With a very exciting weekend coming up (3 wonderful weddings) I truly needed to get this blog done asap....but here we are again - we are back on Wednesday and this just has to be done now - what can I say?
Jess and Ryan had guests here for their wedding reception (they were married off site) almost an hour before their scheduled arrival! A mad flurry of activity (at our end getting the bar up and running) followed - but it happened. Currahs roasted a 193 pound pig on a spit as part of a lovely meal enjoyed by folks from not too far away, to a number fresh here from Cornwall England -and one notable guest had never been on a plane before (and apparently had no plans to do it again once she got safely back to Cornwall.
As there were quite a few young people here, childrens play area was set up.
Refreshments and special snacks, for them, were also set up.
A table for the babysitters and photographers was also set up.
And Jennifer, the head table was one of the smallest we have had this year.
Beautiful flower arrangements provided by Drew at Wights showed up everywhere
Of note was the bridal party commitment to the cause of Women of Afganistan where, in lieu of gifts, they were looking for donations for this initiative
The wedding cake was very pretty
The band Counterfit from Ottawa was excellent - and they would like to work here again - and just so you know, the next night they were off to the Angry Beaver in Belleville.
It was after the band left and the guests had gone in buses that we went into overnight mode
Meanwhile the whole time the weekend was unfolding the season was coming to an end for the Ospreys . There was a great deal of noise coming from around their nest. I guess it was final flight training for this year's brood before the long flight south anywhere from the southern US to Argentina.
The cell phone tower behind our farm actually serves a far more useful purpose than relaying calls. It is one of the higher nesting locations for the Ospreys (who usually manage with something below the 100 metre level) who have kept coming back since the first spring this condo site was made available - thank you Telus!
Over night (one of my favourite jobs) we transformed the barn from post wedding debris to this
Rebecca and Jake were married in Kingston and then everyone drove out to the County. The flowers were mostly pulled together by family members and looked quite lovely
An absolutely original touch was their sign in table where people were asked to put a fingerprint on a family/wedding tree. They then signed their name beside their finger print. Bu the end of the evening the tree was fully populated with finger print 'leaves'.
Hopefully you can make out the tree to the left and the finger print kits in the middle. THey also used a moss bed to 'plant' seating carrots. When you picked up your carrot it told you what table you would be sitting at.
A great cupcake tree was their wedding cake
and these cupcakes almost dissappeared completely even with a remarkable dinner prepared by Harvest. Andy Forgie provided a great mix of music good enough to get two generations mother/daughter up to dance.
Yes Kailey and Lynne had a quick spin by the bar - we do enjoy our work so much! And Dear Jessy and Ryan, Becca and Jake our very best wishes to all of you from all of us here.
Cheers! Ezzie,Mekenzie,Ron,kailey,Lynne,John,Bethany,Ellen, and her Dad - me