Our 25th Anniversary...

Our special 25th Anniversary began with a celebration on October 23, 2010. We celebrated with a beautiful Hawaiian Luau! The luau theme was selected because we would later be in Hawaii on our actual anniversary day, Nov.28th! What made the luau so nice, was that everyone was cooperative in wearing Hawaiian style attire! This was just the beginning!

Guests were greeted with a hawaiian lei, and a large well decorated banquet room(originally a gymnasium), with plenty of seating and appetizers! The atmosphere was so joyous and upbeat! Very tasty hawaiian food was served for dinner! The polynesian dancers were so FUN to watch and participate with! Several guests(men) were selected to dance with the hula girls...but first they had to put on a grass skirt! The men selected made our special celebration so much more enjoyable(laughed to tears)!

Richard's brother Sal shared a very moving speech and toast, as he stood in for the original best man, their father who has since gone on to heaven. My maid of honor Cindy, my friend of 34 years, also shared a special toast on our behalf. Liz my sister, sang some very beautiful love songs, as her gift to us! The dj, cupcakes, and great conversations, made this a night to smile and talk about for a long time!

Several people were involved in making this a VERY enjoyable event! It was decorated so great! The cupcake set-up was the talk of the night! The luau wall hangings were perfect!

This was truly a fairy tale celebration...
Then came our "honeymoon" trip that we never had!