I dropped by Roanoke College to scout out a few locations for Christie and Khaled’s wedding just a few days before the ceremony. It’s always nice to have that extra time when covering a venue as big as a college campus. Standing at the campus map I got a ring on the cell phone and it was the bride and groom who just happened to be around town and spotted me walking towards the campus. The sweltering heat was a sign of things to come, but they joined me for a little mini tour of campus with Khaled’s parents in tow, having just arrived from the beautiful Mediterranean coast where it was a balmy 75 degrees. I think it was 100 degrees this particular afternoon and they were feeling every degree I’m sure.

We scooted through the Administration building and it seems that Khaled was quite the man on campus as everyone we ran into knew him and was glad to see him. I prodded him a bit on this and he agreed that he knew just about everyone there before finishing up two years ago.
As it turned out, the weather wasn’t much cooler when the big day arrived, but everyone seemed to be up for the occasion and everything went off without a hitch. The AC in the church struggled a bit, but it seemed to be under control by the time 4 pm rolled around.

It was indeed a beautiful day, but really, aren’t all wedding days beautiful?