Despite the heat, Lena and Josh were soooo happy to be married at last!

Josh and Lena planned a small gathering of family and friends for their wedding June 8th at Magnolia Cottage at Lake Johnson at Raleigh. By 7:00 PM the heat had somewhat subsided and we did their ceremony out on the back deck. Lena carried a beautiful bouquet of fragrant star-fire lillies. We honored their parents and Lena's sons Malichi and Javin. Javin could not be with us so Malichi did double duty as a groomsman and ring bearer. We did a sand ceremony that included Malichi and Javin representing the family unity of this newly joined family. See photos before and after the ceremony. After the ceremony everyone was happy to go back inside and celebrate the newlywed couple!

"Green" wedding at Magnolia Cottage!

Nichole and Donald planned a small wedding for their families and closest friends on May 10. The weather was ideal! The wedding took place out on the deck of Magnolia Cottage at Lake Johnson in Raleigh. There was a runner and someone had wisely thumb-tacked it in place! They had the sand ceremony in the wedding and had gotten a lovely engraved glass and silver container. Their theme was oranges and even the wedding cake had little oranges on it (I think they were kumquats that look like miniature oranges--clever!) The centerpieces were oranges and limes. For gifts for the guests, each family got a blue spruce seedling to take home. All the best to you, Nichole and Donald!