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AIC m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-01-29 published
Lori Lynn MASON and James
EMBELTON -- Match:
By Judith TENENBAUM,
Saturday,
January 29, 2005 - Page M4
Like many young Australians, James John
EMBELTON went on a "walkabout"
after graduating from university. The rite of passage is almost
a national tradition, says Mr.
EMBELTON, who graduated from Monash
University in Melbourne in 1994.
"It's encouraged that graduates put a pack on their back, buy
a one-way ticket, and see the world," he says. "I thought I'd
stop [in Toronto], get a job for a year, and see what I thought."
That was more than 10 years ago. "I made Friends," he says, "did
well career-wise, and started to love the place."
Within a few years of his arrival, he became a Canadian citizen
and began working in financial services. He succumbed to the
opiate of Muskoka winters, highlighted by an annual weekend at
a rustic retreat near Gravenhurst, Ontario, owned by his friend
Craig MARSHALL.
It was in this serene environment that Mr.
EMBELTON staged a
surprise proposal to Toronto native Lori Lynn
MASON that reflected
the international nature of their relationship.
The two had met at
AIC
Mutual
Funds, where they were working
in sales, in February of 2001. Each was in another relationship
at the time, but their water-cooler musings heated up into romance
by 2003. "Lori has an incredible smile and beauty. We are both
motivated and caring," he says.
"Many women go gaga over him, but the accent wasn't a draw,"
says Ms. MASON, a business graduate of Mohawk College in Hamilton.
"He is kind and intelligent."
Mr. EMBELTON made his move in March, 2004, after some stealthy
manoeuvring. The pair had planned to make the annual trip to
Mr. MARSHALL's place in Muskoka, but at the last minute, Mr.
EMBELTON told Ms.
MASON to go ahead on her own, saying he needed
to study for his financial-analyst exam. In fact, he was taking
care of some last-minute engagement details.
Things almost went awry, Mr.
MARSHALL recalls. "James was travelling
on business and left me his package to bring up to the camp.
I picked up flowers for him, but in my rush, because I was entertaining
the whole group, I got halfway and realized, 'Oh my God!' I'd
left it."
The package was critical to Mr.
EMBELTON's plans, so Mr.
MARSHALL
pulled a few strings to get it: "Fortunately, my ex-wife lives
next door [to me]," he says with a laugh, "is a good friend,
and likes James and Lori, so she hired a locksmith to break into
my house so James could swing by for his stuff."
The next morning, Mr.
EMBELTON rushed to Muskoka to rendezvous
with two confederates who helped him set the scene. "It was beautiful,
near zero, not a cloud in the sky and we set up a blanket on
a snow-covered hill where Lori and I had spent time before,"
he says.
To paraphrase Jimmy Kennedy's lyrics to The Teddy Bears' Picnic,
Ms. MASON "went into the woods that day, and she was sure of
a big surprise." Mr.
EMBELTON whisked Ms.
MASON off by snowmobile
to the secluded proposal spot, where the contents of the package
were laid out against a backdrop of white pines: champagne flutes
and a toy koala and polar bear teddy holding Australian and Canadian
flags, respectively.
"I felt we were destined to be together," Ms.
MASON says. "I
was very emotional."
On September 5, Canadian and Australian flag bearers planted
their standards on either side of the altar at All Saints Anglican
Church in Etobicoke, where the bride taught Sunday school.
A design of a maple leaf and Australian gum leaf, their stalks
intertwined, appeared on the invitations and in all facets of
the wedding.
Ms. MASON, 30, entered on her father's arm to strains of Waltzing
Matilda and O Canada. A bouquet on the altar honoured her late
mother.
Close friend Reverend Timothy
FOLEY, youth director Susan
OLIVER
and assistant priest Michael
LLOYD incorporated a full Eucharist
service into the ceremony. Mr.
MARSHALL serenaded the audience
on guitar as the couple signed the register.
The bridegroom, 32, was a national champion in yachting, and
fittingly, the reception was held at the Boulevard Club. The
bridal party entered to Australia's rousing football song with
the newlyweds making their debut to the Hockey Night in Canada
theme.
The 130 guests included 25 from abroad, whom the groom calculated
logged a total of 270,000 kilometres to be there.
The newlyweds are now off for a two-year stint in Australia,
where Mr. EMBELTON has accepted an associate director position
at Macquarie Bank.
"It is more than a geographical change," says his bride, who
looks forward to taking on new challenges there, including volunteer
work caring for infants born with cocaine addiction.
"In Australia, I won't have the commitments I have here, so I'll
have the time."
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AIKINS m@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2007-06-20 published
AIKINS,
George and Joy - 50th wedding anniversary
George and Joy
AIKINS marked their 50th wedding anniversary on
January 12, 2007. The pair were married in Welland, and raised
a family in Stayner where they operated Aikins Bakery on Main
Street until 1971. They have four grown children, Anne, Jim,
Mark and Glen, as well as 9 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The couple is shown on their wedding day and earlier this year
at a celebration at Clearview Community Church.
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AIMERS m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-10 published
AIMERS /
HENDERSON -- Forthcoming Marriage
It is with great pleasure that the families of Erin
AIMERS and
Greg HENDERSON announce their forthcoming marriage on Saturday,
July 15, 2006. We wish you a lifetime of love, health and happiness.
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AINGE m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-11-29 published
AINGE /
TWITCHELL - Marriage Announcement
Kelly AINGE and James
TWITCHELL were married October 11th, 2003
in Punta Gorda, Florida at sunset.
A reception was held at Westhaven Golf Club, London on October
25th.
A Mexican honeymoon is to follow.
Love and best wishes.
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AIRD m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-05 published
AIRD /
WILSON -- Marriage Announcement
David and Julia
AIRD of London, Ontario, Canada and Elizabeth
AIRD of Cardross Scotland, take great pleasure in announcing
the marriage of their eldest son and grand_son Steven Alexander
AIRD to Brandy Leigh
WILSON of Birmingham, Alabama U.S.A. On
March 20th, 2008 in State College Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The happy
couple will be residing in Long Beach, California. Formal reception
to be held in Hawaii August 2008.
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AITCHISON m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-11-10 published
AITCHISON,
Muriel and J. Peter - 60th Wedding Anniversary
Congratulations Mom and Dad! Love your girls Lynn, Marilyn and
Anita.
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AITKEN m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2006-12-13 published
CLARKE,
Russell and Dorothy
(AITKEN) - Happy 40th Anniversary
December 17
Love and best wishes, Pat and George, Fred and Rosemary, Doug and Susan
and families
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AITKEN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-10-18 published
AITKEN,
Jim and Barb - Happy 40th Anniversary
Oct.12, 1963-2003
What a wonderful ‘surprise party' we had, with family and Friends.
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AITKEN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-06-11 published
AITKEN,
Norm and Donna - 50th Anniversary
Open House
Congratulations on 50 years together! We are truly blessed to
have you as parents! With much love from Kari and Julia, Wayne
and Sam.
Open House at West Park Baptist Church, London, 1-4 p.m. Saturday June 11th.
Best wishes only please.
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AITKEN m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-02-28 published
AITKEN,
Doug and Rita - Happy 50th Anniversary
Congratulations on your Golden Wedding Anniversary! Wishing you
many more years of happiness! Love and best wishes from your
children and their families.
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