About the Honeymoon......

Looks like we were excited!

Don't I resemble Lovey Howell from Gilligan's Island here?!

We spent some quite time in Nashville after the wedding and then onto a Caribbean cruise for just a few days before settling back in Mobile.

We received a very generous gift via email (loved it!) from our families after we were engaged.

Title: Important message regarding the Gooch/Emanuel wedding

Dear Lee and Ben,

this is an important note from:

Jeff, Donna, Leslie, and Betsy,

that's right,... your parents ~ so listen up!

We all love you both, and we are very happy, thrilled actually, that you have decided to spend your lives together. We realize that there are a few slightly stressful constraints on putting your wedding together with time and funds in short supply. But, we'll all work together and get this done for a beautiful, peaceful, and joyous time spent celebrating your love and commitment to each other. It will be wonderful with family and friends to enjoy this special day with you.

We do have a small surprise for you,... and since time is short, we will need to go on and let you know about this little surprise, today! (as some additional steps may be needed for this)

Please click the link below to see how and where we would like for you to spend your first few days together as newlyweds.

We hope you'll be safe and well while you are away ~

We know you'll enjoy such a beautiful place to relax and do nothing together ~

We wish for you to have fun, fun, fun ~

~ and we pray for both of you as you begin this new season of your lives together ~

(and please remember to always pray with, and for each other,...very important ~)

now on to your surprise ~ Lee, this is really for Ben, because I know you have already gone to to bottom of the email to see what this is all about, before you even read the words! and Ben knows I'm probably right!,... (Miss 'can't stand not knowing things'!!!.... hahaha)

and trust me Ben, it's going to make y'all happy... so go on and check it out.... oh, and...

please contact the 'parent section' of the Ben and Lee fan club for further info that you will need in order to fully participate in this surprise!! ok ~ here ya go....enjoy, enjoy, we love you ~

talk to you soon !

betsy, leslie, donna and jeff

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

From Lee and Ben: Thank you Mom and Dad! You'll all be glad to know that we are BOTH back on dry land and no one ended up "overboard" while cruising.... :-)

We could have stayed here for days :-)