Helene and Scott's Wedding

Helene and Scott's Wedding, October 25th 1997

On this glorious autumn evening, Scott and Helene exchanged their vows. As the sun faded over the horizon turning the water of the pacific ocean into a million dazzling shades, we both pledged our lives to each other. Although we were surrounded by many friends and family, from near and far, we nonetheless missed certain people that were unable to attend, and this page has been created so that they at least may share some of our special day.

We'd hunted around for something that we both liked for the sermon. Nothing really seemed suitable, until one day we came across a sonnet that William Shakespeare had written. Sonnet, number 116, seemed to signify all that we wanted to say. Both of us also wanted to say something more than the same old vows, said time and time again by so many couples. We wanted to say our own words, since from the time we had met online until when we'd started to live together, words had been all we had. Therefore we both wrote our own vows, hoping to say just that little bit more. Other momentos of the day included a poem my father read out as part of his speech. It was written for him by a dear friend of Helene's family, her husband actually went to school with Helene's Dad.

Then of course, there are the photos. To give you hints, Scott was wearing a long-tailed black tuxedo with a gold waistcoat, whilst Helene was wearing a dupion silk gown in gold, with ivory lace bodice. Helene's bouquet was made from gardenias, stephanolus, white baby roses, delphinous orchids and ivy. You can see more on the following pages.