Joy, joy, joy! That’s what Tom and Ava’s wedding was all about. I could feel the incredible energy as soon as I walked into the room. I married this lovely couple at The Aviator - the newly renovated event center that was the 100th Bomb Squad across the street from Cleveland Hopkins Airport.

It was a picture perfect day to watch air traffic but all eyes were on the happy couple. This was a casual wedding with about 25 or so guests with lots of photo taking before the ceremony. And for me, it was wonderful to see another couple that I married five years ago - Ava’s mother and step-father.

Tom or Tomasz, which is his Polish name, looked very handsome and just a bit overwhelmed with all the busyness going on around him. Ava was a beaming beautiful bride not only because she was getting married to her best friend but also because she was marrying the father of her child. With Ava being almost eight months pregnant, I was very happy that baby Lucas did not decide to be an additional guest to the wedding!

The ceremony went smoothly until the end when the very enthusiastic and inpatient guests could not wait to let me present the couple as Mr. and Mrs. They started clapping and rushing up front to congratulate the couple as soon as I pronounced them husband and wife and they kissed. What a joyous crowd! It was so much fun to be part of such a special wedding

I know that Tom and Ava will have a beautiful life together as they celebrate their marriage and welcome their baby boy to such a loving family.