The Groom's Story
My story probably starts out the same as hers. Visiting Aruba on my vacations I once had the pleasure of being introduced to her through a mutual friend of ours in a nightclub. No doubt of course that I was instantly impressed with her looks! But that is where our first meet ended. During the following years we would run into each other from time to time, exchange a few words then be on our way. One day or actually late one night in a nightclub I actually had an opportunity to really have a talk with her. Not to long after that again and I remember saying to myself: "This is my kind of woman!". Even a buddy of mine commented once: "That's your kind of girl, Raoul! You should do something about that!". Well guess what, I met her again some weeks later and actually wanted to ask her her phone number at this party (yep, party again!). But she slipped away before I could make my killer move. Fortunatly the gods were with me that night and about 4 o'clock in the morning standing at this snack truck having a quick bite before heading home, my angel popped up. And yes I would not let her slip away again before getting my hands on that phone number. Next thing you know we were going out and having fun. So much fun that we ended up being blessed with a beautifull baby boy, ahead of time, but still a wonderfull blessing. So I asked myself, what is missing in this picture? You got it!!! MY WIFE!!! So I invite you all to come and celebrate this wonderfull occasion where I have the honour of marrying this beautifull, joyfull and inspiring woman who has wrestled, and is still wrestling, everyday to make me a better person.
Raoul Wijngaarde
