Alison and Brian's Wedding

As you may or may not know, one of John's closest friends from childhood is Mike Skonieczny. And by that we mean there was a period of time from about 6th grade to junior year of high school that John spent every other weekend at the Skonieczny household. And the Bowes and Skonieczny clans as a whole were extremely close and remain so to this day. And on June 27, the youngest Skonieczny, Alison, married Brian Zanardi in a beautiful ceremony on the banks of the Connecticut River.


It was pretty cool. In fact it started with the groom and his son arriving via boat on the dock near the Griswold Opera House. And as the crowd assembled we had the chance to talk to and reconnect with a number of folks we had not seen for a while. But the day was about Alison and Brian. And the picture here only gives you a hint of how great the day was and how bright the sun shined during the course of their wedding.


As mentioned above, Alison is the youngest. There are a total of five Skonieczny siblings and they have been making sure that the Skonieczny name carries on into the next generation. Pictured below is the whole clan, a total of nineteen and counting. Seriously, one is expected to arrive in the fall. Needless to say they are a good looking bunch.





Alison and Brian wanted to make sure not only that their reception was a rockin' party, but also that it was kid friendly. It is obvious that Alison is the director of a preschool program, because all of the kids in attendance had a blast. Who wouldn't with a table of candy with a sign saying "Help yourself" and a basket full of bubble mix.

Okay, who are we kidding. It's not just the kids who like the bubbles and candy. Chris Balestracci was into both the bubbles and the twizzlers, and Mike Skonieczny was more than happy to spray bubbles across the dance floor for all of the assembled kids. It was fun to watch.


And of course there was dancing. Our last picture illustrates both two hip dancers and also the manner in which the well known Bowes dancing style is passed from generation to generation. Callie loves to dance and was happy to shake a tailfeather with Grandpa Jay.





All in all, it was a wonderful day. We had such a great time and were excited to have the opportunity to spend time with all of the Skoniecznys young and old. Hopefully it won't be too long before we are able to do it again.