Dear Readers;
With the wedding season now over I have run out of excuses to report on our 2013 weddings. Starting with the most recent one lets begin.
October 26th was a miserable day. The winds were up and the rain has coming down very convincingly. Initially the pondsite was selected but it was pretty obvious an outside wedding wasn't going to happen...as the day progressed even the sheepshed wasn't going to happen. For the first time this season we prepared for a ceremony in the barn.
You can see that we have taken the chairs from two tables to create an aisle - those chairs - and there 28 of them, were used to create a small congregational setting in front of the stage. The cermeony took place on the stage with Reverend Edward Bentley presiding.
Within minutes following the ceremony we had the chairs back where they belonged and guests moved to sample two signature cocktails - one which had the alcohol content of rocket fuel alcoholic and the other a much more sublime non alcoholic apple based beverage went over well with the bar opened soon after that. But it was an unusual bar in that we had been asked to change far more of our standard brands than usual. We worked out a (higher) price with the wedding couple well in advance and from what we heard things went well - it was a hit and we would do that again.
Blooms did all of the flowers. October lends itself well to a celebration of fall colours; Peter and Drew took full advantage.
on the tables
around the stage
in the wild outside weather in front of the barn
We set up 146 seats wih our rectangular tables in rows with runners rented through our linen supplier (something we rarely do - but are happy to price for you) - (I think) the tables looked lovely with fall colours and candied apples at each place setting.
Bill and Marnie from Wheelhouse Catering served a lovely plated meal with deserts (which they are famous for) set out allowing guests to serve themselves.
The wines served for dinner were Campo Vierjo Reserva and Graffigna Centenario Pinot Grigio . The wedding cake came from Katrina's Cakes in Belleville and was truly a very simple, very sophisticated, pretty cake - I should have taken an even closer shot so you could see the detail.
Music was provided by Danny Flohback with guests dancing on the stage (with our flimsy rope holding them back from falling off) and on the floor in front of the stage. Marc Polidero was the photographer - we are looking forward to seeing his photos!
The evening progressed - we were asked to source late night pizzas and, is always the case, they were demolished as if no one had even thought of the generously large dinner they had eaten just hours before...always the sign of a good evening - in spite of very cold howling winds and raining coming down in sheets everyone seemed happy to stay late...it was (we think) a great night in our barn.
Best wishes to Tim and Christin from all of us here at Fields - Elizabeth, Pam, John, Noreen, Kailey, Lenna, Lynne and me.
...and a last word from the bride - thank you for this Christin! 'Everything was so beautiful and really came together nicely. We were very happy with all of it. As someone else had said, that I had read in an earlier blog, I'd give it a 12 out of 10. We've really had nothing but positive feedback - from family and friends. Really, the only thing we would have changed would have been the weather and we had no control over that. Everyone had a blast :)'