Monday, November 23, 2009
Fiesta Videos
I have been experimenting with uploading videos from the Fiesta Fellowship to my Picasa web album so you can view them. With very limited space left in my web album, I was only able to upload four videos. Here is the link. I hope it works!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The Fiesta Fellowship!
The Friday night "Fiesta Fellowship" was definitely a highlight of the wedding weekend! Katelin and Nathan had dreamed up this event as an opportunity to connect with their out of town guests as well as close friends and family before their wedding day. They knew that with over 300 people expected for the wedding, time with guests at the reception would be very limited. The purpose of the fiesta was to enjoy a fun time in a casual setting with those who had made such an effort to be present for the big event.
The evening started off with volleyball and outdoor play at our neighborhood community center, followed by a delicious dinner of chili, chips, and cookies! After dinner, a Family Talent Show took place with the theme being - what else? - Katelin and Nathan's marriage! We had about 16 "acts" for the show and it was a riot! I loved seeing the creativity of the various families present shine forth! We had poems, skits, and songs - some serious, some hilarious. It was a night full of laughter for sure!
Mema and Papa sample the salsa. :-) 
My adorable cousin, Madison, enjoying the playground swing. 
Having a ball playing volleyball. Eventually, there were so many players, they had a Round Robin competition going with different groups rotating in to take the court every time the ball hit the ground. It was crazy! 
My Arkansas cousins - Katherine, James, and Megan.
Dinner is served!
Friends enjoying fellowship together!
Madison and her mama.
The Rebsch and Day families are introduced.
Katelin and Nathan tell their love story.
130 dear friends and family gathered to celebrate with us!
The Talent Show is underway! This is the Bridges family from Dallas sharing a delightful song they wrote about "Kate and Nate." 
The Baumgartner family all the way from Nebraska performed a skit about the recipe for a successful marriage. 
These two little guys sang a wedding version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." It was adorable!
The Loo family did a skit using Hannah's head and John's arms, showing Katelin preparing for her wedding day. :-)
Tara and Kelly performed the famous "Sister, Sister" song, posing as Katelin and Katrina. (Tara wore a brown wig just for the occasion!) Their act was actually a medley of songs from various musicals that they selected, choreographed, and even wrote customized words for to fit the event. It was amazing!
Katelin and Nathan look on with chuckles!
The 13-member Courter family from Tennessee blessed us all with a song in 5-part harmony about God's will. They really should record a CD. Their a capella music was absolutely glorious!
7 year old Gracie took the state and perfomed a beautiful solo piece also about God's will.
Another beautiful family harmony piece by the Pedersen clan from the Sacred Harp.
Mrs. Powell had us rolling with laughter as she recited her piece of prose called the "Pee Little Thrigs."
Tara, Kelly, and I wrapped up the talent show with the benediction blessing from Numbers 6, sung to the tune of Edelweiss. It was a song we used to sing to close out Maiden's Quest retreats. Katelin wanted it in her wedding, but when that didn't work out, we decided to sneak it into the talent show. 
Posing for the camera......No comment.
Fellowshipping into the night!P.S. If any of the above pictures are grainy or unclear, you can click on the photo to view a bigger version of it.
Photos courtesy of Hannah Coen and Katherine Dalby
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Let's Start at the Very Beginning...
Katelin's wedding was certainly the fairy tale wedding of her dreams! But such weddings don't come about with the flick of a magic wand except in story books. :-)
There were so many people who worked tirelessly to make this wedding possible; most of whom came into town early specifically to help with preparations. Our family certainly could not have taken on such an enormous event without the army of workers God supplied. We are so grateful for each of you who helped!
Here are some snapshots taken the week before the wedding. They only capture a fraction of the work being tackled by so many!
Kelsie Steele prepares name tags for the upcoming Fiesta Fellowship.
Cindy Powell (Kelsie's mom) slices English muffins for one of the many meals we served our army.
Mom shows off her muscles in the middle of doing dishes.
Brittany Buchman (now Brittany Wyatt!) trims the girls' hair before a practice-run of hair-dos.
Nice and even. :-)
Allie Buchman practices a style on Julie's hair.
Nathan works on the slideshow for the reception.
The Coen girls and Laura and Joshua Day make tissue paper flowers for decorations at the Fiesta Fellowship.
Later, this same crew works on wrapping/decorating cans that will be used as noise-makers with which to send the bride and groom off!
Mrs. Powell made a fabric covering for a glaring white screen on the wall of the church that needed to fade into the background.
Leah Coen makes dip for the reception!
Mrs. Day works on hundreds of chocolate-chip cookies for the Fiesta Fellowship. Yum!
Helping to man the kitchen (and taste the cookies too!).
Top secret projects going on in the other room!
Decorations at the church begin to take shape!
Hannah Coen cheerfully cleaning bathrooms at the church!
A happy bride-to-be vacuuming with a smile!
Sarah Coen and Laura Day - two peas in a pod!
Nathan goes over technical preparations for the slide show at the reception.
Mom covers the "Roman Era" decor in the church with that which is a bit more "wedding-ish." :-)
Time for lunch! Thank you Loo Family for providing it!
Now that is an impressive picture. My dad is tying satin chair covers!
