September 26, 2010

                          Exactly one year ago today.

wedding part 3, the reception

   The reception was held at Jasmine Plantation, a small bed and breakfast in Providence Forge, Virginia.

Guests were greeted on the porch with a drink then wandered through the house to find their seating cards and the candy bar. Then out to the backyard all ready for food and dancing.

Our cake topper was made by my little sister, and I think that they were perfect!

We had flip flops for anyone who had tired feet. Each person had a fortune fish in their seating card, just in case they were wondering what their mood was at the wedding!

   

There was lots of dancing and even a little singing.

       

The bouquet toss was briefly interrupted  by a sneak attack!

By the end of the night  everyone was having a great time on and off the dance floor. We had a fantastic time and could not have asked for more! Thank you to everyone that helped to make our day as special as it was!

wedding part 2, the ceremony

       The ceremony was in a little one room church with a small balcony.  We wanted it too feel like you were at a small intimate gathering. The music was just a simple acoustic guitar at the front of the church.    Our reading,  A Lovely Love Story by Edward Monkton, was done by a dear friend. It was something that Scott and I really enjoyed it brought a lighthearted feeling to the ceremony. 

   We had a ring warming as part of the ceremony. Each of us had someone at the back of the church hold the rings and a ribbon running from the front of the pews to the back. Our best man and maid of honor held one end of each ribbon and the rings were passed along the ribbon, along with their blessing by everyone sitting the the church. Another part of the ceremony that was truly special was the announcement of our marriage by everyone in the church. Each program had a small section for all of our friends and family to say after we were married. and then we were married.. and the fun began.

wedding part 1

The girls and I got ready at my parents house in my sister’s bathroom. Try cramming 5 girls into one small bathroom with one sink and 1 giant mirror and you are sure to have lots of laughter.  

I made these charms for all the girls bouquets. Each one was a picture of a close relative who was not able to be here. I used the tile pendant kit from    on Etsy. Warning : if you are using this kit for bouquet charms be sure to coat the back with a varnish or even clear nail polish. The water from the stems on the bouquets will cause the tile to fall apart and almost melt off of the glass charm.

My ride to and from the ceremony! My dream car since I was 12.

We had 4 different centerpieces for the tables at the reception. One with the candles and paper flowers…

 

One with small arrangements of flowers and potted herbs for our guests to take home and another with larger arrangements

Our favor was a photo booth for the guests to use as many times as they wanted. the only requirement was that it also served as our guest book. I would definitely recommend FREEZEFRAME to anyone wanting the same kind of thing for their event. Someone sat with out guests and helped them make the guest book during the reception. It was a the highlight of the night and we still enjoy looking at it.

  and we had a  candy bar filled with our favorites from when we were  kids… moon pies, twizzlers, peanuts, crackerjacks and caramels

We also had a little basket of goodies for the kids at the wedding.

Wedding pictures have arrived….

Over the next couple of days I will be putting some of our wedding pictures up for everyone…. here is just is little taste.