They parked in the lot adjacent to the farm, thanks to the neighbors.
See sister Ruth's surprise when her best friend Inge arrived wearing the same color dress.
Ruth is the mother of the groom. Nelson, our brother (lower left), is the oldest of our tribe.
And that's Astrid on the right talking with Inge, whose country of origin is Germany.
I call this The Blue Dress Symphony!
From the parking lot on the way to the ceremony meadow or reception tent was the Guest Bench.
Can you imagine "having and holding" such a remembrance!
For those early enough, there was a Happy Hour at the reception tent area...
...while The Purple Carrot caterers were setting up the reception.
Did I mention Andrea the Bride works for them!
Look how fun their Purple Carrot Truck Facebook page is!
Smithsonian Magazine named them one of the top 20 food trucks in the United States. WOWSER!
Smithsonian Magazine named them one of the top 20 food trucks in the United States. WOWSER!
Someone had to nudge us to head on over to the meadow for The Wedding!
It was a warm day but the chairs had been set up to catch as much of the shade as possible at 5:30p.
Inge's son Piet, one of Peter's former guitar students, set the musical stage for us.
At one point Brian, the officiator and Peter's band partner, told us we needed to wait a bit longer
for some very important guests: Peter's g'ma and g'pa! DUH!
While waiting, we got re-acquainted with my family members, both in front and behind us.
THEN the ceremony began!
Is that not one happy groom or what!
And Ruth, mother of the groom, gave her moving Blessing from the Meadow.
The Blue Dress Symphony...again.
After the ceremony, the recession from the meadow to reception tent
was a magical meandering on the winding path through the woods,
reminding me of the walk taken by the Wood Elves in the Lord of the Rings.
Before the reception began, the two fathers planted the Peach Tree.
Three years previously a Plum Tree had been planted for Lesley and Brian's wedding.
And it's still going strong!
(click any collage to enlarge)
which was momentarily stolen and then given back.
Did you notice Ruth's Blue Dress Symphony again?
(from beginning to end)
And here's a god-honest story about that:
unbeknownst to Astrid, her watch stopped at 9:12p,
so when she looked at it at almost 11p, she thought the night was still young!
It was...and we danced like no one was watching!
What a fabulous wedding! What a happy couple!
Few couples I know were so made for each other, from everything we heard.
Astrid and I are not the only ones! :)
Few couples I know were so made for each other, from everything we heard.
Astrid and I are not the only ones! :)
