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My "baby" is getting married this weekend and since we are probably going to have a busy next few days I wanted to post this now. I am so proud of Ben and his new wife to be, Ashley. Just wanted to share with everyone here and tell you that at 3:00 on Saturday, think of us and toast one to the bride and groom! Here's a photo of the groom in his younger days... And here's a link to the Mother/Son dance we will share at the reception... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W75O-x2C3s
-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Wow! Congratulations Joe!!!! Best Wishes to you!
Jane, that pic of you is so cute!!!!!!!!! Look at you!!!!! You know, makes me think we should start a thread of pics posted of us when we were much younger! Wouldn't that be fun?
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Congratulations, may you, Ashley and family to be have a blessed, properous, and healthy marriage...
-------------------- aka:Cisco the "Traveling Millennium Sign Artist" http://www.franciscovargas.com Fresno, CA 93703 559 252-0935 "to live life, is to love life, a sign of no life, is a sign of no love"...Cisco 12'98 Posts: 3576 | From: Fresno, Ca, the great USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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When I saw the first photo I said, what a hot looking Bride... lol.... But hey I'm a guy! Congratulations! And yes the New Bride is Beautiful as well.
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SIGNS1st. Neil Butler Paradise, NF Posts: 6277 | From: St. John's NF Canada | Registered: Mar 1999
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Wow, Neil, THANKS! Your check is in the mail!
-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Mazl Tov! As they say in Jewish! congrats to you guys! Have a wonderful weekend and make sure you are right back to work on Monday...getting ready for us Dogs! WOOF!
-------------------- Judy Grossman JG Signs & Designs 226 W. Jackson St. Sonora, CA 95370 Posts: 207 | From: Sonora, CA, USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Congratulations Ben and Ashley! Hope your day was wodnerful!
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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Ok it is 10:00 and the reception should be pretty much all in a very bubbly mood about now.
Don't know how to shake Ben's hand and have a dance with the new bride on here yet, (took me long enough to just figure out how to post pics )
Enjoy a wonderful life together.
-------------------- Sam Staffan Mackinaw Art & Sign 721 S. Nokomis St. Mackinaw City, MI dstaffan@sbcglobal.net Posts: 1694 | From: Mackinaw City, MI | Registered: Mar 2004
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The wedding went really well, and the decorations were beautiful. The wedding party looked great, especially the guys(includung Bill) in thier tuxes with Converse high tops.
Ben and Ashley are both great people, and make a beautiful couple that I am honored to call friends.
-------------------- Don Hulsey Strokes by DON signs Utica, KY 270-275-9552 sbdsigns@aol.com
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Congratulations. I'd like to see some pix! (the baby pic is cute) Love....Jill
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My pictures were all pretty informal since after all we were a bit busy and I we had an awesome photographer getting the good shots. I just snapped a few when I could. It was an AWESOME wedding though! We had such a blast! LOTS OF FUN! Here is the bride and groom after the garter and bouquet toss. Our oldest son Bill and the cutest grandson ever, Alexander. He was ring bearer and when the flower girl broke into tears and wouldn't go down the aisle, Alexander RAN to his dad in the front of the church. Hey, they are three! They were so cute!! Ben has been in several weddings and HATES tuxedo shoes. SO all the groomsmen, dads and ushers all wore matching Converse All stars. And even I got to wear my pair to the reception. (I had to be able to be ready to dance properly, you know....)
-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Oh, and I should mention Joe was also very memorable! First there was the Helium ballon song, serenading the groomsmen who were waiting before the wedding! What a hoot! And then he gave a best man toast that several people said brought tears to their eyes, (including his Mom and Dad). WHAT A GREAT weekend to celebrate with all our family and friends! AAAHHHHH!
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-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Man - I haven't wore a pair of Chuck Taylor's since the eighth grade...back in the 70's.
Glad to see those shoes along with 'the tuck' (tucking shirts into the pants) are making a comeback. Now, if only manly 70's chest hair would make a comeback...
-------------------- Todd Gill Outside The Lines Potterville, MI Posts: 7792 | From: Potterville, MI | Registered: Dec 2001
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The nice thing about the shoes are, not only were they more comfortable, they were $20 less then the rental tux shoes, plus we get to keep them.
-------------------- Joe Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, IL 61764 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 538 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Aug 2005
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Congrats!! Cool shoes, and who's the Hottie with the baby at the top of the thread?!
-------------------- John Byrd Ball Ground, Georgia 770-735-6874 http://johnbyrddesign.com so happy I gotta sit on both my hands to keep from wavin' at everybody! Posts: 741 | From: Ball Ground, Georgia, USA | Registered: May 1999
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Alright, John, I guess you get a check too!
-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Bobby, they are in Gatlinburg, TN. Don Hulsey says Jake Snow is in that area? I guess I better not tell you where...but it's an awesome little cabin overlooking the mountains, with a deck with a hot tub and a porch swing. I bet they are having a great time!!
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Beautiful up there. Close drive from my house...hmmmmm.
-------------------- John Byrd Ball Ground, Georgia 770-735-6874 http://johnbyrddesign.com so happy I gotta sit on both my hands to keep from wavin' at everybody! Posts: 741 | From: Ball Ground, Georgia, USA | Registered: May 1999
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Do we look like we are having fun or what!? Kathy Durham sent me this photo today! THANKS, Kathy!
-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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I've seen it all. Sneakers for a groom and his wedding party. I have heard of sneaker net but never sneaker wed. Leave it to the Diaz's to come up with a creative twist to a wedding.
Wait until you see what shoes I am wearing to the Pontiac Meet. Betty bought me shoes just like my Mother made me wear when I was 3.
Won't be as cool as the sneakers but at least I feel young again. Jack
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-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Hey Joe - I can remember my mom laying a guilt trip on us because we "had" to have Converse All-Stars back in the 70's. They were thee elite shoe to own at the time...and it wasn't easy getting the parents to spring - I believe it was - $12 for a pair!!
I just googled Converse all stars...they sold approx 750 million pairs in 144 countries. Wow!
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Congratulations to the happy couple...and the to the bride and groom!! Looks like it was a really fun wedding...cool sneakers and all. Was there any zelching at the reception???
-------------------- Bob & Marcia Peach Peach Signs Inc Sandwich, MA rpeach9828@aol.com Posts: 1020 | From: Sandwich, MA | Registered: Jan 2002
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You know I spent most of the time at the wedding watching Bill and Jane's face. It is so inspiring to watch the love that they have for all of their children in their faces. Of course that love is returned by their children. They have a great family. Ben and Ashley are special people.
-------------------- Tom & Kathy Durham House Springs, MO Posts: 654 | From: House Springs, MO | Registered: Apr 1999
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