I married the man I love more than anything in the world. So
even if it was pouring rain and nothing went well, it would have been amazing. It was awesome to be ‘home’ at mom and dad’s
farm in Nova Scotia, for the wedding. It was amazing to have 98% of our family
present – the only one absent was Jonathan’s sister, who could not travel for
health reasons. It was so fun to have Emily and her immediate ‘best friend’
Kirra be our beautiful mischievous flower girls. It was so connecting to have personalized
vows, and to sing the song I wrote for Jonathan. It was special for my dad to walk me down the
‘asile’ between the sunflowers and garden while Luca and Luke ‘managed’ the
music. It was special to have my sister
hand me Jonathan’s ring, and for my brother to hand Jonathan my ring. It was also special to have our Mothers
signing the wedding certificate, and for my father to do the welcome and
Jonathan’s father to a blessing. It was really cool that Jenn could skype in
for the ceremony! I loved that our Justice of Peace is the mother of my very
special friend, Kate – and that even better, Kate could be there!
It was fun to get ready with ‘the girls’ and entertaining to
spend more time on Emily’s hair than on my own ;-) Our little princess! It was very cool to have a bouquet which was
picked from my parent’s garden by Caralee and then assembled by my sister,
Eloise. My mom outdid herself with our
cake – it was delicious, and looked SPECTACULAR … decorated with edible flower
petals from the gardens around the farm.
My dress was stunning – the alterations shop did an excellent job, and
LaVerne make sure it was perfect by steaming it, by hand, before the wedding.
Mom and dad did a great job prepping possible wedding spots,
and organized a photographer … so we
have loads of photos before and after the ceremony. And the dinner! Amazing. I
love my mom’s country-style Sunday dinners so this is what we asked for. With
over 20 people around the table the conversation was lovely, there was lots of
tinkering on glass for kisses, and the food was spectacular!!! The wine that my brother and Caralee picked out was spectacular too - they did a perfect job wine shopping based off one phone conversation :)
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something
Blue …. Yes we did that too! Here are the details … Something Old – we used my
parent’s wedding cake cutter (and had their topper out as a decoration). Something New – heh, this was easy … my
dress, Emily’s dress, Jonathan’s suit … J Something Borrowed – this was very special. Jonathan wore Otto’s first wedding band (he
had it replaced a few years ago) on his right hand. Very special. Something Blue – this was fun … Jennifer had
given us some blue angles and Jonathan carried one in his pocket.
Even weather was perfect – a beautiful September day in NS
(~74F, Sun, and fluffly white clouds). Everyone made the day perfect and
special!! I cannot thank my family and friend enough for such a special day.
I am a very lucky woman … I have a wonderful man and little
girl in my life whom I love very much. I am very excited about this chapter in
my life. Love to you all!
