Hello to you all. We got home late afternoon yesterday. Laundry will be started by the time this posts. I hope you've all had a good week last week and, those of you in Hurricane Helene's wake, I wish you all the restoration of electricity, clean water, food, shelter, debris clearance, and contact with loved ones. While we were in fact in North Carolina, we were not close to the catastrophe. The wedding was in Wilmington. We drove through some awful rain and wind on our way there last Thursday but Hubby got us to the event's hotel safely. However, one of the hotels we stayed in had some displaced folks staying there too and also several "helpers" in uniform (National Guard?) staying also. So there you have it: I liked that there were survivors at the hotel getting clean water, food, & shelter. I liked that there was coordinated help at the hotel getting a good meal before heading out to work and then a clean bed to rest their weary bodies.
Warning: Very Picture Heavy
We did enjoy a beautiful outdoor wedding. During the outdoor rehearsal on Friday morning, the sky cleared up a bit so rehearsal was on. However, during the rehearsal, the wind picked up all of a sudden and Spanish moss went flying as well as some tree branches. One small branch whipped around and hit the bride's grandfather in the head. It broke the skin and he went down on one knee but, thankfully, he was alright.
Jared & Brody managed to get in some pool time before the 4:30 wedding.
On the day of the wedding, the sun shone on us in spite of all the humidity.
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| My 91-years-young Mother Nephew John III, the Escort |
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| Grandparents on Bride's Mother's Side |
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| Maid of Honor on the Right Also the Bride's Twin Sister |
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| My Brother Escorting the Bride Down the Aisle |
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| A View of the Back of the Bridal Gown So Pretty!!! |
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| Exchanging Vows |
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| A Few of the Bridesmaids Looking On Maid of Honor on the Right |
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| Mr & Mrs At Last! |
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| Bride & Groom with Mother & Father of the Bride |
The reception was fun and gave us all time to relax and enjoy each other's company.
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| My Lovely Sister-in-Law aka Mother of the Bride |
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| MOM!!! Grandmother of the Bride on Her Father's Side |
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| Look Who Else Made It! My Handsome Son & Beautiful Daughter-in-Law |
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| Brody!!! And Jacob Behind Him |
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| Delicious Wedding Cake |
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| Even More Delicious Dessert Table |
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| The Three Mrs. Wagners Mom in the Middle Married John Sr Karen on the Right Married John Jr Katharine on the Left Married John III |
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| Quilt I Brought for the Hotel Stays |
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| View From Our Room (Childress Vineyards) |
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| Up Close View of the Grapes Yay! Wine Time Soon! |
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| Haas Surveying His New Home on the Front Porch |
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| GoodReads Synopsis HERE |
Did I show you the recent puzzle I finished up right before leaving? I liked doing this one, all about Route 66 which runs right through my area.
I thought this set of traffic lights was hysterical looking. They looked like bug eyes to me. I also liked the Carolina Blue sky!
I think that brings me up to date with you with the exception of LeeAnna's prompt: Do you like a cornfield maze? Have you ever done one? If so, where?
I like the idea of the corn mazes but I've never done one. We have some local ones and maybe this will be the year for me! Lol!
I hope you have a great Thursday and start to your weekend. I'm linking up with LeeAnna and the others right HERE.
That looks like a beautiful wedding and fun family event! I enjoyed seeing all the beautiful dresses, and happy people. Glad you weren't too affected by the storms. Always important to have some good books to read, too!
ReplyDeleteThe wedding really was beautiful and we were so grateful that the wind & rain let up for the ceremony. Everyone's hair went limp though with the extremely HIGH humidity, the remnants of Helene. I finished up "The Little Liar" on the trip home. Very good book but difficult reading about the Holocaust. When my Dad was stationed in Germany, we took a trip to Dachau so I really had a sense of the atrocities in the book.
DeleteLooks like a fun wedding! Glad you didn't get rained out. Those bug-eyed traffic lights made me smile. :-)
ReplyDeleteWeren't those bug-eyed traffic lights a hoot!!??!! Thanks for the visit!
DeleteCongratulations to the newly married couple. All of the photos were so lovely. I just loved that the grandparents were part of the wedding. How sweet. Have a lovely weekend, Susie. Hugs
ReplyDeleteMy mother was so nervous about walking down the aisle at the wedding but she did great! I told her afterwards that I saw the Ring Bearer's hands were slightly shaking as he also walked down the aisle too. Our bride returns today from her honeymoon. I surely wish them the happiest and most caring lives together. Just as I wish you a most wonderful weekend!
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