Dear Readers;
I have lost track of how many sunny weekends we have had this year but Ashley and Tyler were lucky with the weather again this past weekend.
Married off site the couple and their guests arrived to signature cocktails, Coors Lite, Canadian's and bottled water in the sheepshed. Currah's then brought out wave upon wave of appetizers. Bocce ball and a bean bag toss were set up for guests to play while they waited to come into the barn. In front of the doors to the barn a sign in table was set up. Guests were asked to place finger prints as leaves on a tree and then sign near their prints.
Okay so in this photo the sign-in table is sitting inside - this was just before we moved it into position on the ramp behind the barn. And it looked really pretty once everyone had signed in.
There was also a gift table. Of note on the table were two charities the couple wanted their guests to support and this sort of thoughtful gesture is not lost on attendees.
Note the two white tins beside the typewriter.
Babies breath and peonies were set on each table as part of the floral set-up done by Blooms on West Lake. And as for a set-up, there were 142 places set. 12 were on the stage at the head table but because Tyler and Ashley chose rectangular tables we were able to leave a dance floor open for the evening - rectangular tables are such an efficient use of space.
Note the extra balls in amongst our whites - this sort of addition is welcomed but is an extra charge item because it takes a long time to do it.
If you can see it in the picture above there was a table at the back of the room to the left - it was set-up as a desert table (below) and the couple's wedding cake was the centre piece of the diplay. We left it partially covered until guests were ready for desert.
Perhaps you can see the wooden blocks to the right above. A tree had blown down during a storm near Ashley and Tyler's house. They asked the crew cleaning up if they would cut a series of pieces in different heights - these blocks of wood served as a unique way to display the desserts. But I have jumped ahead. Currahs served a plated meal and just before they began to serve I took the following photo to highlight the table set-ups.
And with that the evening proceeded with music supplied by a very good DJ from Ottawa. Clearly he knew what to play because there was still a large group dancing as 1 AM approached when he played the classic 1998 song Closing Time . With that Tyler and Ashley's reception drew to a close and the last bus left our barn silent under a mid-June starlit night.
Wishing them the very best
Sincerely, Brandon and Miranda on the bar, Montana and Monica on set-up. Tara as the evening's coordinator and of course Lynne and myself.