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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Andrea and Tony's Valentine Day Wedding in my Wedding Garden!

Andrea and Tony really did not like the idea of getting married at the Wake County Courthouse and I am so happy they found me and my wedding garden. Valentines Day February 14th 2018 turned out to be a lovely day with comfortable temperatures and overcast sky.

This shot was taken earlier that morning when the sun was out. I put the garlands of white flowers on the arbor and blew the leaves and gumball thingies off the terrace. The cushions are on the benches and we are ready!

When our guests had arrived, they took their seats and Tony and I stood up front awaiting Andrea and her father's entrance from the family room.

Terry, father of the bride, proudly escorted his beautiful daughter down the aisle as the Bridal March played on the iPhone!

Andrea's brother Jared is manning the music and taking photos.

A view from the upper deck while I am paying tribute to Andrea's parents and her brother and thanking them for being with us on this momentous day.

They are expecting a little girl in March and so I included an "unborn baby blessing" in the wedding ceremony where I had them put their hands on their daughter and bless her.

Then I placed my hand on her and gave her my blessings.

Time for some words on love and marriage and this grand thing called marriage!

Then it was time for them to make their vows to each other.

Tony made his pledges to Andrea and placed the ring on her finger.

Then Andrea made her pledges to Tony and placed the ring on his finger.

After a closing blessing for them, I pronounced them husband.......

.....and wife!

Then I invited them to share their first kiss as a married couple!

Cheering all around!

"We are married!"

Andrea and Tony, thank you for giving me the honor of joining you in marriage. I wish you all the best and am looking forward to seeing a photo of your sweet little girl when she is born next month!! Congratulations!

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Valentine's Day Wedding for Stefan and Michele in my Garden!

Stefan and Michele are a beautiful couple and so much in love! They each independently contacted me on December 30th about officiating their Valentine's Day wedding--Michele through an email from my website and Stefan from Weddingwire. At first I thought they were two different couples! They had not decided on a venue for their wedding so I suggested my garden and they liked the weddings in my garden they saw on this blog. So we met and they booked me and my garden for their wedding. Only their parents would be attending. We came up with a ceremony they loved and were all set for the big day.

Joseph proudly escorted Michele down the aisle. He and Michele's lovely mother Theresa traveled from Oregon to be with us.

Stefan's mother, Karin, traveled all the way from Germany for this auspicious occasion! Unfortunately Stefan's father was unable to make the trip and he was truly missed by all. Look at those fantastic red shoes Michele is wearing!

And so we began the ceremony exactly at 2:14 PM. Kate Pope was our official photographer. Kate does a lot of weddings in my garden and it was good to work with her again. Click here to see Michele and Stefan's wedding photos by Kate too. (The photos on this blog were taken by my husband, Dave, with my digital camera.)

Michele sneaks a peek at her happy parents as I welcomed them all and thanked them for being with us today.

A few words on love and marriage that reflect the couple's beliefs and feelings for each other.

"Stefan do you.....?"

The weather forecast for this day was not looking good at the first of the week. But as time went on, the forecast was for highs in the high 40s, low 50s and that was exactly what we had. The sun was shining and we had a little breeze.