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| The happy young couple! Now, they've BOTH got the SAME last name! (and a DARN good last name it IS, if I don't say so myself!) |
Just over a month ago now, My son and his lady-love, Chloe--- said their vows! Also now making it official, that the 'ol 'Ferrell nest' is empty. Of course, that's not completely true---- being that the lovely wifey and myself are still living here at what we only HALF-jokingly call 'the cracker-box'!
Don't let the opening paragraph above lead you, oh gentle readers of this here bloggy-thang-a-ma-rang--- into thinking the intrepid Mrs. Debbie and I are the lonesome and heart-broken parents-of-the-groom! We're tickled SILLY that our son has hitched himself up to such a lovely young bride! We couldn't have hand-picked anybody any better, for him to say those ALL-IMPORTANT vows to!
The ceremony and reception was held at the BEAUTIFUL 'Spain Ranch', near Jenks Oklahoma. Deb and I had NO idea this venue even existed, before Wade and Chloe told us about where they'd decided to have the wedding / wing-ding! As you'll see in some of the pics below though, it's just about the PERFECT spot to put on this sort of affair. Compliments / thanks to the staff and administrators of the facility! A real CLASSY (without being too 'hoity-toity'!--- and that's IMPORTANT folks!) operation!
Anyhow-bow-wow, similar to what I did with the images from my daughter's wedding--- (LESS than a year before our son's!-- YIKES!)--- I'll just jump right into the 'slide-show' of this latest EPIC event in the lives of us 'Ferrell-folk', and restrict my comments (MOSTLY!) to the little teeny-captions below the pics! Away we go!!!-----
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| The NEAT-O little display, off to one side of the entry into the 'chapel area'--- that greeted the guests! The pic in the frame is one taken the day Wade proposed to his sweetie! |
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| The QUITE handsome groom, escorting his still-QUITE-beautiful mom (my Mrs. Debbie, of COURSE!), down the aisle! (I'm maybe a little MORE than partial here, gang!) |
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| Another handsome young gentleman, my nephew Hayden Pope-- escorts my daughter Shelby (also one of the 4 bridesmaids) to the front of the chapel. |
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| The bride's little niece, Charlie--after doing the 'flower girl duties'. Notice the lollypop she's enjoying! That, I've been told, was the ONLY way to keep her focused / locked-in on the job! (Hey, she IS a toddler after all!) |
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| My son's reaction to seeing his bride make her entrance! He told me later: 'It was like all the emotions leading up to this day were over-flowing from me all at once! Coupled with the relief that It was FINALLY happening!' Believe me, bud.... 'ol dad knows how you feel! |
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| Chloe and dad, Chuck--- making that 'grand entrance'! The bride was obviously nervous--- but as you can see--- also VERY happy! (AND-- is this young lady not as PRETTY as an old classic Hollywood movie star or WHAT???) |
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| As with Shelby's ceremony, the bride and groom asked the 'ol Loydster if he would say a few words in prayer before the start of the actual ceremony. Of COURSE, I was MORE than happy and proud to do so! (AND-- yes, that's a little 'cheat-sheet' I'm reading from! You DO NOT want to make a prayer up on the spot, at a time like THIS!) |
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| A nice shot of the 'whole gang', shortly after the bride and groom finished their vows. The ones they personally had written for each other (which had tears welling-up in the Loydster's eyes, I'll freely admit!), as well as the 'formal ones'. My bro-in-law, the Reverend Duane Barnett--- did an excellent job officiating the ceremony! (By the way, that's Chloe's folks, Jenny and Chuck seated on the far left, Deb and I to the far right.) |
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| '.....AND--- now you may kiss your BRIDE'! As well as the now-HITCHED couple being presented as 'Mr. and Mrs. Wade Ferrell'! Their choice of 'exit music' was also most EXCELLENT!--- 'Mr. Blue Sky', by E.L.O.! 'It's a beautiful new day!' INDEED! |
Now, we can't have a wedding ceremony, complete with an excellent photographer, (who I found out just before the ceremony, was a MAJOR Batman fan! He won points with ME right there!) without taking a few 'somewhat formal' shots of the couple and their wedding party / family members! I think you'll agree though, that these turned out pretty NIFTY too!----
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| ---And now, I have TWO daughters! Shelby and her 'new sister' pose together. So, Wade and I are now outnumbered by the females in the fam! I don't think dad OR son mind one bit! |
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| A genuinely SWEET moment with my daughter and son! I know I've said it here before--- but their 'ol dad is SO proud of how these two young people turned out! |
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The beautiful bride with her folks, Jenny and Chuck Conkling. Deb and I just met them this past summer. I can already tell you though, that they're the 'real deal'! Just a down-to-earth, authentic couple, with STRONG values and generous, open-hearts!
They welcomed our son into their family quite a while before he ever 'popped the question' to Chloe. A heart-felt 'thank-you' and MUCH appreciation goes out to them! That's for BOTH welcoming Wade into their brood, AND-- all the hard work and prep that went into getting these two young folks HITCHED! mondo-thanks guys! |
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| The groom and his proud and VERY happy parents! As with Shelby, last October--- The Loydster was nearly popping the buttons off of his shirt on this day too! |
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| The son and his daddy-o! |
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| What would any grouping of wedding pics be, if at least ONE image of the couple slicing into their wedding cake wasn't included?!?!? This 'cake' was actually a 'set' of cakes, on individual pedestals. VERY original idea. A big shout-out to Mrs. Savanah, who did a bang-up job on the cakes / arrangement! |
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| The newlyweds, together in a NIFTY black & white image! |
Like I was saying above, now that Wade and Chloe have started their life together, Deb and I have an 'empty nest'. While that means there's just a bit of sadness, as we've watched our youngest take that leap into being 'all grown-up'..... the over-all feeling here at 'Ferrell Central' is one of BOTH happiness--- and HOPE!
We're happy that now BOTH of our kids are with mates that truly and deeply love them, AND-- we hope, and yes--PRAY-- for MANY, MANY long and joy-filled years together for them. May the love they share, grow nothing but DEEPER and STRONGER!
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| Just another image to leave you giggling, gang! |
CONGRATS, once again to the HAPPY couple! Mr. Wade and Mrs. Chloe Ferrell! 'Tied their knot', September 7th, 2023. Long life, LOTS of love, laughter and happiness to you BOTH!
ONE MORE THING!!--- (But it's IMPORTANT!)---
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| HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY--- to my dad, Loyd Ferrell Sr.!!! Who reached that MILESTONE number on October 9th. I know it's been a ROUGH past few years for you, but I'm VERY happy you're STILL around and kicking--- and hope to have you here for at least another 80 YEARS!!! Love you Pops! |
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