THE WEDDING ALBUM
May 18, 2002
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cord would like to cordially invite you to browse through their wedding album pictures. They hope you enjoy them. Below you will also find a bit of a narrative by Alex preceding the photographs. Thank you for accepting this invitation.
The weather was flawless. We were married under a cathedral of giant old oak trees next to a barn with a paddock on each side containing horses. We brought up Susannah's big horse, Danny. He was a star of the day. Paid full attention to all the goings-on and when we said "I do", he whirled, whinnied and kicked up his heels, perfectly on cue. Amazing! He is a big handsome, tri-colored paint, brown, white and black. A four-year-old Belgian, Percheron, Paint-cross. A character, and BIG! Susannah is a brilliant dressage rider and trainer. She's training Danny to compete in that discipline. Everything about the wedding went off without a hitch. No stress. No strain. It all seemed to just flow.
Without exception, everyone has said several times that it was the best wedding they'd ever been to. We drove up to Colorado to Larry Mahan's ranch. Larry is a rodeo legend (7 times World Champion) and a great pal and horseman. He has 71 horses, a herd of longhorns, five buffalo, cats, three dogs and a partridge in a pear tree. We had the best time riding all day every day, roping, herding cattle, a snow storm through which we rode. It was a fantasy. Unfortunately, a few days after we left, the whole damn state seemed to catch fire. Larry's ranch was spared and so was another dear friend's house (harry Carey, Jr.) in Durango, where we visted. Harry had to evacuate for a time. The fire came within a mile of their house. Our road trip covered a little more than 2500 miles. We could not have had a better time.
All the best,Alex
"Too small? Can't be too small! Oh, damn. That's a cigar band."
Bob: "Say, look at that big bunch of cows." Alex: "Not 'bunch,' but 'herd.' " Bob: "Heard what?" Alex: "Herd of cows." Bob: "Sure, I've heard of cows. There's a big bunch of 'em right over there."
Exchanging Vows
Who says three is a crowd?
Approval from the peanut gallery . . . er, corral.
I don't know about anybody else, but I'm here for the cake and ice cream!
"Love is like a friendship caught on fire."
These photos were generously donated by Alex and Susannah Cord. These photos ARE NOT for commercial use and MAY NOT be used by ANYONE for that purpose without prior WRITTEN consent from Alex and Susannah Cord and/or The Official Alex Cord Website.