The marriage of Augustin and Renee was unconventional due primarily to the age difference. I believe it was rather a shock to my father to have his friend marry his mother. These are details that were forgotten during the many years of their marriage. There seemed to be a connection between them that may have started in Switzerland, the evidence being in the number of letters written by the young Augustin to Renee describing his voyage to Canada. Renee then kept those letters and brought them back to Canada, signifying to me their importance in that she included them in with her limited possessions.
Augustin once explained it was the death of Renee's son, John, that drew them closest together. Renee must have decided to take hold of this promise of happiness despite what family may have thought and finally commit herself to this new life on the farm. Renee described to me that their wedding took place in a small church in Revelstoke that had been beautifully decorated for another couple that were about to be married in the same location, apparently the biggest wedding of the year to take place in Revelstoke thus the church was elaborately decorated. There were three guests at the wedding, Eddy and two friends.
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