The bride made everything for her beach wedding

The bride made the dresses and the bouquets for herself and her bridesmaids, the starfish lapel pins for the guys, the shell ring holder, even their beach sandals.   It was a gorgeous day at the beach for her ceremony.  She and the groom were boyfriend-girlfriend 33 years ago when they were teen-agers.  They were each other's first love.   After graduating from high school, they went their separate ways, married other people, the bride had five children, the groom had two children.  Now all the children are grown and on their own and they felt it was time for them to be together now for the rest of their lives.   The bride walked down the aisle to the song   Open Arms by Journey accompanied by her son D.J. pictured above with his starfish lapel pin.  We did the FAMILY BLENDING OF THE SANDS CEREMONY.  I took the sand from under the feet of the bride and groom and put it in the Keepsake Container, and each child put in their color of sand.     D.J. wanted 2 colors - black & yellow which are the colors of his favorite football team.