The Marriage of
Elizabeth Anne Newberg and
Jacob Charles Stacken

October 30, 2009

Guests of Liz and Jake:
The Reverend Andrea Stacken - sister of the groom and officiant of the wedding
Pat and Bob Stacken
 -parents of the groom
Janet and Dave Newberg
 -parents of the bride
Jesse Stacken and Akiko Sasaki
 -brother and sister-in-law of the groom
Alex Newberg and Beth Wendroth
 -brother of the bride and girlfriend

After the family lunch at Fitgers and the Friday night wedding we celebrated and had two days of family bonding and fun at the Siskiwit Bay Lodge on Lake Superior. To accompany our party, mother nature had a party of her own on the big lake with gale warnings and big seas until Sunday. We continued celebrating with a Halloween dinner Saturday night at which we were permitted one disguise item. After leaving the lodge on Sunday, Jesse and Akiko flew back to New York City, Alex and Beth returned home to Cloquet, MN, and the rest of us joined Jake's and Liz's grandparents for dinner at Janet and Dave's home in Minnetonka.

Some of our favorite photos are below . . .


Filling out the Marriage License over lunch and a beer at Fitgers.
The Reverend Andrea, Jake, and Liz.



Signing the license - Father of the Groom



Signing - Father of the Bride



Lunch at Fitgers just before the ceremony



Cheers



At Siskiwit Bay Lodge - the bride getting ready


Jake and Mom - adjusting the corsage



It's time . . .

The promenade in the great-hall . . .




Too the outside deck to begin the ceremony



The Reverend Andrea gets things underway
over the sound of the roaring gale out on the big lake.


Back inside - passing the flame through the families



Declarations



The vows


The newlyweds


Congratulations


Married at last - on their 10th anniversary


Two families joined



The ceramic figurines were originally used on Liz's Grandma-Helen's wedding cake



Cutting and sharing the cake


The traditional wedding poem




Entertainment all weekend


Halloween dinner tomfoolery . . .



Later . . .

Back home - the Grandparents celebratory dinner


Cheers!