Mr. Day, on the other hand, looks a little lost. :-)
The arch goes up!
Hurray for all the help!
There were so many people who worked tirelessly to make this wedding possible; most of whom came into town early specifically to help with preparations. Our family certainly could not have taken on such an enormous event without the army of workers God supplied. We are so grateful for each of you who helped!
Here are some snapshots taken the week before the wedding. They only capture a fraction of the work being tackled by so many!
Kelsie Steele prepares name tags for the upcoming Fiesta Fellowship.
Cindy Powell (Kelsie's mom) slices English muffins for one of the many meals we served our army.
Mom shows off her muscles in the middle of doing dishes.
Brittany Buchman (now Brittany Wyatt!) trims the girls' hair before a practice-run of hair-dos.
Nice and even. :-)
Allie Buchman practices a style on Julie's hair.
Nathan works on the slideshow for the reception.
The Coen girls and Laura and Joshua Day make tissue paper flowers for decorations at the Fiesta Fellowship.
Later, this same crew works on wrapping/decorating cans that will be used as noise-makers with which to send the bride and groom off!
Mrs. Powell made a fabric covering for a glaring white screen on the wall of the church that needed to fade into the background.
Leah Coen makes dip for the reception!
Mrs. Day works on hundreds of chocolate-chip cookies for the Fiesta Fellowship. Yum!
Helping to man the kitchen (and taste the cookies too!).
Top secret projects going on in the other room!
Decorations at the church begin to take shape!
Hannah Coen cheerfully cleaning bathrooms at the church!
A happy bride-to-be vacuuming with a smile!
Sarah Coen and Laura Day - two peas in a pod!
Nathan goes over technical preparations for the slide show at the reception.
Mom covers the "Roman Era" decor in the church with that which is a bit more "wedding-ish." :-)
Time for lunch! Thank you Loo Family for providing it!
Now that is an impressive picture. My dad is tying satin chair covers!
Mr. Day, on the other hand, looks a little lost. :-)
The arch goes up!
Hurray for all the help!More Wedding Photos
Many thanks to Kelly and Tara Riddell over at "Daughters of Vision" for their lovely post of pictures from the wedding. Check them out here!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Thank you!
Thank you to all of you who prayed for me and my family this past week with the sickness we faced. Your sweet comments greatly brightened my days in bed!
The total count of all who ended up succumbing to the stomach bug turned out to be 21 people. That was one ruthless bug! Not even the bride escaped. :( Katelin got the bug Sunday night and Nathan's commitment to her "in sickness and in health" was quickly put to the test. I hear he passed with flying colors. :-) Thankfully, her bout with the bug passed within 24 hours and they were able to enjoy the rest of their honeymoon tremendously.
Despite the sickness that made such a sweeping pass in our midst, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for my mom and me. It forced us to rest, which was something we desperately needed. With a house in disarray and a thousand items from the wedding weekend needing to be sorted through and put away, I don't think we would have gotten much rest had we not been forced to our beds by a bug!
Since recovering, I have hit the ground running with my job at the pregnancy center, Bible study at American Chinese Fellowship, another wedding for a dear friend yesterday, my grandmother's birthday last night, and a big day today with visiting missionaries. In between church services, Katelin and Nathan came over to open all their wedding gifts, so as you can see, my life has been packed to the brim!
I have not forgotten about sharing the rest of the details from the wedding weekend; I just haven't had a spare moment to do so! Hopefully, soon I will get more pictures from the many photographers who were present at the big event. In the meanwhile, I hope you enjoy the snapshots from the previous post.
God's blessing on your all for a wonderful week!
The total count of all who ended up succumbing to the stomach bug turned out to be 21 people. That was one ruthless bug! Not even the bride escaped. :( Katelin got the bug Sunday night and Nathan's commitment to her "in sickness and in health" was quickly put to the test. I hear he passed with flying colors. :-) Thankfully, her bout with the bug passed within 24 hours and they were able to enjoy the rest of their honeymoon tremendously.
Despite the sickness that made such a sweeping pass in our midst, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for my mom and me. It forced us to rest, which was something we desperately needed. With a house in disarray and a thousand items from the wedding weekend needing to be sorted through and put away, I don't think we would have gotten much rest had we not been forced to our beds by a bug!
Since recovering, I have hit the ground running with my job at the pregnancy center, Bible study at American Chinese Fellowship, another wedding for a dear friend yesterday, my grandmother's birthday last night, and a big day today with visiting missionaries. In between church services, Katelin and Nathan came over to open all their wedding gifts, so as you can see, my life has been packed to the brim!
I have not forgotten about sharing the rest of the details from the wedding weekend; I just haven't had a spare moment to do so! Hopefully, soon I will get more pictures from the many photographers who were present at the big event. In the meanwhile, I hope you enjoy the snapshots from the previous post.
God's blessing on your all for a wonderful week!
Smiles to Share
Getting ready to belong to her beloved.
A mother-daughter moment.
The Wedding Party: Julie Day, Hannah Day, Laura Day, Kelsie Steele, Katrina Rebsch, Joshua Steele, Justin Day, Joshua Day, Matthew Day, Joseph Day.
A quick moment with my beautiful sister.
The Happy Couple!Photos courtesy of Hannah Coen and Katherine Dalby
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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