Wedding Pictures

Our Wedding was a fabulous event. We hope that the pictures below can provide a small glimpse into the fun, joy and special emotions that we had during the entire day. The vast majority of the pictures were taken by our wonderful and talented photographers: Judith Anderson and Joe Broccardo. Please visit the wedding help page for their contact information. We also included some special pictures that our friends and families took and sent to us. Thanks to everyone for their memorable contributions to our wedding.

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Preparations

The preparations during the wedding day were an event in and of itself. Jana and Marc did not see each other since the night before, but our photographers captured some great moments. Jana got dressed with Nicky's help in the bride's room at the top of the Destiny. Anke and our flowergirl Leoni arrived shortly thereafter to dress Leoni. Jana's family was there to show their support and happiness for Jana.

Marc arrived at the docks and had to wait where he could not see the boat. While waiting, he received a special gift from his bride. She had purchased him "wedding socks" with pictures of a bride and a groom, rings, and most importantly the words "I do" - should he forget.

Yes, it is our day!	The Cool Bride	"Schlepping" the Dress.	Receiving help from Nicky.	Leoni, Marc's niece, our flowergirl.
			Marc receives the "Wedding Socks"
	Jana's sister Liane, brother Tracy, and father Mickey.	With our coordinator, Karen.
Marc is just hanging out.	Until his sister Anke helps him get ready.
Phil Bradley, our Officiant.	The Happy Groom	The Beautiful Bride
Our Toasting Glasses	The Wedding Cake	A Dinner Table	The Guests are arriving	Here comes the groom
	Time to chill out

Ceremony

The ceremony was held in front of the big glass windows at the stern of the Destiny. Jana walked half-way towards Marc, and we then walked down the aisle together. Our officiant, Phil Bradley, provided a very emotional and moving, but also fun ceremony. When we spoke our vows the setting sun peeked out from the clouds to provide the glowing support for our marriage. After Phil pronounced us husband of wife, we were showered with love and rose petals from our guests. We then signed our marriage certificate and were immediately congratulated by our immediate families.

Our "Altar" looking out into Newport Beach Harbor	Our flowergirl Leoni has her grand entrance		Here comes the bride! Beautiful as can be.	Jana and Marc meet half-way to walk down the aisle together.
		Phil Bradley is holding the ceremony.	A beautiful bride in a beautiful dress.	Mickey, Jana's father.
		Marc's parents, Frank and Sylvia.	Everything and everyone is glowing.
United with the symbols of never-ending love.	The Sand Pouring - signifying the joining of two separate lives into one union.	And the best part: "You may now kiss the bride."	Pronounced as Husband and Wife.
	The first congratulation from Marc's mom, Sylvia.	Phil is joining us in the celebration.	The siblings of both families are celebrating together.

The Happy Couple

After the ceremony, we took many pictures at the bow and on the top of the yacht. The following is a small sample of the pictures we took that evening during sunset.

Our Guests

Our wedding was a truly memorable experience, but it would have been much less without the presence of our families and friends. It meant a lot to us that so many of you came from near and far to celebrate with us. We want to thank all of our guests again for coming to our wedding. We are blessed that you came to witness the joining of our lives.

Lars, Frank, Sylvia, Anke and Leoni Hoffmann	Liane Claiborne, Tracy, Alishia and Mickey Shelton	Nelda Ducharme, DeeAnne Black, Denise Castenada, Liane Claiborne, Mickey Shelton, Jamie Black, Nancy Pinkston, Jennifer Bates, Alishia, Tracy, Bill, Rosalie and John Shelton	Cecile Speelman and Roland Berger	Sean and Yu-Hwa Yu
Anne Parker and Pat O'Brien	Emily Johnson	Angela and Craig McKenzie, David and Donna Ducharme, Alishia and Tracy Shelton, Mike Ducharme and Kim Carroll	Shannon Simmons, Gail Hollings, Tom and Dayna Murphy, Kathy and Jack Delahanty, Dave and Mary Meyer	Sean and Yu-Hwa Yu, Laurie Fitzgerald, Eric Letourneau, Debbie Nadon, Jim Skinner, Eric Olson
DeeAnne Black, Jamie Black, Tyler Phillips, Nancy Pinkston, Eron, Rosie, Harlee and Denise Castenada	Eric and Charlotte Ducos, James Kulba, Vicky Rogers, John and Silvia McDonald	Craig and Kathy Wehr, Kirk and Tammy Kness, Gary Broache, Shelly and Bruce Radic, Rick Marcuson	Bill, Rosalie and John Shelton, Nelda Ducharme, Claire Tao, Chris Arthman, Mickey Shelton	Maggi Young, Ray Chin, Patrice DeRouse, Raymond Killian, Denise Spencer, Emily Johnson, Sherman Haddock
Gina and Nelson Salgado	Roland Berger, Cecile Speelman, Mary Daughton, Richard Hopkins, Stephanie Ramirez, Troy and Eliza Neally	Anke, Leoni, Frank and Sylvia Hoffmann, Nicky Cass, Lars Hoffmann, Pat O'Brien, Anne Parker	Patrice and Emily are vying for the dollar	so are Sylvia, Pat and Anne
and Frank and Anke	With Marc's parents	Eliza, Jana and Angela	Tracy and Alishia, Angela, Anke, Sean, Anne

