October 17,1998

Tree and PilDong were married on October 17, 1998 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. I flew down from St. Louis (Orion was about 15 months old and remained in Missouri.) to join the festivities. The ceremony was held at our brother and sister-in-law's house. It was a wonderful day! It rained so hard that morning that water gushed down the hillside. It was so deep it was up to our knees! When the rain cleared, albeit briefly, we went ahead and held the wedding a few minutes early (outside, of course!). It began pouring again just after the ceremony. As you can see from the picture, Tree wore her Korean hanbok. My favorite parts of the ceremony were the vows. Tree said hers in Korean and PilDong said his in English.

Happy 9th Anniversary, Tree and PilDong! The traditional gift for the 9th anniversary is pottery; the modern is leather! Which will it be?

P.S. The children in the wedding picture are Alexa, the daughter of a friend, and none other than the coconut wearing Dominic!