{"id":69,"date":"2008-09-23T21:14:05","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T04:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/?p=69"},"modified":"2008-09-23T21:41:49","modified_gmt":"2008-09-24T04:41:49","slug":"jon-miranda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/?p=69","title":{"rendered":"Jon &#038; Miranda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s quite natural to get these weddings mixed up.<\/p>\n<p>The week after <a href=\"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/?p=67\" title=\"Roger &amp; Jennie\">Roger and Jennie&#8217;s<\/a> wedding, <a href=\"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/?p=56\" title=\"Jon &amp; Miranda's engagement photos\">Jon and Miranda<\/a> got married.\u00c2\u00a0 One reason for the potential confusion is that many people think Roger and Jon look alike.\u00c2\u00a0 And then there&#8217;s the fact that Jon was a groomsmen in Roger&#8217;s wedding, and Roger was in Jon&#8217;s.\u00c2\u00a0 After all, they have both been very involved in each other&#8217;s Bible studies, lives, and ministries over the years.\u00c2\u00a0 Plus they&#8217;re both awesome couples!\u00c2\u00a0 So just to keep it straight, let me tell you a few unique things about Jon and Miranda&#8217;s wedding.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat.\u00c2\u00a0 It was really hot&#8230; Southern California&#8217;s August special.<\/li>\n<li>Laughter.\u00c2\u00a0 Jon &amp; Miranda&#8217;s wedding was filled with it&#8230; as you&#8217;ll see below.<\/li>\n<li>Chinese Food.\u00c2\u00a0 While both had Chinese elements, Jon &amp; Miranda wanted their reception to have the feeling of a huge family gathering, so we took over an entire Chinese restaurant.\u00c2\u00a0 Yum!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Check it out!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0190-bride-groom.jpg\" alt=\"0190-bride-groom.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0200-bride-groom.jpg\" alt=\"0200-bride-groom.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0164-groups.jpg\" alt=\"0164-groups.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0074-groups.jpg\" alt=\"0074-groups.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0171-groups.jpg\" alt=\"0171-groups.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0145-groups.jpg\" alt=\"0145-groups.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0184-bride-groom.jpg\" alt=\"0184-bride-groom.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0175-bride-groom.jpg\" alt=\"0175-bride-groom.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0178-bride-groom.jpg\" alt=\"0178-bride-groom.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0203-bride-groom.jpg\" alt=\"0203-bride-groom.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0192-bride-groom.jpg\" alt=\"0192-bride-groom.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0272-ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"0272-ceremony.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0297-ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"0297-ceremony.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0335-ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"0335-ceremony.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0349-ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"0349-ceremony.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0359-ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"0359-ceremony.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0394-ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"0394-ceremony.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0523-reception.jpg\" alt=\"0523-reception.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0550-reception.jpg\" alt=\"0550-reception.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0581-reception.jpg\" alt=\"0581-reception.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jon &amp; Miranda played a great game at their reception.  They would have the MC read the name of one of the couples on their guest list, who would proceed to stand and kiss&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0630-reception.jpg\" alt=\"0630-reception.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;Jon and Miranda would carefully watch their technique&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0538-reception.jpg\" alt=\"0538-reception.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and try to mimic it the best they could. It was quite a show!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0626-reception.jpg\" alt=\"0626-reception.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And, in traditional Chinese fashion, they toasted everyone, too&#8230; including me!\u00c2\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0585-reception.jpg\" alt=\"0585-reception.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0601-reception.jpg\" alt=\"0601-reception.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0642-reception.jpg\" alt=\"0642-reception.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0663-reception.jpg\" alt=\"0663-reception.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/09\/0220-bride-groom.jpg\" alt=\"0220-bride-groom.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jon &amp; Miranda, it&#8217;s been awesome watching your relationship grow.  I&#8217;m so encouraged by your love for God, and one another.  Thanks for letting me be a part of your wedding, and everything that it involved!  It was a blast!<\/p>\n<p><em>View all of Jon &amp; Miranda&#8217;s photos <a href=\"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/view\/szeto\/\" title=\"Jon &amp; Miranda's quick gallery\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s quite natural to get these weddings mixed up. The week after Roger and Jennie&#8217;s wedding, Jon and Miranda got married.\u00c2\u00a0 One reason for the potential confusion is that many people think Roger and Jon look alike.\u00c2\u00a0 And then there&#8217;s the fact that Jon was a groomsmen in Roger&#8217;s wedding, and Roger was in Jon&#8217;s.\u00c2\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weddings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}