Saturday, September 12, 2015

Sam & Leah's Wedding - Part II

Continued from the first post...


Well, Mr. And Mrs. Feller are now wed, so it's time to get the reception underway!

The decorations were fantastic, though I failed in large regard to capture the general atmosphere with my camera, but here are a few snapshots that should help clue you into the "feel."  



A tall man's "disaster waiting to happen."

It was probably a good thing that I didn't use hairspray!



Place me like a seal over your heart...


The bride and groom's glasses

...like a seal on your arm...



...for love is as strong as death...


...its jealousy unyielding as the grave...


 ...It burns like blazing fire...



It was a chilly fall day, so I spent most of the evening talking with friends around the campfire.



...like a mighty flame.


...Many waters cannot quench love...




...Nor will rivers overflow it.

- Song of Solomon 8:6-7a


Well, I apologize for taking a little detour through the Song of Solomon
- especially since the accompanying photos may not have been perfect "fits" -
but it came to mind with all of these photos of candles, flames, lanterns and campfires.


Friends talking around the campfire




Yay!  Another Solomon reference...



"Go, eat your bread with joy, 

And drink your wine* with a merry heart;"
-Eccl 9: 7

*Thumbs up for being a reformed baptist who understands that this isn't a reference to an non-alcoholic beverage. ;)





And so the long walk together begins!


“What marriage is for: 
It is a way for two spiritual friends to help each other on their journey 
to become the persons God designed them to be.” 

- Timothy Keller



The pie auction
and 
cutting the cake:


Well, Leah "struck" first...


...but revenge is sweet - especially when it comes to cake!


Sam & Leah's Wedding - Part I

September 12, 2015 - We're at the lovely Mays' farmhouse...


...the crowd is all gathered...


...and it's time for the wedding of Leah and Sam!


Oh, and first a thanks to Ashley for helping me get the lens cap off of my camera 
(which, if you remember where we left off, was still jammed during my visit to the exhibit on Nazi propaganda, and must've been initially jammed at Ashley's birthday party.)

All that to say, since I wasn't having to use my phone to take photos, this is the only selfie in this post - and actually the only selfie I took all day.  Aren't we glad...

...especially when there are so much cuter faces to be getting pics of:


Okay, now that you're caught up on the drama of my camera lens cap, let's move on to the ceremony:



Leading the grandparents to their seats




Parents of the groom


Heston escorting - wait...that's Wyatt...


And then the groom sees the bride coming


Mr. Mays gives Sam her hand


"Turn and face each other"




The bride and groom and their parents praying together...I love these snapshots...




For this reason a man shall leave his father...

... and his mother...



Unity sand


and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 


What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.


It's 12:01am, so I'm going to have to end this post with...

Continue to part II

Thursday, September 3, 2015

The Power of Nazi Progaganda

September 3, 2015 - I visited the "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda" exhibit at the history museum.  I brought my "nice" camera into the museum - but the lens cap must've jammed because I wasn't able to get it off!  However, I was able to get a few photos with my phone:



An early dramatic poster of Hitler's name and face conveyed the sense of strength and determination that Germany needed.


Photographs of Hitler practicing oratorical poses to produce a dramatic effect


A copy of Mein Kampf



I took part in the phone tour throughout the exhibit and received a couple phone calls and was texted some provoking questions about the Nazi's use of propaganda and its power today.


The Nazi Party was brilliant in how they employed the latest technology and art to sway public opinion:






The Hitler Youth




This table illustrates the laws in place used to track your genetic family tree to determine whether you were Arrayan enough to be a citizen of the third-reich and be permitted to marry.




Caricaturing the Jews as being the masterminds controlling the Allies


Jews were eventually forced to wear this star that said "Jew"

There were photos that someone took from their front yard of Jews wearing this star and being led to train cars where they were never heard from again.


The Nuremberg Trials