Natural Bridge High School - Span Yearbook (Natural Bridge Station, VA)

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Best man Todd Dudley and maid of honor Cindy Moore follow the radiant brides and grooms down the aisle after the minister pronounced them man and wife. As ushers in the double mock wedding, lighting the candles was just one of the many tasks required of Junie Snider and David Cash. “Who will be the next in line?” The anxious bridesmaids patiently wait for the brides to throw their bouquets. Sherry is the first to find out while Laveeta holds on to hers until the last moment. “There you go.” Brian makes sure that he does not let any crumbs fall on Sherry’s beautiful wedding gown as they share a piece of wedding cake at the reception. Sharing the duty of marrying the two couples in the wedding, Marvin Powell and Steve McNeil lead the wedding party down the aisle to prepare for the arrival of the brides. Newlyweds Nathan Dunn and Laveeta Branche display flashing smiles at the wedding reception after the mock wedding is over. Mock Wedding - 19

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Here Come The Brides “Cindy, did you bring the ring?” Yes. shetty. “Do I look okay? Is my veil in place?” “Yes, Laveeta.”’ The brides and the bridesmaids were ready, and their “mothers” had joined them in Mrs. Mutispaugh’s room. “IT have to say ‘her mother and I’... was what the ‘fathers’ repeated to themselves over and over just before walking their “daughters” down the aisle. Everyone had the last minute jitters. The The music began, the ushers had escorted all the guests to their seats, and the procession started down the aisle. The double mock wedding that the Single Living class spon- sored was well on its way. After a month of preparation by the class, the moment had arrived to present the re- sults to the school. Finding eleven tuxedos for the guys was not an easy task, and the girls found that old prom dresses didn’t fit as well as they once did. The tuxedos were the same style, black for the two grooms and light blue for the nine groomsmen. Howev- 18 - Mock Wedding er, the six bridesmaids and two maids of honor chose a variety of styles and pastel colors to show the student body that many appropriate options were available. The same held true for the mothers; two wore short dresses, and two wore long ones. “I now pronounce you man and wife.” Everything had run like clockwork. The ceremony was over, and it was on to the reception, which was held in one of the classrooms in the gym. Everyone enjoyed the traditional cake slicing by the brides and grooms, and such a beautiful cake it was that had been prepared by the Occupational Foods class. After so- cializing, the garters and bouquets were thrown. The ‘“dream-come-true’” was over. As Single Living students returned to class, they were very proud of the success of this event. Little did they know at this point just how much planning this “wedding” would help them when they one day would prepare their own. Brides Sherry and Laveeta cut into their beau- tiful wedding cake while the grooms watch. All are anticipating the luxuries that go along with a formal wedding. Bridesmaid June Jenkins wants to be sure to get every little piece of the bridal bouquet so she can keep it for remembrances.

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Fun As the bus rolled down the streets of Knoxville, Tennessee, the Sunsphere and the World's Fair Holiday Inn were only two of the many sights that the senior class had been waiting to see during their long hours of traveling. Yet, when the sights were seen for the first time through bus windows glis - tened by raindrops, everyone began to won- der if the entire weekend would be dam- pened by rain. The rain stopped, however, by the time they left the bus and got their luggage. By the afternoon of the next day, the sun was shining brightly and continued to for the remainder of the weekend. Everyone used their first night in Knox- ville for unpacking and looking around the motel and gift shop. Some also enjoyed the indoor pool which featured such facilities as a sauna and jacuzzi. The next morning, everyone rose ready for two full days of excitement and were at the gates at 10:00, ready to enter the fair. Once inside the gates, however, everyone found that with so many things to see and do, one didn’t know which direction to take first. While some decided to get in a line to see an exhibit of one of the many countries fea- tured, others opted to either browse through the national shops or try some foreign food. Dreading the long trip home, Gloria Pugh and An- gie Foster think about how quickly the time passed while at the World's Fair. 20-Senior Trip At The Fair Some of the countries that seemed to be most popular among the students were Chi- na, Australia, Korea, Japan, Peru, and, of course, the United States. The exhibits were made interesting in many ways. With the theme of the fair being “En- ergy Turns the World,” many countries fea- tured energy displays as well as films, arts, and crafts. Some even had live performers, such as the Canadian dancers. China even brought a piece of the Great Wall. Foreign food was another highlight of the trip. Belgian waffles, Chinese, German, and Mexican food were some of the different foods sampled for the first time by many seniors. There were constant outdoor attractions, such as the bluegrass music at the Folkland Festival, and the daily parade at 5:00 featur- ing high school bands and the Budweiser Clydesdales. Sunday gave an extra day for everyone to visit the exhibits and attractions which they missed the day before. Everyone seemed to be more relaxed and felt that one day at the fair would never had provided enough time to see and do everything that there was to do. On their way to the bus, Angie Turner, Maria Rafferty, and Wendi Hill laugh about the fun times shared while on their senior trip. Bottom: Finding the sights of Knoxville as exciting as those of the World’s Fair, Steve McNeil and John Loughhead traveled in style as they rented a chauffeured limousine for an hour on Saturday night. neanicerntionconeronesnonnmoansit