Bill & Mi Get Married!

 

Wedding(s) of Mi Cunha and Bill Silvert

We actually got married twice. We planned a large wedding in Portugal for 5 July 1997, but were unable to get a Portuguese marriage license (this is a common sort of problem, visit the expatriate website for more on these bureaucratic obstacles). So we went through with the ceremony anyway, but to satisfy the legal niceties we were formally married in Gibraltar on 9 July 1997, which is a fun thing to do on your honeymoon!

Here are photos of our wedding taken by John Oppenheimer, Bill's step-brother, our thanks to him for making them available to us. We also include black & white scans of two nice photos that Becka (Rebecca Silvert, Bill's daughter) took, we'll re-scan these in colour when we have a chance.

You can also see our photos of the honeymoon and legal wedding in Gibraltar that Bill and Mi and Rebecca took. You can also see our former home in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

The following photos were taken by John and Becka.

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John's Photos

Preparations...

Mi and Bill with Vicki, Bill's mother.05285_00.jpg (61412 bytes)  

Mi with Vicki, Bill's mother, in Lisbon05285_07.jpg (35166 bytes)

Mi and Bill with Vicki, Bill's mother.05285_08.jpg (60608 bytes)  

Mi and Bill with Vicki, Bill's mother, in Belém05285_11.jpg (34545 bytes)

Mi with Vicki, Bill's mother, arm in arm05285_19.jpg (75734 bytes)

Additional photos of other participants in the pre-wedding festivities.

Then...

Mi and Bill planning the wedding 05285_20.jpg (53224 bytes)

At the wedding...

Ana and Peter Bossier, Bridesmaid and Celebrant.05286_04.jpg (45609 bytes)  

Ana and Peter Bossiers' children.05286_18.jpg (58717 bytes)  

Bride with bouquet.05286_06.jpg (58080 bytes)  

Couple before the wedding.05286_09.jpg (66298 bytes)  

Richard and Rebecca, Bill's children.05286_14.jpg (47425 bytes)  

Né and Zé, Mi's sister and her husband.05286_10.jpg (54786 bytes)  

Irene 05286_05.jpg (47754 bytes) and Fernanda 05286_11.jpg (56651 bytes), Mi's aunts  

Mi with her colleague Ivone.05286_12.jpg (41321 bytes)  

Mi's mother Ivone with her colleague Ivone.05286_16.jpg (56885 bytes)  

With colleagues.05286_20.jpg (47276 bytes)

Becka's Photos

2onsofa.jpg (57033 bytes)kiss.jpg (57088 bytes) These photos clearly show that marriage has been good for Bill! Before the wedding and after the wedding.