Jason and Karen's wedding July 1, 2017

I'll start with some snapshots taken before the wedding.  This is Jason and his groomsmen:  Andrew Smith, Josh Wilson, Tim Albertson, best man.  Janet had the privilege of pinning their flowers on.

Jonathan was Uncle Jason's Bible bearer.

Karen before the ceremony.  Her dress was so beautiful and so "Karen", so sweet!

The forecast was for rain on Saturday, July 1, but it ended up being a gorgeous, non-rainy day for Jason and Karen to get married.  This is the decoration that was in each stained glass window in the beautiful sanctuary.

The pew ends were simply decorated with tulle, ribbon, and baby's breath. 

 Close up of the candles lining the backdrop of the platform

 Jason, Pastor Manley, and the groomsmen were waiting behind a door off the sanctuary.  Emily was able to snatch this sweet picture of Jason observing his family as he waited for 2:00 p.m.

After they came out at the start of the wedding.

 Happy groom!

  After Jonathan arrived on the platform and gave the Bible to Tim to hold. 

 Jason and his best man brother Tim 

 Tim and Andrew Smith (Andrew is getting married on July 15 and Jason will be one of his groomsmen.) 

 Andrew is marrying Sarah Bond, in the middle of this photo.  Karen will be one of her bridesmaids.

Meagan Cravens is on the left.  God spared her life in a rollover crash in May.  She has to wear the neck brace one more month.  Mikah Litchfield, maid of honor on the right was Karen's roommate in college.

 The flower girls are Emmalee and Annabelle Harms.  They are two of the Harms triplets.  They will be three years old on July 8.  Karen has babysat them some and loves them a lot. 

Dr. Aaron Profitt, our nephew, has been a mentor to Karen all the time she has lived in Cincinnati.  She honored him by having him escort her down the aisle.

 Opening remarks by Pastor John Manley, Jason and Karen's pastor.

 I love this picture of Jason!

 Jonathan was so good and patient.

 These girls are so precious!

 Prayer

 Karen

 I loved the congregational songs:  In Christ Alone and I Then Shall Live.  Karen and Jason sang with such joy and abandon.  The Lord's presence settled down as we sang!

 Vows

 Vows

Karen listening to Jason

Jason listening to Karen

Jason presenting the Bible, the foundation for their home, to Karen 

 Karen and Jason took communion together as a symbol of unity.

 Their sweet first kiss!

 Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Jason Albertson!

 Jason and Karen dismissed each row.  Here she is greeting Micah and Charissa, while Jason grins at Brenda and Felix. 

 The church was well filled.

 

 We took some family pictures downstairs while we waited for the official pictures after everyone was dismissed.  Tim and Brenda and their children: Charissa and Felix

 Jeffrey and Lesa

Randy and Joy and children:  Quil, Micah, Jonathan, Jewelyn, and Mishael

 Rowen and Janet

 Randy's children 

 Now upstairs having the photographer shoot the different groups.  

Emmalee and Annabelle Harms

 Karen's family

 We don't have a picture yet of our family, because we were all in the picture.

Rowen and Janet, Karen and Jason

 Karen and Jason and Jonathan

 Aaron and Lisa Profitt, Elliot, Simon, and Eben with Jason and Karen

 Elizabeth and Tim

 Emily and her special friends, the Harms girls

 By this point, Annabelle was having a hard time smiling....

 Charissa and her only Albertson girl cousin, Jewelyn

 The wedding party, minus a flower girl

 Jason and Karen at the reception

 It was a wonderful day with the Lord's blessing on the wedding!