A dear friend of ours could not be at the ceremony with us. He was the friend of both the bride and groom before they even knew each other. Both knew from the beginning that if this friend had ANY reservations about their relationship.....they would simply walk away. LUCKILY, he was thrilled! This friend, Vasant, was originally from India. As elephants are important in India, this symbolized his blessing to the bride and groom. The bride had a small elephant at home. While packing, the groom could not find the elephant. As even the cake was a surprise, he had to locate one in Lake Tahoe the morning of the wedding. Traffic was terrible, and the groom feared he would not get back for the ceremony. But the Guardian Angels interceded again! Their were also 5 little trees on the cake....one tree for each of our children.

Our wedding rings also symbolize our 5 children. Rick has 3.....two boys and a girl.. Donna has 2....a boy and a girl. The wedding bands have 5 distinct rings within the band....2 yellow gold, one on each end. There are 3 white gold rings between the two gold......no longer were there 3 and 2.....now there are 5.

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Reading from ceremony for Dee Reading from the ceremony for Doug
A wish for our kids Apache Wedding Poem

What is a Wife?
Written by Rick.... to Donna.

What is a Dad?
Written by Rick...to our children.

For My Ex Wife.
Written by Rick....a tribute and prayer.

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Golden Heart Bullets by Lori
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