Wedding Day Pictures...FINALLY!

Here comes the beautiful bride...She's ready but first...

Her Bridemaids start up the hill here and...
here...Dear friends forever from childhood & college...

The flower girls wait patiently with my sister before their descend...

Now it's their turn! They are instructed to run up the hill...They spread their wings as the "Fairy Dance" music from Peter Pan fills the air...

At six years old & three years old...this is soooo much fun!

Almost there! They would soon be bouncing in the castle moon bounce...

The Bride is glowing... She is escorted by her Granddaddy & Father...A gentle wind wisped her veil away... I wonder where it landed?? You'll see later (smile)...

Half-way up, her Stepdaddy took her the rest of the way with her Granddaddy...So special to have so much love surrounding her...

Finally the Bride & Groom together...with Reverend Richard, a childhood friend of my son...

I'll have to ask...what was said at this moment...

Exchanging of the rings...

Their "First Kiss"...

The Wedding Party...minus the cutie pie ring bearer...here

and here...

Oh there's the cutie pie ring bearer...nephew of the Bride... and hey~ now he has a "new" Uncle!

Now some fun pictures from the wedding...It really was the mood!

Taking a ride...

I think he's having fun!

Her too!

Yep, the Bride & Bridemaids all wore flip-flops...

So that's where the veil landed...Right on my youngest son's/best man head...Does that mean he's the next to get married? (BIG smile, wink, wink, wink)....

This picture almost made my cry...Behind them is our Willow tree that we planted little over twenty years ago...I could have never dreamed back then what had just taken place on our property...we are so blessed.

And Finally...

J & J ...Just married

May 24,2008

I love this picture too...

A Few Good Men...

Groomsmen~ My youngest son/bestman on left, dear friends in the middle, nephew on the end... watching the bride walk up the hill from our carriage house... (Heather, SherriG-see the paper birch??)

Cutie pie ringbearer... the little flower girls had pulled the highly decorated wagon through the center of white chairs... My son, the groom is on the step in the lighter color suit. Really, I don't have one pic of him yet with his beautiful bride together~ BUT they should be coming in soon...

Here Comes the Bride...Part I

A few pics have slowly come in ~ This picture was taken in the carriage house just before the ceremony began... I am expecting more to come in soon (see my fingers tapping on the table)...I'll post more soon :)
Go here to see our little Mud Puddle Girl Bride....

The night is still...

I am posting this the night after the wedding...just one picture of our front gazebo & a newly planted birch tree...some flowers still adorn the area of the ceremony...

Tonite it is quiet & peaceful ...Only a few frogs can be heard from our pond in the backyard...

The newly wed couple spent the night in our carriage house & have left to go home...Other family members have also left. Our newly married couple will take their well awaited honeymoon trip in the near future...

Life is good..

Picture Perfect....

The starting of 240 guests walking up our front lawn to be seated...

It was quite a site... I will never forget. My son (the groom) & myself watchful from our front living room window...we both needed some Kleenex...

Inside the tent...the chairs would come down after the ceremony...

On the tables were beautiful peonies that were fresh picked from a neighboring yard & wedding favors of handmade soaps...

Flip flop handmade soaps in chocolate & banana flavors &

Cambridge Rum was also a choice...

I am still waiting for pictures of the bride & groom to come in....BUT I was able to capture the bride's wedding gown...I will hold it for her until we see the new couple very soon...She was just stunning & I can't wait to share the photos with you...

Yes- the weather was good...NO it was beautiful, the day was beautiful & we have just added a new member to the family... We are blessed...

Wedding Countdown...1 day...

We're ready...weather is beautiful~ rehearsal dinner, wedding rehearsal done...chairs set in place....

Thank you everyone for leaving a comment & your well wishes...

I will be back on Sunday with wedding pictures....

"I hope weather is good for the wedding."

Wedding Countdown...2 days...

Boy am I sneakin' this in right before midnite....Today the tent was raised, the sides will be attached tomorrow...

Finally after 2 tries, the tent is raised~ against some wicked winds....

Tonite the flower girls decorate their baskets...

The house is full with family both from in and out of town...The bride and groom have arrived, my sister and daughter, two dear friends, and lots more are expected for the rehearsal dinner...

See you tomorrow..."Hope the weather is nice for the wedding."

Wedding Countdown...3 days...

They came and they are my heros...

Landscaping by Divine Landscaping! Take a look at the transformation...

Hey- Heather---here's my birch tree!

See you tomorrow. "Hope the weather for the wedding is nice."

Wedding Countdown...4 days...

Bella, Muskie, & Sam

The only ones who had fun today were the dogs... It rained so hard in the morning, early afternoon that the landscapers were unable to come today... They will be here tomorrow.

Sweet Sam...

My shadow Bella...

See you tomorrow- WILL HAVE PICS OF THE LANDSCAPING!

"I hope the weather is good for the wedding."

Wedding Countdown...5 days...

Challenges~ edgy...yep-that sums up today. Our front walkway is still not landscaped...They promise to be here tomorrow.

Table linen chosen for the buffet table...

I gave new life to some old iron chairs. The paint is called "Hammer Paint" made by Rust-Oleum.~ It really gives a unique hammered look. So what once was green is now....Hammer Brown...This is really GREAT stuff!

Side porch view...still dressing up...

And FINALLY I decide on a set of replacement cushions for a rattan set. The last set actually lasted 20 years...so you can see understand why it took a very long time to decide~ BUT I am finally happy with my last choice... It has a little bit of everything I love in a fabric choice i.e. toile, flowers, & some stripes...

Tomorrow~ a bit more errands, wrap up cleaning the house, down to the carriage house to try to complete staging of food area, and my daughter with granddaughters are coming over to decorate their flower baskets...

See you tomorrow~ "I hope the weather will be good for the wedding."

Wedding Countdown...6 days...

Here is Joey & Jodi at the wedding yesterday or simply refered to as J & J

One week guys, then it's your turn!
J & J at the wedding reception yesterday

Just back from the Eastern Shore...at a planation called Pintail Point. Our family attended a beautiful, on the water wedding...windy-but the day was beautiful.

Our youngest son Kirk, with his girlfriend Lindsay...Kirk will be Joey's best man...

Sit down & make Monday's to-do-list:

1. Re-wash some table linens to get ready to press
2. Sam's Club
3. Find two longer than usual ladles for one of the drink stations
4. Buy some more extra pillows, etc... for guests
5. Gather napkins and utensils for some wonderful friends to help tie together
6. Finalize flower girl baskets
7. Buy bird seeds for flower girl baskets
8. Water plants
9. Clean
10. Finalize rehearsal dinner time with guests
11. Oops! Place the food order for the rehearsal dinner party
12. Lots of this & that....

See you tomorrow..."Hope the weather is nice for the wedding."