Susan and Tom's Wedding at Second Empire!

Tom's mother, Jane, contacted me to see if I could officiate for Tom and Susan because she had been at the wedding of her best friend's son that I officiated. I love these word of mouth referrals. They had not yet set the date nor the location and we discussed possible times and places for small intimate weddings. They decided on December 12th at the lovely Second Empire restaurant where I do many weddings. They also hired my friend and colleague, Hollis Brown, of Cardinal Strings to play the violin for their ceremony. I then met with Susan and Tom to talk about their ceremony. Susan is from Mexico and was brought up Catholic so they wanted a fairly traditional religious wedding and with input from them, we created the perfect ceremony. 

The wedding was held in the East Parlor in front of the bay windows in which a pretty Christmas wreath was hanging. There were about 30 guests eager to see these two get married. I arrived alone for this wedding and asked one of the guests to take some photos with my camera and I thank her for these great images to capture the beauty and sweetness of this ceremony. In the photo above, Tom's father, Jeffrey was honored to escort in the bride on behalf of her parents who were unable to attend the wedding but we remembered them in the ceremony. Our best man was David and our maid of honor was Lauren.

After the pronouncement of marriage and the kiss, we closed with a prayer for Susan and Tom and their new life together.

See how happy they are! They were hiding in the West Parlor while the guests went downstairs to the Capitol Room for the reception when I snapped this photo. 

 

Back into the East Parlor for official photos which were taken by a family friend from out of town. What a handsome couple they are.

So here are the majority of their guests in one group photo. They are ready to celebrate. Tom's mother, Jane, is in blue to the left of the bride and Tom's father, Jeffrey, is behind Tom on the left. Tom and Susan seemed very devoted to each other and I wish them all the happiness life can bring!

This is Hollis Brown making beautiful wedding music! What an elegant touch for a small intimate wedding. Thanks Hollis.

Thanks also to Tracey at Second Empire for keeping everyone organized and ready to go. It is a pleasure to officiate weddings at Second Empire.