Adam Taylor Enterprises Sponsors Wedding
October 7th, 2000
Today in Apsley, Canada, Deborah Ann (Duffy) Taylor and Adrian Cho were married.
The wedding service and reception took place at Tallanwood - home to Malamute-L list members and
Alaskan Malamute HELP League directors Molly Moldovan and Jim Thomson (and their thirteen
northern breed dogs).
In addition to Molly and Jim, present at the service were the bride's brothers Rick and Dave, and sister Karen, and their
respective spouses Linda, Marlys, and Wayne. Also attending were long-time friends and work colleagues of the groom,
Kathy Miller and Richard Spencer, and Richard's wife, Carolyn. Standing-in as proxies for the newly married couple's five dogs and seven cats,
were Alaskan Malamutes, Rowdy and Smoki. The bride's close friend and fellow pastor Janeva Stromberg was presiding minister.
Three years ago, Duffy and Adrian met on the Malamute-L list - an e-mail list for owners, breeders, and people interested in Alaskan Malamutes.
The romance and subsequent engagement in March, 2000, were the result of behind-the-scenes work by well-known business personality
Adam Taylor, Top Dog of Adam Taylor Enterprises.
Wedding guests were truly surprised to find out that Adam Taylor Enterprises was the corporate sponsor for this wonderful event. This fact was
maintained as a closely guarded secret until an advertising billboard cleverly disguised as a black forest wedding cake was brought out to be cut and served
to guests by the bride and groom.
In lieu of wedding gifts, Duffy and Adrian asked guests to make donations to Lutheran World Relief and the
Alaskan Malamute HELP League and then surprised their guests by giving them gifts instead.
Amongst the more usual gifts were a set of conga drums and a 'how-to' book of conga drum playing, a set of porcelain figurines
of Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, and Tigger, a 'dip and chip' dish with a cat submerged in a water fountain waiting for birds to dive in, and a basket of
Australian wine and a drinking flask bearing the engraved words 'Property of Jim Thomson - A Bloody Good Bloke'.
Rumour has it that this brilliant turnabout of wedding tradition was engineered by Mr. Taylor's business partner and newly acquired sister
Kira. Apparently the strategy behind this strange operation is to curry favour with friends and family so as to ensure a steady
future stream of squeaky toys, cookies, and catnip mice for Adam, Kira, and their various canine and feline brothers and sisters. When we rang the corporate
offices of Adam Taylor Enterprises, staff there would neither confirm nor deny the rumour. Mr. Taylor was reportedly unavailable for comment due to the
fact that he was chewing on a buffalo bone.
Wedding guests arrived on the Friday night before the wedding day and were immediately introduced to a wonderful show of hospitality from hosts Molly and Jim.
Although the original plan was for guests to eat elsewhere before arriving, that plan did not eventuate and Molly and Jim cooked and hosted a scrumptious meal.
On Saturday morning, the assembled party rehearsed portions of the service and the hymns to be sung. At 11 AM, the service took place after guests changed out
of their 'dog clothes' and into more formal attire. The Order of Worship was compiled by the bride with assistance from the groom. The lovely booklet Duffy
produced for the service had photos of Adam, Kira, and Chief on the front cover,
with written credits to all the collective Taylor and Cho dogs and cats on the back cover. On the inside front cover were the words:
Today I marry my friend;
the one I laugh and cry with,
the one I have learned from and shared with.
This one I have chosen to support,
encourage and give myself to,
through all the days given us to share.
Today I marry the one I love.
All assembled at the service sang the hymns For the Beauty of the Earth (in four part harmony) and Lord of All Hopefulness (sung in unison),
with piano accompaniment provided by the groom. The musical arrangements can be seen and heard below:
