Family Photo

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We hung a bed sheet in the living room for a backdrop to our quick family photo session before I had to carry our dried out Christmas tree down the road to the annual Holderbank Christmas tree burning.  People in Holderbank bring their trees to a nearby field for a big fire followed by tea/coffee and conversation.

A Basel Wedding

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It was exciting to share in Janet & Stephan Stücklin's wedding in Basel.  It was a beautiful service in a large 13/14th century church.  The day was filled with Medieval & Renaissance music provided by Janet's friends.  Janet is studying Medieval/Renaissance music.  The musicians even led a processional down the streets of Basel to the reception – traffic control provided by the Swiss police.

Wedding Cake Challenge

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Sue spent many hours this past week on her first attempt at making a multi-tiered wedding cake.  It was exciting for Sue and a good learning experience.

Stephan and Janet Stücklin attend our church in Basel and are getting married tomorrow (Jan. 3) in Basel.

The two end cakes are chocolate cake with white chocolate (buttercream) icing.  The center cake is pound cake with buttercream icing.  The dark red roses were to match the wedding colours.

Besides the challenge of making the cake and decorating it, there was also the nail-biting task of getting them to the final destination ... intact!

Lighting info: Main flash (1/4 power) w/shoot-through umbrella at camera left (a few inches from camera lens).  Bare flash w/barn doors at rear-camera right (1/16 power).