OUR WEDDING

We were married on May 28, 2005, right here in Tennessee. With the help of friends, we found a small sweet Methodist church in Leiper's Fork and had a very simple, beautiful wedding. The night before we were married, we substituted a night of music for the normal rehearsal dinner. So we brought about 60 family members and friends to Puckett's Grocery in Leiper's Fork, for dinner and a songwriter round, which included Tony Arata, Danny Flowers, and Marshall Chapman. Here's Tony sharing a smile with John.

Puckett's really is a Grocery Store and they just push the shelves toward the back of the store and unplug the coke machine (which creates a nasty hum) . There's a little stage in the very front of the store where the musicians sit, and they serve either ribs or salmon dinners...both excellent! That's John's father, leaning over in the center. He came out for a week and partied with the family non-stop. Not bad for 89. He's now 90 and still going strong! Charles Dirlam from Eugene, Oregon, who has built a windmill in his backyard which he runs power off of!



Anyway, people came from all over, and got a little taste of Tennessee. It helped to answer the question of why two people who grew up in Oregon and then lived in Connecticut and New York for most of their adult lives, decided to move to the Nashville area. There are two reasons: people and music. Both incredible.