taken. This was a brilliant idea! No cranky guests due to starvation!

Here are a few of the candid photos that were taken by wedding guests. (The official photos haven't arrived yet.)

First, in tribute to the Superman theme…

At Ally's feet is the best man, David. Kevin is the one being assaulted by the veil. It was a very windy day. Ally's veil had a life of its own. It should have its own Facebook page, like Angelina's leg or something.

The mother photo! My Mom is on the far right, and Kevin's two Moms are on the left.