Celebrating the Marriage
of
Christine Elizabeth Rivers
&
Stephen Gerard Albert
Friday,
July 3, 2015
4:00pm
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Processional “Learning To Walk” (Joseph Martin)
Hymn (All) “Morning
Has Broken”
The Ministry of the Word
Old Testament Reading Ecclesiastes,
4: 7-12
Read by Diana Bloom
Harp Interlude “The Gift of Love” (Traditional)
Performed
by Laura Lewis
New Testament Reading Romans,
12: 9-12
The
Marriage
Sand Ceremomy Love’s
Philosophy
(Percy Shelley)
Read by Rebecca Albert
The
Blessing of the Marriage
Irish Blessing (All)
May
the raindrops fall lightly on your head
May
the soft winds freshen your spirit
May
the sunshine brighten your heart
May
the burdens of the day rest lightly upon you
And
may God enfold you in the mantle of His love
Recessional "The
Four Seasons, Spring (Allegro)” (Antonio Vivaldi)
Our
Acknowledgments
Chris
would like to thank:
Susan
Walsh for listening and giving sound advice.
Julie
Rivers for encouragement to go for a walk around Lake Scranton with “this tall guy
from work”.
Diana
Bloom for dress shopping & consultation.
Lawrence
Bloom for entertaining children during dress shopping.
John
& Fran Rivers for traveling from Qatar to join us.
Steve
would like to thank:
God, for
the gift of second chances.
The entire
Rivers family for making me feel so very welcome from the beginning.
My
co-workers for all of their kind wishes.
We both
would like to thank:
Our
children, Katrina, Korin & Rebecca Albert, Alex & Robby Carroll for
standing with us.
Lindsay
Rosar for photography.
Mandy
Loeffler and the staff of the East Mountain Inn for the wonderful arrangements.
Pam
Carroll for music recommendations.
Joe
Matteo for ceremony & cocktail hour music.
Mike
Torres for dinner & dancing music.
And Most Importantly:
We would
like to thank our families, especially the late Doris Albert and David & Liz Rivers for
their love and support over the years.
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