Wedding of Ross Beyer and Rachel Mastrapa


Ross and Rachel got hitched on October 27, 2002. I was a groomsman, and that is my lame excuse for not having obtained better pictures.


DSCN0914.JPG(719337 bytes) -- NIKON-E990,  2002:10:27 14:35:11,  [2048 x 1536],  fl=N,  f=16.6mm,  exptime=0.008 s  (1/131),  f/4.7 Large -- Medium

Rachel and Ross kiss for the camera, only it was for a camera other than mine so we see it from an angle pi/2 radians from optimal.
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Best man Joel, with bridesmaid Mandy.
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Preparations are underway. The guy in the front is Renu, who owns the venue.
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The wedding cake, from "Zibi's Wedding Cake Factory," begins its rollout.
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Zibi Turtle and Barb Cohen delicately ready layer one for the heavy burden of layer 2.
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Layer 2 emplaced successfully!
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"Decoration" of the wedding suite was undertaken by the bride's crew. This is the bed, with red rose petals and The Gorilla.
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Complete, with all the fixin's.
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The groom's party handled the vehicular decorations.
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Gwen Bart and Terry Hurford -- their images here does not imply their consent in any possible criminal activity involving the soaping of Ross's car.
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DSCN0936.JPG(756530 bytes) -- NIKON-E990,  2002:10:27 22:53:52,  [2048 x 1536],  fl=Y,  f=10.6mm,  exptime=0.008 s  (1/120),  f/2.7 Large -- Medium

Jonathan Fortney with Ross Beyer and Rachel Mastrapa (with Jen Grier at the bottom).