Jennifer contacted me way back in the summer of 2008 to officiate her and Kevin's wedding on June 13, 2009 at Kevin's parents' home in N. Raleigh and I did not meet them until their wedding day. Wow, Kevin is really tall! She and Kevin live in Massachusetts and planned their entire wedding from there. Jennifer is a veterinarian and Kevin is in business and plans on going back to school this fall for his MBA. I never found out where they met but I suspect it was here in Raleigh when she was in Vet School at NCSU. She wrote me "I'm one of those women who wants a nice but very simple wedding, no frills and little stress if possible." And so that is exactly what they had! Her Unlce Mac and his wife flew in from Seattle to photograph the wedding.
Kevin's parents live in a beautiful wooded area just south of Falls Lake. I did not know there was even a remote connection with me until I spotted my neighbors, Gary and Diane, who live across the street from me among the guests at the wedding! I just never know who I am going to run into at a wedding! The story unfolded that Kevin and his parents lived in a house 3 doors down from mine until Kevin was 9 years old. They built their house in the woods about 20 years ago. My husband and I bought our house about 7 years after they moved so we never knew them but we know the folks who live there now. It was a real treat to meet my almost neighbors! We know so many people in common.
They put up a large tent in the front yard under the towering hardwood trees and our "carpeting" was lush green moss. Rain was forecast but did not happen. The ceremony took place in front of an arch bedecked with flowers just outside the tent while the guests were seated at tables and chairs inside the tent. The bridesmaids wore the prettiest cornflower blue dresses and Jennifer looked so pretty in her off-white bridal dress which was perfect for the hot day and our wooded setting.
The ceremony began with a warm welcome to their guests then a prayer. Jennifer's father is not living so we remembered him and their grandparents and other relatives the couple wished could have been with them on this day. We paid tribute to Kevin's parents and Jennifer's mother, Susan, who escorted her down the aisle. This was a ceremony where we put in the couple's adventures together and since they had been together for 7 years, there were some great adventures such as living in New Jersey, then New Hampshire then Massachusetts, climbing cliffs in Las Vegas, buying their first house, camping at the Grand Canyon, biking the mountains of NC and snowshoeing the mountains of New Hampshire! They wrote secret vows to each other which they heard for the first time on their wedding day. It was a sweet, simple and fun ceremony and their guests enjoyed it immensely. And when it was all over, they were finally married! How happy they were. You are a very special couple, Jennifer and Kevin, and I wish you great happiness together!
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