On Saturday, 24 July ’04 my brother Thomas married Emily Burgess (as she was then). It was a wonderful wedding: our father, Fr. Luke Uhl (chancellor of the Metropolis of Denver) betrothed them; His Eminence Isaiah, Metropolitan of Denver (an Orthodox metropolitan is the equivalent of a Roman cardinal) married them; our family friend, Hieromonk Gabriel (a hieromonk is a priest-monk) was also present; I served as the best man; our brother John was a groomsman and secondary witness and our brother Stephen was a groomsman and reader. It was a wonderful ceremony, with the exception of an uninvited cantor (who nonetheless did a much better job than one would have expected from an East Coast cantor).
The reception was perfect: it’s the first time I’ve ever had banquet food which I would have paid money for. The Burgesses spared no expense, I think, and it was a wonderful party.
I’m overjoyed for my brother and my new sister-in-law. They are a great couple, and I’m certain that they will have many happy years together.