The following pictures were taken by some of our friends. If you have pictures that you took during our wedding, and you would like to share, please e-mail them to us at webmaster@marcandjana.info or send them to us (we will return them after scanning them).

Roland and Cecile	Emily and Jana	Cecile, Richard and Mary	Leoni and Shannon	Maggi and Densie
Jim, Vicky and James	Laurie, Eric and Bruce	Leoni and us	Sylvia and Lars	Patrice and Raymon
Emily and Sherman	Anke and us	Eric and Charlotte	Craig and Kathy	Gary and Tammy goofing around (under the table)
Cecile and Roland	Tammy, Kirk and Rick	Mary, Richard, Troy and Eliza	Eliza and Stephanie	Anke, Lars, Pat and Anne
Tracy, Angela, Alishia, Craig, David and Donna	Shannon and Gail	Liane and Jennifer	Jim and Debbie	Laurie and Eric
Pat, Anne, Nicky, Anke and Leoni	Kim and Mike	David and Donna	Tracy and Alishia	Angela and Craig

Reception

Since the yacht was able to provide the environment for both the ceremony and reception, after dinner, we were able to roll right into the toasts and cake cutting. With Nicky's emotional, Rick's humorous and Frank's thoughtful toast we had a great start into our marriage. All of them did a heartfelt, wonderful gesture in toasting our marriage. The cake was delicious.

Our "Grand Entrance" as Husband and Wife		Nicky and Jana	Even more pictures	Finally, we are getting to sit down and have some dinner
But not for long...Marc is sneaking a dance with his niece before the toasts start	Nicky's emotional toast		Rick is toasting us
Frank is giving his speech			And then we are serenaded a "wishing us well" song in German
Cutting the cake		It was very delicious	We are kicking off the party

Dancing

After all the "formalities" of the wedding, we finally got the party started. D.J. Pete did a great job in putting on a variety of music and getting everyone out on the dance floor. We had everything from Swing, Rock and Roll, R&B to slow dancing. And the obligatory Conga Line and Y.M.C.A were also part of the show. Marc dedicated the star "Jana and Marc's Lasting Love" to his wife and their lives together. The competition for Jana's bouquet was exciting, and after a tumultuous competition for the flowers, Nicky emerged as the chosen one. The guys on the other hand were a little more scared to touch that garter that Marc flung at them, after having spent an entertaining effort to remove it from Jana's leg. After the Destiny docked again, we got everyone together on the stern for one last picture before we retired to our hotel.

Our First Dance				Ending with a well-balanced dip
It's Party Time.	The intrepid videographer Troy	Marc is surprising Jana with the dedication of a star	A true "Jana Expression"	And we are off swinging again
To Y.M.C.A	and New York, New York	Everyone loves a good conga line
The bouquet toss	and we have a winner	Nicky and Jana	Marc is going for the garter
Sherman and Nicky - the "Winners"	Time to say Goodbye	At the end of a wonderful day

Wedding Portraits

One of the considerations for our wedding was to hold the ceremony at one of Southern California's beautiful beaches. A couple of days after our wedding, we had arranged for Judith Anderson to take some "formal" wedding portraits at The Montage in Laguna Beach, which has breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean from atop a cliff or the beach below.