Celebrating begins ...

 Mingling with friends ...

while the wedding party was having pictures taken ...

and final touches for dinner being completed ...

This young lad ...

asked Van & Shelagh ...

to go to the stage ... for him to sing ...

 a beautiful love song ... especially for the happy couple ...

 A delicious dinner ...

BBQ'd pork ... baked beans ... salads ... potatoes and turnip ... cabbage rolls ...

and a lovely carrot cake for dessert ... and copious amounts of refreshments ...

mmmmmmm

 After dinner ... the traditional speeches were addressed ... 

many so called "family & friends " told stories about their individual lives ...

 and how they met each other and what transpired ... to this glorious day ...

Van & Shelagh then sang a cute and comical duet ...

professing their love for one another ...

Then the fun began ...

what a special treat for all of us ...

this wonderful lady from a Hutterite Community in AB ...

came to entertain us ...

she was a hoot ... quite the comedian ... she had us all in stitches with laughter ...

singling out some of Van & Shelagh's family and friends ...

telling stories about them ...

and then explaining about Communal Living ... with a twist ... 

 since the men decided that instead of the women canning their goods ...

they would now use a Dehydrator that the men built ... since it took days to process the food ...

and took even longer to rehydrate them ... in order to eat it ...

especially chickens ... (she had a rubber replica of how they looked when dehydrated) ...

the women had time on their hands now to knit ... she had a bag full of handmade socks ...

 (that were for sale) 

again she singled out some guests and had them put the socks on ...

giving them instructions on some moves ... for them to dance and entertain us ...

it was hilarious ....!!!!

Their first dance ...

as a married couple ...

Congratulations .... !!!!

Van & Shelagh