The Lippman Family Blog

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Marcie and Paul Get Married!!!

Another great joy for us this summer was attending the wedding of our good friends, Marcie and Paul. I was thrilled when Marcie asked me to run (yes, run) along side her on her wedding day. Marcie and Paul did something totally different and really fun - they got married at the starting line of the Falmouth Road Race. There was a brief ceremony before the race, and then the attendants and guests ran along with them for the entire 7 mile race. It was a blast, and the most fun race I have ever run! Here are some pictures of the awesome day...

Marcie and Paul with their boys Vann and Gino

Ahren and Me at the rehearsal dinner

Marcie at the start line, waiting for the ceremony to begin

Marcie with her running bridemaids

Marcie with race director Dave McGillvray

Race credentials

Bride and Groom in United Toilets - how appropriate.

At the start, ready to go!

And off we go!!

Running hand in hand

Marcie calls out to Chris Phanuef on the water

MVS banner in the background

We pulled over about two miles into the race and got to watch for awhile. Marcie and Paul were like celebrities!

Even the cops were happy to see us!

Primping while we wait to run again.

The only snafu was that Marcie forgot Paul's wedding band. So, my dad, Reverend Tom, lent his.

Friends and Striders set up a champagne station about a mile from the finish.

Almost there!! Paul carried Marcie over the finish line.

Carried over the finish line.

Dave and Ron check in to make sure everything was perfect.

After the road race (and some showers for everyone!!) there was a second ceremony and reception. It was beautiful, and the reception was a blast. We had a wonderful day!

All the bridesmaids

Marcie and Paul arrive!

Ahren and I celebrated ten years of marriage just two weeks after the wedding. :)

We had lots of fun dancing the night away!

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Ali Gets Married!!

One of the greatest joys of our summer was getting to see our dear friend Ali marry a wonderful guy. We originally thought that this wedding would bring us (or me, at least) to India, but due to some family circumstances, the wedding was moved back to the states, which allowed for the rest of my family to attend. Because it was an Indian wedding, it was very different from our traditional weddings, and so much fun!!

On Friday evening, Lexi, Gigi and I got to attend a Mehndi ceremony, which was very fun and interesting.

The wedding was Saturday, the next afternoon, and it was wonderful. We had so much fun, met lots of wonderful new people, and learned a lot about the culture as well.

Ali gets ready for the ceremony with help from Manu

Ali and her mom are beautiful!


Ali's Uncle walks her down the aisle

Ali and Sid during the ceremony.

Ali smiled through the entire ceremony.

The kids were in charge of the flowers.

The new Mr. and Mrs. Parmar!!

The North Andover crew at the wedding.

Ali's henna tattoos.

Beautiful!

Siddharth is a hit with the little ladies!

Lexi and Zach had a lot of fun!

My angels. :)

My wonderful family!!

We are so happy for Ali and Siddharth!! They are a match made in heaven and we felt very blessed to be a part of their special day.

Camp Pickles 2013

This summer we spent another two weeks at the lovely Angle Pond in Sandown, NH. Because we had just moved two weeks earlier, Ahren and I had to spend some of the time going back and forth to the new house to get some things squared away. But after a very busy and stressful spring, we were happy to have some quiet time on the lake. I took a pitiful amount of pictures this year...maybe I was too relaxed!