Scheuber International News

As many of you know, Jeff's sister Carrie was married last Saturday to a wonderful guy, David Dollar.  At 36 and 37, it was the first marriage for both of them, who fell in love at first sight when they met last October.  By the second date they knew in their hearts that the other was the person they would marry.  It was a joyous celebration for everyone, as friends and family alike pronouced it a perfect union!

 

Clayton and Aty were the proud parents, Carrie was a radiant bride and the day was picture perfect.  Jeff did the first reading and responsorial verses.  Our Anne, and David's niece Erika, were the candlelighters and all the Tantes said they looked like angels on the altar.  Nicolaus and Martin were the altar servers, though Nicolaus, who wasn't feeling too well, spent more time in the bathroom than on the altar.  Jeff, Steve and Karyn took turns checking on him during Mass.  At one point he told Karyn he had to get back because the cross was too heavy for Martin to carry out at the end of Mass!  Being the resourceful Scheuber that Karyn is, she was looking around for an altar server robe to wear herself!!  Nicolaus came through though, and we didn't need the "B" string.

 

Mom sang beautifully during the ceremony and the crowd was very complimentary.  Jeff's dad Clayton really sang her praises at the reception too,  where she got a round of applause and a chorus of "Heep, heep, heeps"!

 

The reception was so much fun: lots of toasts; happy tears; napkins flying high; "God Bless America"; a couple of Dutch standards; Jeff, his brother Marc and brother-in-law Tom looking "Elvis-like" and singing a customized version of "All Shook Up"; Nicolaus and Martin sporting Swiss napkin hats (four knots) and rolling everyone's pants up; the bride, groom and both sets of parents lifted high; "Tequilla" promenades; and, of course, lots and lots of "Heep, heep, heeps!!" 

 

There are less than a handful of cousins yet to marry, and if this was one of the last weddings, it was easily one of the best -- a perfectly matched couple, joyous families that the two of them met, and lots of friends ready to celebrate!

 

It wasn't mentioned at the wedding but Carrie Ann Coleman is now Carrie A. Dollar -- a bit of "Scheuber" humor originating from the groom himself!  And, in case you Scheubers haven't thought of it already, they've ruled out Alida (Carrie's favorite Dutch girls' name) and Anita in the event they have a daughter!

 

Lots of love,

Lori 

 

P.S.  The knot-tying napkin hat tradition was explained at the rehersal dinner with four knots signifying the Swiss Scheubers, and two knots, the Dutch Dykzeuls.  Martin created his own napkin hat that night which consisted of two, four-knotted napkins on his head.  He bounced past me and said, "Look Mom!  Eight knots -- Portuguese!!  He made his Vovo proud!