Happy Anniversary!

July 10th was supposed to be a nice, sunny day. My mother had assured me that she had checked with the weather office and it would be sunny all day. I woke up to rain and thunderstorms. All day I was distraught. It just could not rain. By sunset, it was beautiful.

My dress came from Sanger Harris. My sister picked it out from a Bride's magazine and that is what she wore her wedding day. Jill, John's wife, also wore the dress on her wedding day. My sister wore a veil but I wanted to make the dress just a little different for my wedding so I chose the hat.

We had wonderful music and I heard that all of our friends stayed very late after Gary and I left. For years I had an 8-track tape of our music; however, where it is I don't have a clue. I even heard that someone (Jamie? Paul? Ricky? Curtis?) spiked the lemonade champagne fountain and they probably had more fun than Gary or I did! Just kidding! Gary just told me it was Ricky who spiked the fountain. I heard that all the young people stayed at the champagne fountain after Ricky seasoned it! We had a beautiful silver champagne fountain and the flowers were so beautiful, I still remember them today.

My mother did all the planning. At first I was involved in it but it just kept getting more and more complicated. I think she did a wonderful job!

The silver wine glasses came from Mother and she had Gary's name engraved on one and mine on the other.

Gary - Notice his long hair! He never allowed his sons to have hair that long.


Betsy


Sancy, John, Betsy, and Mother


Gary and Betsy with Gary's Parents


Betsy with Tomama and Todaddy (Betsy's grandparents)


Betsy and Mother. I was getting ready to leave with my husband for our honeymoon. I think I called Mother every day while I was gone.


Sancy, maid of honor, and Jamie, best man


Gary and Betsy and the Wedding Party


Bridesmaids Carol, Laura, Betsy, Carolyn, Sancy


Groomsmen Paul, Jamie, Gary, Jim, Ricky


Gary and Jamie


Gary and the Brides Maids


Betsy and the Groomsmen


Gary and Betsy with the Wine Glasses


Gary and Betsy with Groom's Cake


The Wedding Cake


Servers


Betsy Getting Ready to Leave for Honeymoon




Leaving in the Car for the Honeymoon (Padre Island and Mexico)