On the weekend of September 8th the girls and I headed down to Youngstown, in southeastern Alberta. We actually stayed in our trailer, which remains parked at the shop in East Coulee. On Saturday we drove further east to Youngstown. Our friend Tanja was getting married. Tanja is a member of my photo group, the Monochrome Guild and over the years has also become friends with Margarit. Tanja moved away from Edmonton about a year ago to take a teaching job in Hanna. She lived in Youngstown and made the commute to Hanna every day. Her new husband Paul is from North Dakota and she will be moving down there after the wedding.
Tanja had a digital photographer hired to shoot her wedding but I also took some shots for her. I was shooting black and white film with my Hasselblad and will be giving her the negatives so that she can print them herself. After the photos, and the ceremony in one of the local churches, there was a dinner and dance at a nearby Community Hall.
My three girls were pretty excited about going to a wedding as this was the first one that they had ever been invited to. Most of our friends and relatives are old, like me, and are already married. The younger ones are not yet of marrying age... although some of the cousins are now getting close. The girls were looking forward to the opportunity to get all dressed up...! Helena decided that she wanted to wear a tuxedo... and we found a small used one at a local thrift store. The older two got all dolled up in dresses, shoes and makeup. It was kind of fun to see them so excited.
After the reception we headed back to East Coulee and spent a second night in our trailer. Then the next day we made the trek back home to the city. We tried to hit a couple of antique stores on the way home, as we are now looking to decorate the interior of our cottage but unfortunately they were all closed on Sunday.
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