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My son's wedding was this weekend. It was up in the Big Horn Mountains at his fiance's grandparents cabin with no electricity nor running water, but a beautiful cabin that was built back in the 1850's and added onto in the early 1900's. The scenery was beautiful and we enjoyed seeing moose and elk. The family my son married into is wonderful with a great sense of humor. The long time neighbor and friend was the minister and he made the ceremony very enjoyable and funny. One thing he did do is clear up a mystery that men have been trying to figure out for years....

He told of how a young bride years ago was so nervous she wasn't sure if she could go through with the wedding. He told how the minister trying to calm her nerves gave her this advice....

"First you concentrate only on the Isle and that you are going to go down it. Then when you are walking down the Isle, you concentrate only on the alter. When you get to the alter, you concentrate only on the groom and how you are going to enjoy your life with him"

This was good advice and she was sure she could do that so she started chanting to herself " Isle, Alter, Him... Isle, Alter, Him... Isle, Alter, Him"

And so now it has become a tradition for brides to remember "Isle, Alter, Him".

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Cassandra Comment by Cassandra 11 hours ago
congratulations on your son's marriage!
aussiegal Comment by aussiegal on June 29, 2009 at 6:48pm
Great story GrandmaShari but, my point of view - speaking from a 'mother of a prospective groom', I sincerely hope my future DIL doesn't read this as I kind of like my son the way he is........lol

I enjoyed very much looking at your son's wedding pictures of a true shotgun wedding....wonderful fun and great sense of humour! We too have a new grandchild on the way. My DS and his fiancé plan their garden wedding for our spring when weather is more predictable - I'm so looking forward to it but more to a new addition to our family.

Thanks for sharing your lovely pics with us.
Phyllis Comment by Phyllis on June 28, 2009 at 7:56pm
If only it was that easy to alter them

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