Martha and Ryan planned a lovely wedding outdoors at
The Matthews House in Cary. It is a gorgeous venue for a wedding. But, tropical depression Ida almost forced the wedding indoors! It rained all week and we got almost 6" of needed rain here but Martha and Ryan were hoping for a reprieve on Saturday afternoon and the sun finally popped out about 1:00 for this 4:00 wedding. The ground was quite soft though and the bridesmaids in high heels gave the lawn a good aerating! Some of them wisely switched to flats though.
Stella is our 3 year old flower girl assisted by Martha's niece, Isis, our 9 year old junior bridesmaid.
Isis did not think that Stella was throwing out enough petals so she helped her by scooping out more and filling in the aisle. But, they finally made it down the aisle and Stella managed to stand up quietly with us for the entire wedding.
Martha was escorted in by her parents, Marty and Melissa. Marty sure looks like he has got a good grip on his daughter before they entered. I don't know who the tall gentleman with the camera is but he is watching for the cue for them to enter.
You can see that the wedding colors were purple and green. The groomsmen had green vests and ties and the bridesmaids wore deep purple dresses that were quite interesting. They were skirts and the tops wrapped in different configurations making each bridesmaid's dress unique. Their sweet purple nosegays by
Daniel's Florist were perfect for their dresses.
Martha and Ryan are pouring their sand. Hers is purple, his a light green. Their containers are unique (see close-ups below). You can see we provided a piece of runner for the bride and groom to stand on so that her dress would not get all muddy. I brought a small green rug for me to stand on.
Here they are! The Newlywed Couple! I think Martha is scampering along on her tiptoes so she won't sink! It was a great wedding. Two of their attendants did readings and one sang and played the guitar during the sand ceremony.
After the wedding while we were taking photos, Stella came up to me and just hugged my legs! She was such a little sweetie. I think she really liked my purple velvet prayer shawl!
The customary shot of the couple with the minister! I am standing on a step above them and finally almost eye to eye with Ryan for the first time! Congratulations, Martha and Ryan. You created a fabulous wedding! I wish you lifetimes of happiness!
Martha is so talented. She handmade every one of her programs and you can see how beautiful they are. She batiked linen paper in a long but loving process. Each one is unique. She told me she thought that some guests might like to frame the cover. What a great idea.
Dan Hadley was our photographer. He is so much fun to work with. Thanks, Dan, and send me some of your photos!
The guitarist is Ken Wilson from Winston-Salem where the couple grew up. He and the flautist made beautiful wedding music.
Here is the pretty sand ceremony before the wedding. The containers are engraved. The individual containers have their names on them. The central one has the initials of both of them and the wedding date. Very nice.
They carefully poured their sand in to make layers and mixing the very top layer. A real keepsake.
This is the wedding cake! All the delicious cupcakes were lovingly made by several of the bridesmaids. Wonderful friends to have.
Stella is our 3 year old flower girl assisted by Martha's niece, Isis, our 9 year old junior bridesmaid.
Isis did not think that Stella was throwing out enough petals so she helped her by scooping out more and filling in the aisle. But, they finally made it down the aisle and Stella managed to stand up quietly with us for the entire wedding.
Martha was escorted in by her parents, Marty and Melissa. Marty sure looks like he has got a good grip on his daughter before they entered. I don't know who the tall gentleman with the camera is but he is watching for the cue for them to enter.
You can see that the wedding colors were purple and green. The groomsmen had green vests and ties and the bridesmaids wore deep purple dresses that were quite interesting. They were skirts and the tops wrapped in different configurations making each bridesmaid's dress unique. Their sweet purple nosegays by Daniel's Florist were perfect for their dresses.
Martha and Ryan are pouring their sand. Hers is purple, his a light green. Their containers are unique (see close-ups below). You can see we provided a piece of runner for the bride and groom to stand on so that her dress would not get all muddy. I brought a small green rug for me to stand on.
Here they are! The Newlywed Couple! I think Martha is scampering along on her tiptoes so she won't sink! It was a great wedding. Two of their attendants did readings and one sang and played the guitar during the sand ceremony.
After the wedding while we were taking photos, Stella came up to me and just hugged my legs! She was such a little sweetie. I think she really liked my purple velvet prayer shawl!
The customary shot of the couple with the minister! I am standing on a step above them and finally almost eye to eye with Ryan for the first time! Congratulations, Martha and Ryan. You created a fabulous wedding! I wish you lifetimes of happiness!
Martha is so talented. She handmade every one of her programs and you can see how beautiful they are. She batiked linen paper in a long but loving process. Each one is unique. She told me she thought that some guests might like to frame the cover. What a great idea.
Dan Hadley was our photographer. He is so much fun to work with. Thanks, Dan, and send me some of your photos!
The guitarist is Ken Wilson from Winston-Salem where the couple grew up. He and the flautist made beautiful wedding music.
Here is the pretty sand ceremony before the wedding. The containers are engraved. The individual containers have their names on them. The central one has the initials of both of them and the wedding date. Very nice.
They carefully poured their sand in to make layers and mixing the very top layer. A real keepsake.
This is the wedding cake! All the delicious cupcakes were lovingly made by several of the bridesmaids. Wonderful friends to have.
3 comments:
What a nice blog. Congratulations Ryan and MK. We had a great time. Thanks for bringing us all together. JC
Yay Marth and Ryan!!! My children are famous ;) We love yall very much- Cheers to many wonderful years! Love Monica
Thank you also for your lovely service in which you incorporated personal vows, spirituality, and the beautiful sand ceremony into a truly wonderful wedding. And, let us not forget a sense of humor as the local train competed for equal time!!! Your photos are terrific. From our vantage point we could not see Stella & Isis so it's great to look back now. Thank you again, Melissa
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