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Best Groom's Response Ever!

20 Years ago



"On behalf of my most beautiful wife, Sally and myself, I'd like to thank you all for being here today. Special thanks go to all those of you who have worked very hard to make and arrange this event and to those of you who have traveled very long and very far to be here today.

You may have noticed, on the outside, Sally and I are very different and have different backgrounds; but on the inside, Sally and I are very alike. We can relate to how each other thinks and feels - which is why we are here today.

So, on behalf of my wife Sally and myself, I would like to thank Allah for bringing two like souls together despite the outer appearances, and I would also like to thank both our families for accepting the new family member so kindly despite the outer differences."



True then as it is now.





The paper he is holding? My hubby's hand-written notes from 20 years ago:




But you want wedding pictures right? 

Bride in wedding dress outside the wedding venue, mosque, before the wedding
Outside the mosque, before the ceremony

bride and groom cutting the wedding cake
Cutting the cake

Recreating history

 There were a few things that we did before our wedding, like a trip to Tobago for the prospective in-laws. Here are a few "recreations" from about 20 years ago.

Older couple holding hands in front of Pigeon Pt. jetty, Tobago
Pigeon Pt. Tobago, 1998
Interracial couple holding hands in front of Pigeon Pt. jetty, Tobago.
Pigeon Pt. Tobago, 2016


Picture of multiracial family at Fort King George in Tobago
Fort King George Tobago, 1998

Fort King George Tobago 2016.

Funny story about our anniversary dinner 

We went out for dinner and because it was our anniversary the restaurant gave us another dessert on the house. The dessert? Baked Alaska. The funny part is that the last time we ate Baked Alaska was on our honeymoon 20 years ago. They had no idea!!


From the year we met, 3 years previously


Anniversary dinner...well actually anniversary dessert x2!




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