Wedding Weekend #2 With Family

**GUEST BLOGGER**

 ~ Eric Hendrickson ~ (my husband)

Wedding #2 of 3 in a row.  This wedding was for my cousin, Joseph.

The wedding was in Concordia, Missouri on Joe's land.

No offense to the those whose wedding I have attended in the past and to my wife, but this was the most beautiful wedding ceremony I have ever witnessed. 

What made this ceremony so beautiful was that Jesus Christ was the focus.  The Gospel was presented and a Biblical understanding of marriage was clearly given.  The love for Jesus and for each other was clearly evident by the couple and the wedding party.  The fact that it was on a beautiful day and in a quaint meadow on the couple's land made it that much more special.  God bless your marriage Joe and Erica.

Keith Urban led the ceremony, at least that is what Stacee thought.  He was Spirit led and his love for the couple was heart-touching.

Above, the Schroeder family welcoming the new member of their family, Erica.

Above, are the kids and I before crossing the bridge built by my Uncle Jon over the creek, as we were leaving the ceremony.

Phoebe loves yellow and cupcakes.  I love my Grandma.

Many, but not all, of Grandma's grandkids and great grand kids.  Pictured above - top left to right:  Daniel, Patrick, Dorothy (grandma), Anne, Eden, Eric, Silas.  Bottom left to right: Harlee, Sarah, Phoebe, Eli, and Archer.

We had dinner after the ceremony.  My cousin Ken, one of Joe's brothers, had decorated the area by stringing lights above.  Nice work.  You can see Joe's house in the background. 

The guys playing spades.  (Ken, Daniel, Tony, Jon, myself - Eric, and Patrick) With Ken (gray shirt) being in Florida, Uncle Tony (White short sleeve, collared shirt) in St. John/Virgin Islands, and Patrick (red shirt) in Pennsylvania, we don't get to see each other much.  It was great to see you guys.  Love you.