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Lori's Wedding Photos here!

15 years ago

Oh yeah, I'm so excited. I'm happy and proud and honored and just excited to be able to post these. Lori emailed me and told me she doesn't have a photobucket account any more and would I post her wedding pictures?

OMG, would I ever! She says these are "just" informal photos taken by family and friends and that she's looking at the professional proofs tonight, but I think she's absolutely gorgeous and the pictures are perfect.

Her big guys, stepsons Patrick and Brendan, walked her down the "aisle". There are pictures of all six of the "kids", plus the two older stepsons, and of course, beautiful Lori and handsome Seth.

She'll have to put names to the pictures, but this one I know:

The beautiful bride and handsome groom:

Six children, aren't they just gorgeous?

Plus Patrick and Brendan:

and finally, the whole family....

Congratulations, Lori and Seth. I'm so happy and excited that you found each other and I wish you nothing but joy and happiness in the years to come.

Annie

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diinohio
15 years ago
I love happy endings! Congratulations!

Di
jessyf
15 years ago
I'm going to cry. Congrats Lori! Much happiness to you and all yours!
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doucanoe
15 years ago
Oh what a beautiful bride and handsome groom! Heck, the whole family is gorgeous!

I am thrilled for you Lori! You deserve all the happiness in the world!

Linda
jojoco
15 years ago
Picture perfect! What a beautiful gang. Congrats to you Lori--you are beautiful!

Jo
wizardnm
15 years ago
Lori, I'm doing the Happy Dance for you!

Nancy
User
15 years ago
How touching that Brendan and Patrick walked you down the aisle. That brought me to tears.

Lori,you are one gorgeous bride.

I'm so happy for you and Seth and all your children.

Ann
vacuumfreak
15 years ago
That is great. Lori, you deserve some happiness, and I am happy for you. You look so elegant!
spacific
15 years ago
The pictures are wonderful. May you both have a lifetime of love and happiness.

Ann
lindac
15 years ago
Oh my!! How fabulous!!....all of you are so very lucky after some very bad luck....
Great bunch of beautiful people!
Waiting to hear the play by play from the bride!
lsr2002
15 years ago
Congratulations to all of you!

I'm smiling and crying at the same time. I wish you every joy that life has for you together.

Lee
centralcacyclist
15 years ago
Everyone is beautiful!
caliloo
15 years ago
Just gorgeous!

Alexa
rob333 (zone 7b)
15 years ago
Gonna cry Jessy? I can't stop! It's just wonderful. Everyone looks happy and it's wonderful. Great thing for some really great people. I'm really happy for you and your gang Lori and Seth!
dedtired
15 years ago
Sniffle, sniffle. I am so happy for the entire Lori-Seth family. I love happy endings -- and beginnings!
lori316
15 years ago
Thank you, everybody :) Thank you, Annie, for posting.

We were married on September 4 in a 300 year old barn. It was such a unique setting, but we wanted to say "simple." We wanted the kids to know that we didn't need a big fancy place to express our love. After all we had all been through, that's what it was about - love. It was very romantic.

Everybody gathered in the barn, and Seth walked in and separated the crowd, making an aisle. There were about 100 people there (much, much bigger than we originally planned), and we had about 30 chairs. The rest stood. The kids walked in two at a time, one of mine with one of his, arm in arm. After all six had gone in, My stepsons escorted me in. It was something that I really wanted, but I was worried they would be upset about "giving me away." They were both very happy to do it, honored they said. I was honored. Such good men. Bob's brother was there, and his sister flew in from Delaware to be there. Totally amazing they would do that for me. What good, good people.

So, in the picture with the six kids, it's Brian, Connor, then Seth's oldest daughter, then Mackenzie, followed by his two youngest. In the picture with the 8 kids, Brendan is on the left; Patrick on the right. You can see a bit of Brendan's scar if you look at his hairline. It encircles the entire right side of his head.

I think Bob's entire family was genuinely happy for me. It made the day that much more special.

