The One with Boo's Wedding

Trish finished packing up their house and flew to Florida on Sunday, September 24. She spent the remainder of the week doing things like searching for a new dress and shoes befitting the mother-of-the-bride. In the end, she attended the wedding wearing a pair of more sensible dress shoes than the ones she purchased for the wedding. The plan was to change into her pretty shoes before the ceremony. Unfortunately, she got so caught up in her pre-wedding job of babysitting Nathan that she completely forgot to change shoes.

The outdoor wedding was held in a public park. Trish described the setting as beautiful, even if her shoes were sensible. The ceremony was held under a massive, spreading tree with gigantic limbs covered in hanging Spanish moss. It was the perfect place for a wedding with a rustic theme.

As the daughter of missionaries, Boo is no stranger to keeping costs down and she did a wonderful job of planning a beautiful budget wedding. Trish said the whole event was “very Boo”. Boo doesn’t like things that are overly fancy or expensive. The natural outdoor setting allowed her to be true to herself. The bridesmaids wore a pale shade of lilac and Boo wore a stunning dress, which was (as you would expect from Boo) the deal of the century.

The reception, which was held under a park pavilion, featured a barbecue dinner. Trish’s sister made the cake and the cake topper was an exquisite wood burning made by Boo. Trish’s sister seems to be the official cake maker for the Sowers offspring. She even flew to Honduras to make cakes for the weddings of Rachel and Russell.

The new Mr. and Mrs. are spending a very short honeymoon in North Carolina. Boo is just on a brief semester break from her nursing school classes. When they return home, she will immediately be jumping back into classes.

On the morning after the wedding, Allen and Trish headed to the Tampa airport. Due to some travel delays en route, they arrived in Concord New Hampshire at around midnight.

On Tuesday, they drove north from Concord to pick up the first batch of backpacks for the eastern portion of the backpack trip. Trish was thrilled to pass through an area outside of Concord where the fall foliage was putting on a show. She got to admire the scenery for an hour or so. When the backpacks were collected, they drove back to Concord to spend some time visiting with Allen’s family.

Allen’s dad is in a nursing home and suffers from Alzheimer’s. Still, it’s a blessing to be able to spend time together. Trish and Allen also got to visit with Allen’s brother and his wife and children. Trish believes that is the first time she has seen them since the family moved to Honduras.

Immediately following our Wednesday morning call, Allen and Trish were heading to a Boston suburb to pick up the next batch of backpacks. Then they will be heading to Maryland. The entire family is celebrating that it’s been three days since Boo’s wedding and Trish hasn’t been kidnapped. If you recall, she couldn’t say that three days after their last family wedding!

- posted by Christi