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LOCAL Tuesday 22 augusT 2017

Continued Guests arrived to the beau-
The staff and crew on the tiful sound of steel pan
boat were exceptional. The music, the weather was
food was amazing, and the perfect, the breeze was
music was fabulous. It was flowing, and there wasn’t a
everything the bride and cloud in the sky. The groom
groom wanted, for people stood there wondering if his
to have fun, to get to know bride was really going to
each other, and to forget show up, as he kept calling
about all their worries. Most her the “Runaway Bride”.
importantly, for the both of Reverend Ruben Trapen-
them, seeing the kids have burg presided over the cer-
fun was the best! emony, where all the guests
The welcome reception vowed their unconditional
was hosted at Nos Clubhuis, support for the bride and
by Chris’s mother, Marilyn groom as they embarked
Berardi, and his stepfather, on their lives as a married
Ed Berardi. It was the per- couple.
fect setting for everyone to Geraldine and Chris want-
get to know each other. ed to make sure their niec-
The view was spectacular, es and nephews, and all
the food was fantastic, the the kids that were there,
staff always had a smile on understood that the foun-
their face, and there was dation of their relationship
a lot of dancing going on! was based on knowing
Nos Clubhuis was the per- that they would never give
fect location for the wel- up on each other, no mat-
come reception, because ter how tough things could
it defines exactly what Aru- get. That this commitment
ba represents to the bride was based on love, laugh-
and groom. Beauty, tran- ter, respect for each other, feel are flaws. place. pulled this off.
quility, and fun! and fun! Xander Van der Linden, All of this was made pos- Guests were served deli-
The wedding day took That it’s ok to find your true their amazing photogra- sible by the amazing efforts cious hors d’oeuvre and
place on Saturday, August love, later in life, even if you pher documented the of Angela Munzenhofer of cocktails under the most
12th on Eagle Beach, be- never thought it would hap- beauty of that moment Bella Aruba Productions beautiful palapas and
tween the Foffotti trees. A pen. And that it’s about and there wasn’t a dry eye alongside with Edwina Wer- trees. Everyone, well, al-
place so beautiful, it is hard knowing that they will be to be found! leman and Anne Maduro. most everyone abided by
to describe. The couple faithful to each other no Following the ceremony, It was truly a Herculean ef- the bride’s very strict no
was blessed to have the matter what, that there is the guests walked a few fort as this was all arranged shoes policy!
most amazing Matron of no perfect formula to find- feet to Passions on the in 3 weeks. Only true pro- The evening was kicked off
Honor, Vanessa Mayes and ing that one person who Beach, an amazing venue fessionals as Angela, Ed- by 4 beautiful and amaz-
Andy Angoff the best man. loves you despite what you were the reception took wina and Anne could have ing carnival dancers who
got the party started as ev-
eryone danced the night
away with Aruba’s 2017
Road march.
Chris and Geraldine were
overwhelmed by the sup-
port and kindness shown to
them by the beautiful peo-
ple of Aruba. They wanted
their guests to feel loved,
welcomed and taken care
of. They noted that there is
no other island they would
have ever considered ex-
cept Aruba!

Photography by Xander
Van der Linden q