So now we're home, back to reality. We are building a house that will be ready in about a month, so we're living separately during the school week so neither one of us has to move twice. It's chaotic living in two different places. It's not easy. Five kids will be living under the roof, with Brian already off to college. The kids go to four different schools and mornings are insane! I go back to work on Monday, so it will only be worse. lol

We are going to try to coordinate it so we all move in at the same time, so we don't give the impression it's "my house" more than "their" house, with either family. Seth has sold his home already and is renting it off the buyers (a friend). Mine isn't even on the market yet. I'm a little nervous with the way things have crashed around here. It will be hard to move. This is where all my kids grew up. I've been out of work this week starting to pack/organize and it's overwhelming. I finally went into Bob's closet and that was tough. It will get done soon, though. It has to!

I am looking forward to making our new house a home.

So that's the update and the details of the wedding. Happiness is good! :)
obxgina
15 years ago
Oh Lori, what a beautiful story, what a beautiful family! I'm so happy for you and may you have true happiness and love always!
Gina
Terri_PacNW
15 years ago
Congrats and you look just stunning!

Tears of happiness for you too!
cookingrvc
15 years ago
Beautiful...everything.
All the best to you and your fantastic family.

Sue
claire_de_luna
15 years ago
Lori, I'm touched to see the happiness on everyone's face! What a beautiful family; it's lovely to see. Congratulations, and may you all have many happy years together.
BeverlyAL
15 years ago
Lori, I'm so happy for you and it looks like the two families have melded well together. Good luck on selling your house and the all of you finally getting to live under one roof.
dirtundermyfingers
15 years ago
I am so excited for you. What a wonderful family and I am so happy, your pics gave me shivers and big smiles.

Stacie
Gina_W
15 years ago
The pictures say it all. What a wonderful day it must have been, and a start of a wonderful life for you and Seth. Sniffle...
User
15 years ago
Lori, I cannot even begin to express how happy I am for you. The wedding sounds enchanting and the groom...oh my! LOL

Good luck and happy life to you all!

Sharon
jude31
15 years ago
How perfectly lovely, and what a handsome family. Best wishes to you, Lori and Seth, for a long and happy marriage.

jude
sheshebop
15 years ago
I cried at the pictures. You were a gorgeous bride, and everybody looks so happy for you. You are an inspiration, and I bet everybody on this forum feels like they were a part of all this. AND...the groom is very, very handsome. Congratulations Lori, you deserve this happiness.
Sherry
compumom
15 years ago
Sniff, sniff it's so touching-- the love you share with Patrick and Brendan, Bob's siblings and now including Seth and family in your circle too. You're one special lady and it says so much about you that you have their support.

The photos are glorious and you have a beautiful, blended family to share.

Wishing you and Seth all of the happiness in the world with only sunny times ahead!
Ellen
Bizzo
15 years ago
Incredibly Awesome! Thank you so much, Lori, for sharing them with us!!!
cloudy_christine
15 years ago
Oh, Lori, what a beautiful bride you are! I'm so glad to see you this happy! Thanks for telling us about the wedding, especially about Brendan and Patrick giving you away. So good to see how well Brendan recovered from his injuries.
denise8101214
15 years ago
Lori, Congratulations!!!

You two have a happy, beautiful, happy family. Enjoy!
sally2_gw
15 years ago
Congratulations, Lori! What a beautiful family and wedding. I'm very happy for you.

Sally
riverrat1
15 years ago
Smiling and crying...Lori, you are a beautiful Bride! What a wonderful life you have made for yourself! I'm so happy for you!
canarybird01
15 years ago
What a wonderful wedding and beautiful beginning to your new life Lori.

Congratulations to you all. The photos tell it all.

Best Wishes...

SharonCb
mustangs81
15 years ago
Lori, It looks like a fairy tale with you as the princess. Best wishes to you and your "DH".

Cathy
trixietx
15 years ago
Congratulations! I am so happy for you, DH and the children.

Yes, the pictures tell it all!
bunnyman
15 years ago
As you know I have very strong feelings of affection for you... friendly type feeling that is. I miss our e-mail swaps! Feel free to drop me a chat mail anytime. I'm delighted to see you found someone special... he looks like a great guy. I regretted that we live so far apart as I would have loved to have met you when you were single.

Hope life brings you and your family the comfort and security you all deserve. I was in particular touched that Bob's family still considers you one of them!... good family is forever.

love you much!... take care of yourself first so you have the strength to keep up with that large group.

: )
lyra
blueiris24
15 years ago
I haven't been on here as much as I had been in the past, so I didn't even know Lori was engaged! Beautiful wedding, I'm so very happy for you and the kids!

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