| Reception: | Columbia American Legion Hall Columbia, Illinois |
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| Colors: | Black, Red, and Ivory | Main Flower: | Red Roses |
| People Invited: | Over 600 | Guests in Attendance: | 401 |
| First Dance: | Keeper of the Stars by Tracy Byrd | ||
| Reception: | Columbia American Legion Hall Columbia, Illinois |
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| Colors: | Black, Red, and Ivory | Main Flower: | Red Roses |
| People Invited: | Over 600 | Guests in Attendance: | 401 |
| First Dance: | Keeper of the Stars by Tracy Byrd | ||
The reception was a lot of fun! Guests arrived immediately after the wedding, around 4:45 p.m., and we arrived after photos at 6 p.m. The partying continued until well-after midnight! We did most of the decorations ourselves, with a LOT of help from Andrea's family. It's amazing what can be done with balloons, red, blank, and silver ribbons, candles, and a lot of patience getting it all put up.
Music was provided by more family members. Andrea's Uncle Chip plays in a Country & Western band and took care of the music. Andrea's father sang our first dance, Keeper of the Stars by Tracy Byrd, and part of the father-daughter dance, Daddy's Little Girl. Andrea even got into the act, and sang "When You Say Nothing At All" to Todd.
During the bouquet & garter toss, our mutual friend, Bill Vavrik, attempted to pay Todd for the honor of removing the garter. He even tried the Visa Gold Card, but to no avail. He was not to be denied the garter however, and with a vertical leap of about 2 inches (see the photo at the top of the page) he snatched it out of the air. This was typical of the fun we, and all our guests had at the reception.
