Randy and Katy Smelser

Americans living in Germany but citizens of heaven

Silver Anniversary Celebration 2013
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The church people threw us a party for our 25th Anniversary

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Being escorted in

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A happy occasion

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The cake

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The Cake

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The cake

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The Cake

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Table Decorations

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Table Decorations

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As is custom in Germany, we started with a toast

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As is custom in Germany, we started with a toast

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We had cake and coffee, followed by a program...

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...and snack food for the evening

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...and snack food for the evening

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The church made everything themselves

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We lit each candle and placed it on the coaster.

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As we lit them we would tell one thing that we remembered about that year.

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We had two helpers who held the candles and coasters

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When it started

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25 coasters had each year of our marriage on it.

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There was a short program

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Burkhard read 1 Cor. 13 in German as he did at the wedding and David read it in English.

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"These Are a Few of My Favorite Things"

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"These Are a Few of My Favorite Things"

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Raise the hammer for Randy and the spoon for Katy

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"I don't know."

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"Both of us do it."

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We had invited people from different eras of our lives

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From my first English Group from Hannover

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From my first English Group from Hannover

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From my first English Group from Hannover

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Peter from Hannover, friends since before our engagement

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From the youth group in Hannover Cindy, co-leader, and Joachim, missionary in Africa

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Joachim's wife Kathrin

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Katy's Godchild

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Our "grandson"

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Our "grandson"

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From Hildesheim Susan and Laura, among others

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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Burkhard was the only person celebrating with us who had been at the wedding in Pennsylvania USA

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People from Peine and Peine Church

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People hung wishes, cards, or little handmade things on the line.

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People hung wishes, cards, or little handmade things on the line.

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Decoration up the stairs

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Decoration up the stairs

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Decoration up the stairs