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“Behind The Scenes”
Scottsdale, AZ May 8, 2004
Jessica Sutphen and
Duane Fletcher Wedding
Captions by Dick Sutphen
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 Jessi and Fletch (Duane) are ready to be
photographed. The photographer wanted to shoot many of the professional pictures in the afternoon, so we all gathering at 4 PM. The wedding was at 6 PM. None of the professional pictures were ready as we post this.
Dressed in a tux with my two daughters, Cheyenne and Jessi.
Tara said the red dress was for love.
 Our family with the bride and groom. Left to
right back row: Todd, Hunter, Travis, Tara, me, Cheyenne, Sage (granddaughter), Scott, and William. (Steven was unable to attend.) Fletch and Jessi seated.
Tom and Carol Fletcher (Fletch’s parents) with Tara and me an hour before the wedding.
Linda Van Lith, Tara, Judy (Jessi’s mom), and Julie Van Lith before the wedding.
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 Tara steals William’s cigar. Will is her oldest,
who flew in from New York City to attend. He is an artist who also does creative home and restaurant interiors in Manhattan.
 Sons, Todd and Hunter, waiting for the
wedding to begin. Todd is a computer programmer and lives in West LA. Hunter is a senior and turns 18 in June.
 Left to right, Jason (Tara’s brother who is art
director of Valley of the Sun), my son Scott who owns the “Malibu Shaman” metaphysical store, and my adopted son William.
My son Travis, who is a aviation flight instructor in the Los Angeles area.
The professional pictures are being taken behind Tara.
Here we go.
 Jessi’s bridesmaids came from Los Angeles to
be part of the wedding. Left to right, Jessi (Jessi’s namesake and niece), Tracey, Jill, Erin, Amanda, and Terese (Jessi’s sister who lives in Phoenix).
 Patrick Smith conducted the
metaphysically-oriented ceremony. Patrick is a close friend, and a psychic who often works in the Malibu Shaman store.
The ceremony is over and it is time to drink.
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 Jessi and Fletch were seated at their own
dinner table overlooking the 75 guests. While Fletch went table-to-table sharing some special wine, Jessi and I chatted.
Jessi and Fletch danced to a Tim McGraw country song.
 The father and daughter dance. The song was
“Come From The Heart” sung by folk-country singer Guy Clark. Written by his wife Susanna and Richard Leigh, it includes the lyrics, “You got to sing like you don’t need the money, Love like
you’ll never get hurt, You got to dance like nobody’s watchin,’ It’s got to come from the heart if you want it to work.” (Ó 1987 SBK April Music Inc/GSC Music/Lion-Hearted
Music (ASCAP. The album is “Old Friends” from Sugar Hill Records)
After dinner gathering: Jason, Patrick, me, Scott.
Ready to throw the bouquet.
Getting ready to throw the garter.
Cake cutting. There was no smashing of the cake into each other’s faces.
Tara and Jessi kick back after a lot of dancing. The police finally came to request the music be lowered a lot.
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