Last August, Charles and Margarita became engaged during our vacation in Parksville. (She was brave enough to say "Yes!" after a week with us.) The first half of 2017 seemed to be focused on preparing for the big day, as well as Charles moving out at the same time. I seemed to have spent a lot of time at Homesense and Pier One finding fun finds for shower gifts or rehearsal dinner props, or shopping around for deals to outfit the family. (I now have many assorted melamine dishes if anyone needs to borrow any for their next summer function!) Working on detail work for the reception and a couple of small quilts filled up most of my creative hours which I enjoyed, as well as the photos for the reception. The week of the wedding was very busy but it all came together well, and we did enjoy the wedding and reception, as well as other gatherings very much. We have way too many photos so feel free to skim them.
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| Engagement photos in January 2017. |
Wednesday night was the rehearsal, so we enjoyed a dinner after at Scott's parents' home on such a lovely summer evening. Thank goodness for delivery from Memphis Blues Rib House, and Costco of course!
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| Nice to have the rehearsal two nights early. |
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| Our gracious hosts, Walter & Donalda. |
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| My Dad takes it all in. |
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| The bridal party. |
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| Enjoying it all coming together. |
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| I could not have pulled this off without help from Stewart & Charlene... thanks!! |
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| Kailey & Kellie. |
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| Rob, Kailey & Kieren. |
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| Margarita's grandparents came the farthest from Guatemala, here with her Mom Lorena. |
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Ann made vacation plans around the wedding to drive out
from Winnipeg. What event can we entice her with next summer? |
Thursday evening we enjoyed all the leftovers from the night before at a picnic in Surrey Bend Park near our home, hosting out-of-town and local family on the Johnson and Karpiuk sides. It was good to visit before the next day when things would be more scheduled, and we were thankful for the blessing of our extended family's presence and support. Margarita was able to have a quiet night with her family.
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| A fun evening with Karpiuks, Newshams, Heinrichs, Johnsons, Mays and Kozmas! |
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| My Mom with the newest second-cousin Aubrielle, and her sister Ede from Edmonton. |
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| Our last day with Charles at home. |
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| Sunglasses, Charles? There was no way to disguise who the groom was... |
Friday, the big day, came after much anticipation. I was incredibly blessed by my friend Darlene coming over to do Nora's hair, as well as hair for Ann's girls while I went off to enjoy some pampering of my own. :) So, I drove to the church on my own feeling so relaxed, wondering if I was allowed to feel this calm. ;) Charles was able to get ready on his own at this point.
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| Nora loves having Auntie Darlene do her nails. |
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| A fun cousin-bonding event. |
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| A day to feel like a princess... |
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| With the excited flower girl... |
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| James, supportive older brother. |
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| Lewis looking sharp. |
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Everything was so pretty. |
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| One of the few pictures of Thomas... |
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| Nora comes through. |
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| Overwhelmed by his bride... |
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| ... such a beautiful one! |
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| Wedding held at Royal Heights Baptist in North Delta. |
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| Proud grandparents. |
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| The youngest married Karpiuks! |
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| Rob's family |
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| Ann's family, minus Steve. Sadly, he had to stay in Winnipeg for work reasons. |
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| So happy to have my sister visiting. |
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| The Karpiuks, missing Doug's family unfortunately as we forgot to tell them to stay longer! |
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| The "Newsham" branch... |
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| The lovely Hernandez Family... Charles better start Spanish lessons! |
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| Now our family has eight! |
Photos of the bridal party and couple were taken in Pitt Meadows at the Meadow Gardens Golf Course prior to the reception. It was starting to get warmer out, but in retrospect the heat and haze from forest fires came the following week, so it was a beautiful day to get married.
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| Esther, Mikayla, Kyla, Margarita, Charles, Jonathan, James & Matt. |
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| They each married their best friend. |
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| They enjoy hiking but today?! :) |
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| Good thing Margarita is driving... |
During photos we hurried home so that Scott could put the finishing touches on the wedding as MC, find all the powerpoints and review our speeches. Nora enjoyed a break with her cousins and friend Anna at Grandma and Grandpa's house... thank you!!
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| Grandpa has the most interesting "toys". |
The reception was truly enjoyable, with delicious food, friends and family all around us, and so many special moments of laughter, reflection, gratitude and even tears. All the hard work truly came together for a memorable day to cherish always.
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| Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Charles Karpiuk |
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| Lewis, Kailey and Abby at the "Kids table". |
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| Nephew Aiden was very happy to be sitting right next to the "Candy Bar". |
Some people find the speeches part of the wedding boring, but I guess it's different when your children are the ones getting married. We loved hearing the toasts and watching the bridal couple enjoying themselves so much.
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| James was hilarious... |
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| Eduardo shared his wisdom. |
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| Taking it all to heart. |
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| The Karpiuk table. |
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| I may be biased, but Scott should become a professional Master of Ceremonies. |
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| I always laugh at his joke, so I suppose I am biased... |
The first dance, cutting of the cake, and the ever-popular "Shoe Game".
For a family who can't dance, we made the most of it and ended up having a wonderful time... especially given James' encouragement. His grandparents especially enjoyed his "cane" dance.
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| Fun times for cousins Nora and Izzy. |
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