DREW'S WEDDING - 9/28/02
(Last updated 3/18/03)
Drew and Tisha decided to get married in Tisha's
home town, Tupelo, Mississippi - birthplace of Elvis Presley (left),
who played guitar as a pre-teen with Tisha's grandfather, a country
fiddler; the latest addition to Tupelo's Elvis Presley Center,
a statue of Elvis at 13 (center) by the Dutch sculptor Michiel
Van der Sommen; Tupelo was also the site of the last Civil War
battle in the state (right)
The day before the wedding: after driving
all morning, Drew (left) and BJ (right) finally get a chance to
recover from Drew's bachelor party - spent sitting thru the Florida
State/Louisville football game in the pouring rain
Drew (left) was definitely in need
of a shave, but Tisha (center), relaxed and happy to see him after
working all week on wedding preparations, didn't seem to care;
Michelle, who'd been helping Tisha, was happy to be reunited with
BJ as well (right)
Amy (left), Cameron (center), and Scott,
Amy's new husband (right), made it into town just in time to attend
the wedding eve rehearsal dinner
Tisha's father Charles (left), mother
Nona (center), and stepfather Harold (right), who performed the
wedding ceremony
Tisha's friend Koren (left), one of
the bridesmaids; Tisha's cousin Deana (center), the maid of honor;
and Tisha's nephew Cole (right), one of the groomsmen
The day of the wedding: Tisha and ladies
pose for the photographer before the ceremony
Drew and the groomsmen get their turn
with the photographer
Family and friends gather in a beautiful
setting under the trees...
...including Tisha's maternal grandmother
Mary Bess (left), Papa (center) - who made the trip with flying
colors, and the groom, arriving in a golf cart (right) like many
of the other guests
The bride arrives (left), Tisha and
Drew exchange vows (center), everyone cries, and the ceremony
ends with the traditional kiss (right)
Afterwards, the entire wedding party
assembles for more pix
Tisha and Drew manage a "private"
moment together (left) before they have to head to the reception
to participate in traditional activities like cake cutting (right)
Finally, some multi-generational pix
round out the day - Drew and Tisha, with her dad and paternal
grandmother (left), and with Papa and me (right)
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