Amanda and Steven live in Los Angeles and wanted a quiet family wedding in Raleigh where Steven grew up. They picked the famous Angus Barn for their wedding site and planned on about 12 guests. I did not meet them until I arrived for their sweet wedding the afternoon of December 23, 2009.
The Angus Barn has been in Raleigh forever as far as I know and is renowned for its fine food!
It was all decked out for Christmas with a beautiful tree in the foyer. The wedding was in the Wine Cellar and a very gracious wait staff gentleman escorted me through the kitchen with steak and lobster being prepared and cooked, down a flight of stairs then through the cooled and dark wine cellar.
Outside the wine cellar was a beautiful cozy room with bar and fireplace that was amazing! The long table was exquisitely set and ready for the wedding feast! It is called Thad's Room and you can see and read more about it here.
I met Amanda and Steven for the first time then. Amanda teaches in the performing arts arena and Steven is in the film industry. He is so good looking that I asked him if he was an actor. He said no, he edits film in a dark room all day long! He graduated from the NC School of Arts in Winston-Salem.
We waited for some missing guests to show up then started the ceremony. Both of their mothers were present. Amanda's mother flew in from Texas to be with us. Unfortunately Steven's father was in the hospital and Amanda's father thought the ceremony started an hour later but they were remembered. I thank Steven's Uncle Andy for taking these photos with my camera.
The ceremony, at the request of the couple, was quite short and simple. They said their "I do's" and I pronounced them husband and wife.
Steven is closing in for the kiss!
And there it is! (Hmmm. Blogger has certainly distorted this photo!)
Our happy couple, now married! Congratulations, Amanda and Steven! May all your dreams come true! Maybe we will see you in the movies some day!
The Angus Barn also has The Pavilions, an outdoor site on a lake that accommodates large weddings with ample parking and a lovely reception facility that is temperature controlled so it can be used year round. I have two weddings coming up there in 2010 so stay tuned to the blog.
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