Nathalie and Maxence !

If you read my last post, you probably got a bit sad with me... thank you.  I'm still praying my parents can come soon.  My dad's melanoma surgery is Tuesday, June 21st.  This wedding was such a blessing in so many ways.  One of those being that it kept me quite busy, so I couldn't think TOO much about wishing my parents could be here.

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WE. HAD. A. BLAST.

Mandatory church selfie.

The church.  It was beautifully simple.


The musicians : Léna, Carole, Tonio, moi.

Waiting for the festivities to start.

Mamie keeping li'l Daph busy in the back.

Here comes the bride!

Léna and Carole singing Michael W. Smith's "Grace" while Nathalie and her daddy enter.

Me and my man.  Thanks Pierre for many of these photos.

 The bride is still coming =).

Maxence and Nathalie.

Maxence's godfather, Sam.  He was hilarious.

Leading worship with Carole.

It's so amazing to sing in a church like this with the incredible acoustics.

So fun to have Nathalie and Maxence worshiping Jesus up on the stage with us.

Wedding photo booth.

This guy is my favorite.

Cheese ball.

Fun with Elodie.

We were laughing because we didn't have to smile, but Elodie figured that out after the photo.

Thankful for my friend.

She's so much fun!

 Hanging decoration selfie.

So, this is where the reception was.  Seriously!!!  Pinch me.

Nathanael and Tonio all dressed up in the sand.  The shoes didn't last too long.

We all gathered on the pier for champagne and hors d'oevres.

They are so beautiful together!

Champagne on the water.  Yes please.

Mandatory Med Sea selfie.

My beautiful friend Ismahan.

I'm honored to be at his side.

Reunion of friends : Marjorie, Jeni, Elodie, Anne, me, Ismahan.

The crew.

The sunlight was golden after a nice sprinkle.  The weather turned out to be perfect!

And this is the view from where we were sitting at our table.  Pas mal!  It was seriously a fairy tail wedding.  And the dancing spread to the private beach in front of us.  Dancing at a wedding in the sand... My kind of evening! 

We are so thankful for Pierre and Nancy (Papi and Mamie) who basically watched our sweet little Daphné the whole day.  Mamie even put D to bed at our home and stayed the night, since we got home so late.  Thank you guys!

Also, I'm so thankful for Nathalie and Maxence's marriage, another testimony of God's goodness and faithfulness, and another beautiful example of the institution God created.  It's incredible to be married and to see the blessings and challenges within marriage, all to make us more like Jesus Christ (and "to go forth and multiply"... hehe).

Love Linz

ballet

Last night of dance for me for a few months =(

I absolutely love everyone at this dance school !  I started dancing here early 2012, and it has been a bit of weekly joy for me.  My pregnant body just needs a little rest, that's all.

Here I am with Michèle, the director of DANSE PASSION.  Every Monday night, I would walk in to see her cute, smiling face greeting me with a "Coucou ma belle" or "Coucou ma cherie."

And here is what's left of my class from last year : Bérangère, Julia (my teacher and the daughter of Michèle), me, Maëva, Oriane, Laurence, and Shayna.  Such a fun group and so sweet.  They all made me promise to come back and say hi from time to time, ESPECIALLY when I have the baby =).

I'm so thankful to God for giving us these little blessings.  This is one I will miss, but will cherish dearly... and don't worry, I plan on dancing the rest of my life... just have to take breaks here and there, like I'M GOING TO BE A NEW MOMMY SOON !!!  How crazy is that?!  Exciting.


Love Linz

watch the dance!

Here is the video of our dance !!!
Enjoy - watch it over and over again... I sure have =)

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I am on the right in the back, and at the end, the second one on the right to turn around.

Thank you DANSE PASSION for the opportunity to dance with you !!!

Love Linz

Dio + Clémentine Wedding

Félicitations Dio et Clémentine !!!
Nous sommes très contents pour vous !

First things first - isn't the back of this dress gorgeous?!!!  Good choice Clém.

French weddings have to go through the state first, so there is always a mini ceremony at the City Hall (La Mairie) before the "religious" wedding.

Driving through the streets of Marseille was quite fun for me.  It's DEFINITELY not Nice, but beautiful in its own way.

 Here comes the bride !

I love how in French weddings, the couple gets to sit the whole time - bonne idée !

 Clémentine's little brother, the ham, I mean the ring bearer.

 A church in Marseille (not where they got married, to clarify).

 Sun rays - bam !

 Port.

 Drive-by palace.

 Reception.

I love a man in a purple bow tie and top hat =)

 The beautiful bride !

 A fun table game - we all drew the person to our right... HAHA !

 Our table.

Spent the night in the country side (kind of) with a bunch of other people from the wedding... it was like camp all over.  Tonio and I got the top bunks ;)

 View from our bedroom window.

Brunch the next day with the newly weds.  Also another French wedding tradition that I love.  The day after the wedding, there is often a brunch to spend more time with the couple.

Heading back to Nice.  This mountain in front of us was spectacular.

You'll notice there are no pictures of the food or dancing... that's because I must have been enjoying BOTH too much to even think about my camera... the sign of a great wedding !!!

This couple loves the Lord, and it was so cool to witness the beginning of their adventure together.  It just gets better and better Dio and Clém with Christ as the center.  Love you guys !!!

Love Linz