The Chen Ten (Expires June 2019)

The Wedding -- Party

Ceremony (and nerves) over!  Time to hang with friends and eat.

Appetizers!!!  Thanks much to Kendra and Brian!

The Wedding -- Ceremony

So after photos....the guests went around back (to the song Everyone's Gay) and we prepared for our entrance around the side.

Ugh, this pictures confirms that I walk like an old man....

We marched into one of the movements from Vivaldi's Four Seasons. 

Our officiant, Eleni, awaited us at the end of the march down the (quite short) aisle.

Dad can't resist taking photos!

Marlene's words of inspiration!

Eleni's amazing speech of introduction as well as her description of her relationship to us and how she realized that Onions was going to be "the one."

My words...I had notes, but totally improvised it.  Not sure I could recreate the exact words, but surely the sentiment.

The ring exchange.....

...and the kiss!

MARRIED!!!

The Wedding -- Guests

August 1st, 2015 at 1800

Zhang Laoshi a colleague of mine from SYA China!

Vickie and Geoff

Dean

ECG (the officiant) and KMJ (the caterer)

Heidi (the wedding planner) and Sharon

Mr. P-C (another colleague from SYA China who came from Hawaii) and Zhang Laoshi

The Chen family has grown from 4 to 6 in a mere six weeks!

The MVP's Ian and Zach, Heidi's boys.

The SYA crew with Lily (a student from my first year in Beijing)

Shahana S. (my HRS "work spouse" and much more)

The Gray Family

Hans and Teresa

The Peiper Family

Brian B.

David C.

Sharon and Jim (the official photographer)

After photos....it's onto the ceremony!