SHELL ISLAND WEDDING - 08/28/00
On Monday, August 28th, a private wedding ceremony was held at Shell
Island. Mike, his dad Tom and our next door neighbor, Captain Scott
Pownall drove Mike's 28' Skater from Mike's house to Shell Island. Mike
and the guys made it to the island in about 15 minutes. Our neighbors
across the street, Perry and Charlotte Rohland were the best man and maid of
honor. They drove their Aquasport from home to Billy's Stone Crab &
Steakhouse Restaurant then shuttled the rest of the wedding party to Shell
Island (a 5-minute ride). Leslie's mom Carol and her husband Martin
Randall decorated the location of the ceremony on Shell Island with arches with
purple and white balloons. Perry went back to the dock at Billy's and
picked up Leslie and Charlotte. Then the wedding took place. After
the wedding, Carol Fox and Martin Randall hosted a wonderful dinner party at
Billy's Restaurant. A good time was had by all!
Leslie,
Charlotte & Perry arriving at Shell Island
Mike arriving at Shell Island
Mike and Leslie after the ceremony
Grandma Ruth, Mike, Judi & Tom Anderson
Leslie & Mike
Capt. Scott Pownall & Mike
Leslie & Mike at sunset
STARLITE PRINCESS WEDDING &
RECEPTION - 09/02/00
On Saturday, September 2, 2000
we had a public wedding and great reception on the Starlite Princess Riverboat
with 85 guests! The boat is actually propelled by it's paddle. We
took a nice leisurely 3.5 hour cruise from Pasadena out to the Shell Island area
and back. The top deck was open air and provided a great view of the
area. Mike decorated the bubble bottles and glass jars filled with Jelly
Bellies himself. The captain of the boat performed the ceremony, then
guests dined on appetizers and their choice of entrees. The drinks flowed
and some people danced to the live band. All the flowers were done by our
friend John Lovell of Lou's Florist. They did an especially wonderful job
with the cake! The cake was topped with a layer of Wild Turkey flavored
cheesecake. The other layers were Amaretto, Mocha Kahlua and White
Chocolate Raspberry cheesecake from Le Cheesecake.

