Amber + Jason: Wedding

This was one of those special weddings that pictures cannot completely capture. What I mean, is that the story and the emotion behind the day would fill volumes of albums, and would be made into a movie of love that would not be squashed by circumstances and hardships and waiting and distance.

Jason is Jodi's younger brother, and has been ever since he was born. (beware of humorous insights from the author) Amber hails from Canada, and the two of them met at Camp Deer Park in New York and began a long distance relationship after their time at camp was over. Well, since the events of 9/11 and related instances, crossing the border between the US and Canada has become a bit more complicated. To make a long story short, Amber and Jason were engaged a year ago with plans of a July wedding. Well, the paperwork between the two countries was not as excited about the wedding as they were, so the wedding was delayed until a few weeks ago when Amber's papers finally went through! We rejoiced with them and the wedding was planned in about 15 days. So, here they are...together at last!



Yes, this is our son Jackson not walking, but running the rings down the aisle. :)

True to an old Kalona tradition, Jason's brothers (and a certain brother-in-law) kidnapped the bride and held her for ransom. Jason had to walk around to the guests and collect money to be used on the honeymoon.