Saturday, April 22, 2017
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jesse couldn’t believe it finally stopped snowing in western Pennsylvania. The sun became a ball of fiery light that filled Basin Methodist, illuminating the maple pews, pulpit at the front of the church, and all its guests. The day’s temperature held at fifty-two degrees; the perfect weather for a bride and groom to be married. Jesse felt squeezed into the black and plum-colored tuxedo as he looked from left to right, standing in the line of six groomsmen at the front of the church on three carpeted steps.
Basin Methodist beheld beauty on various levels: stained glass windows depicting pictures of Jesus Christ on the cross; white lilies on the end of each pew; matrimonial guests dressed in their best attire, a splash of vibrant colors w
