But, by the day of the wedding, strippers and voodoo were

forgotten -- or, at the very least, put on hold -- and the serious

business of marrying off Thomas Carithers Geary began in

earnest. Above: a few of the ushers on the way to St. George

Church. Hard men, clearly; not looking for trouble, but ready

to take off their gloves and mix it up if they have to.

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