Charlene
Well-Known Member
tuesday was one of the best days of my life! everything from the weather to the surprises i had planned (a monarch butterfly release and a wedding carriage) could not have been better. the wedding was small, only 15 people in total, very intimate, quiet, everything i have ever imagined that john and melissa would want. it was a fairytale day from beginning to end!
since i was so engrossed in the ceremony and pre-ceremony activities, i didn't get a lot of pictures other than after the actual wedding but i would love to share them with you.
this is the stairway melissa descended. she was given away by her uncle who is more like a brother to her. it was SO touching to see them together.
the only music they had was this harpist and she was just unbelievably talented! besides playing in a symphony, she shows morgan horses. look at this harp! she MADE IT HERSELF!!! not sure if you can see in the picture but the "feet" are made to look like horse hooves!
after the ceremony and hugging and congrats, we all stepped outside where the innkeeper had placed the butterflies on the porch along with a framed verse i had printed.
melissa's sister read the verse and told them this was a special gift from me and gary to show our love for them. i didn't know she was going to say that and i am so glad she did. you can see in this photo, john is getting kinda weepy, God love 'im.
they opened the top to release the butterflies but since we were all standing in the shade, they seemed hesitant to fly so we moved over into the sun and they began taking off one at a time.
there were 20 all together. you can see in this picture, one landed right on melissa's left shoulder. the verse goes "may the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun, and find your shoulder to light on, to bring you luck, happiness and riches, today, tomorrow and beyond".
more to follow.
since i was so engrossed in the ceremony and pre-ceremony activities, i didn't get a lot of pictures other than after the actual wedding but i would love to share them with you.
this is the stairway melissa descended. she was given away by her uncle who is more like a brother to her. it was SO touching to see them together.
the only music they had was this harpist and she was just unbelievably talented! besides playing in a symphony, she shows morgan horses. look at this harp! she MADE IT HERSELF!!! not sure if you can see in the picture but the "feet" are made to look like horse hooves!
after the ceremony and hugging and congrats, we all stepped outside where the innkeeper had placed the butterflies on the porch along with a framed verse i had printed.
melissa's sister read the verse and told them this was a special gift from me and gary to show our love for them. i didn't know she was going to say that and i am so glad she did. you can see in this photo, john is getting kinda weepy, God love 'im.
they opened the top to release the butterflies but since we were all standing in the shade, they seemed hesitant to fly so we moved over into the sun and they began taking off one at a time.
there were 20 all together. you can see in this picture, one landed right on melissa's left shoulder. the verse goes "may the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun, and find your shoulder to light on, to bring you luck, happiness and riches, today, tomorrow and beyond".
more to follow.