<b>VIDEO:</b> Click <a href="#video"><b>here</a></b> to see video of the wedding at home plate and The World-Herald fireworks show.
<p>
Click <a href=http://odc.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=5002&p=3727><b>here</b></a> to see a photo showcase of the home run derby and fireworks show.
<p>
<b>***</b>

Thousands of spectators watched a kaleidoscope of color explode across north downtown Tuesday night, ushering in the Independence Day holiday for the Omaha area.

The annual World-Herald fireworks show drew plenty of cheers from inside TD Ameritrade Park, from boats on the Missouri River and from the top level of a downtown parking garage.

"You can see just as much here as you can in the stadium,'' said Kristi Bequette, 59, of Carter Lake. She sat on a folding chair at the foot of the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, where hundreds gathered to watch the show.

The display started at 10:49 p.m., about 35 minutes later than expected due to the length of the college Home Run Derby inside the ballpark, said Joel Long, a World-Herald spokesman.