Our Mississippi Stories: Robert's Wedding

On May 2, 2010, I made a very quick trip to Connecticut for a dear friend's wedding. Robert and I were in the same kindergarten class and he participated in our wedding, so it was only fitting for me to make it to his. Because he is now a minister, he and his wife opted to have the wedding on a Sunday after church so he didn't have to miss a service.

The wedding was a Union Baptist Church in Mystic, which is right on the water. It was a beautiful little community and although my pictures (taken with my phone while driving) aren't the best, they do give you little view into the beauty of the area.

The wedding was truly wonderful. It reminded me a lot of our wedding, which made it really special. Hunter, Robert's brother, wrote a song that he sang at the wedding - also awesome. The minister really knew both Robert and Leona and made the service very personal.

It was also really nice to be able to spend time with CJ and Wade - both lifelong friends - and Robert's mom and step-dad, as well as Robert's college friends, most of whom, the hometown friends had never met. It was determined that Robert hasn't changed one bit and we doubt that he will change.

And finally for those of you wondering - Robert's hair was combed for a short while and Hunter made sure his shoes were tied. However, his use of suspenders and a tie that was tied too short by his step-dad, just really took the cake - it was classic Robert - who else would get married with a tie that barely reached their belly-button. Oh and one more, Mr. Bobby (the step-dad) is country as the day is long and is very soft spoken for the most part. So I asked him what does Leona do and in his wonderful Southern drawl he says - She is a bra fitter but has a degree in Physics. I laughed out loud at hearing those words come so natural from Mr. Bobby - it was classic.