Beauty And The Beasts

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A detail of the beautiful bride. I'm told that the pearls have been in the family for ages. Below, the ring bearer and flower girl during the wedding ceremony. They apparently thought they had been invited to a fancy-dress wrestling match.

I've got a bit more KC stuff. The Thursday Arch Series will be back this week, and it's an unusual one. It hit me this morning that we're leaving for Seattle on Saturday. I thought I had another week.

Meanwhile, back in The Lou, the Cardinals played the Washington Nationals in the early phase  of the playoffs. Washington won 3-2 on Sunday but we gave 'em a good 12-4 thrashing yesterday. With an odd starting time of 3:37 in the afternoon, the light creeping across the field was strange.

We Are Family

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Snaps from my niece's wedding Saturday, all up and down my wife's family's side of the reception hall. The Kruse clan are the nicest people you could hope to meet. Contrary to some comedians, I like my in-laws. From top to bottom:

Steve, husband of niece Trisha, and their girls Mya and Payge.

Niece Lisa, Cedric and Jarred.

Nephew Tom and wife Jess.

Nephew Ryan, doing one of the things he likes best, with wife Amber.

Niece Julie, sister of the bride and matron of honor, waxes lyrical in her toast to the happy couple. The girls' father, Bill, audits from the background.

Why You Should Not Hire Me As Your Wedding Photographer

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Because you'll get an album full of stuff like this. Better off getting a photographer with less of a sense of irony.

Our niece Jaime was married yesterday in KC. A few samples from the reception.

Home tonight.