A Country Wedding!

Tennessee weddings in the country are something special!

Congratulations to Maria & Kyle!

The wedding was beautiful - from the location, to the weather, to the views, to the décor and of course the bride, all spot on perfect!

Meet Oscar, the weiner dog, AND ring bearer! He performed flawlessly and on cue and even stole a bit of thunder when after delivering the rings to the groom he opted to lay down and curl up on the brides dress train instead of going back to his bed. A great moment and one that you couldn't have scripted any better if you tried -

Maria and Loriann made the cake and the cupcakes, what talent!

OMG, SO darn delicious -

The flowers were all stunning!

I don't know how David pulled it off or where he got all these lovely flowers from but kudos to him for tapping into his feminine side and pulling off this beautiful feat -

It was all perfect!

We had a great time celebrating and SO thankful for getting to be a part of it!

The Knot's Been Tied!

CONGRATULATIONS Stephanie and Audrey!

My oldest daughter got married this past weekend, Saturday June 21, at the Oceanview of Nahant in MA!

It was a magical wedding!  The weather cooperated and was beautiful, the events all went off perfectly without any glitches, both brides were stunning and everyone truly enjoyed themselves!

Most of the wedding party stayed at the luxury landmark InterContinental Boston hotel located in downtown Boston on the waterfront -

The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum was directly next door to the hotel.  You could see the visitors reenacting throwing boxes of tea overboard -

The Night Before Welcome Party, on Friday night, at the Bostonia Public House was great! It was great to see everyone and mingle.  The food was absolutely delicious and the drinks were tasty and cold -

Father of the bride, that's me!  My boutonniere -

The flower bouquets held by the brides and bridesmaids, then used as the table center pieces were beautiful -

View of the brides, with their photographers, looking down from my daughters suite on the 10th floor -

The nuptials on the ocean was perfect!  The driftwood altar adorned with wedding flower and the ocean backdrop was also perfect! Kate (KB), a friend and fellow Sacred Heart alum, officiated the wedding.  The nuptials she wrote were terrific and SO creative, capturing both brides love for sports - WELL DONE KB!

Another beautiful touch, the brides acknowledged the family members who are no longer with us, both during the service AND with a special table setup at the wedding hall with pictures of each -

There was a very cool, unique yummy espresso martini bar following the dinner -

A memorable one-of-a-kind espresso martini each adorned with the brides pics -

YES THEY ARE!

Class from beginning to end -

The wedding was made even more special by having close family and friends to celebrate with.

I couldn't be happier and more proud!

Stephanie, you've grown into an incredible woman - strong, kind, compassionate, and full of grace.  I'm SO proud of the life you've created and the love you've chosen.  Marriage isn't about perfection, it's about choosing each other every day, through the easy and the hard, with laughter, patience, and faith.

Know that no matter where life takes you, I will always be cheering you on!  All my love 💗!

"I Do"

Emilie and I attended a beautiful wedding last weekend in Mattapoisett - first cousin once removed wedding.

We booked a hotel and stayed the night in New Bedford.  We arrived early, too early to check-in, so we went for a walkabout.  There were oodles of commercial fishing vessels all docked along the piers.  Pretty elaborate pieces of equipment to say the least and clearly these fisherman mean business...

Some of the side streets and sidewalks were old school cobblestones, with the all too familiar thump thump thump thump thump thump thump, as cars drove by.  New Bedford is an old costal town that I suspect would be fun to visit and explorer.  Perhaps, one of these days.

The wedding itself was beautiful.  It was held at an older country club, on the lawn with the ocean as a backdrop to the ceremony.  The weather cooperated and it was a wonderful evening ceremony, followed by cocktails and hor devours on the grass.  Dinner was fantastic, as were the festivities and dancing.  We had a great time and thankful for getting to spend time with family.

#blessed