77 2025 WWW. BESTOFMP.COM www.CharlestonBrides.com | www.VoteBestOfMP.com | www.BestOfMP.com As it should be, a wedding is where everyone who attends focuses on the bride and groom and it was no different at Sarah Henderson and Ryan Hendrick’s wedding on Dec. 29, 2024. In addition to the excitement, pride and love of the bridal couple’s newly-joined families, I was struck by the mountain of happiness and heartfelt love directed to Ryan and Sarah by their multitude of close friends who came to celebrate this union. This wedding had been thought about, discussed and in some cases, even planned by their friends and family members way before the day was even announced. Many times during their courtship family and friends would ask, “When are you guys getting married?” For myself and their friends it was so obvious they complemented one another. They had built a friendship that had grown into a foundation that would last a lifetime. Frequently, when I ran into a friend of theirs the conversation would eventually get around to, “Why haven’t Ryan and Sarah gotten married yet and how can we help make this happen?” It was crazy to see the kind of caring Love is in the Air BY BILL MACCHIO From a father’s perspective
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