Well, hello there...
Mike and Alanna's wedding started with a rehearsal dinner on Friday evening. A simple fare was presented; hamburgers - both vegetarian and non were served with potato salads,and again both forms - hold the bacon...ceasar salad, ice cream and strawberries and killer brownies.
...and almost everyone who attending this function stayed on site for the night at www.fieldsfarmhouseinn.com (this link should work by the end of the 24th of June...our fully restored farm Inn. Wedding day set up took some time - especially with the flying birds over a table of special remembrance for family unable to attend.
and again in this photo (I have included both images because the fishing line which suspended the folded paper made me cross-eyed (I have a long standing challenge with fishing line - but that is one of a number of other stories).
the effect was unique. The head table featured 11 guests - not showing are the paper pom poms and silver chalices which were added after this photo was taken.
- note the simple flower arrangments from Run Way Bridal in Belleville. Using many different glass vases per table they added a very pleasing look to our set-up.
Outside on the front stairs - simple paper bags with candles ssitting in sand to keep them steady) added a nice, welcoming touch.
Occasions Catering supplied lovely hors d'ouvres, a wonderful sit down meal with incredible finger food deserts and a Mexican theme midnight snack...as usual there weren't many leftovers. Throughout much of the event an Ipod was used for the ceremony with our staff cuing the music as instructed. During the cocktail hour a selection of 65 songs played as background through our house system. Later however a live band Groove Matrix lead by Jillian Mendez had everyone dancing until midnight with her great motown sound.
Hmm a detail I forgot to mention (among many) was the program which was placed on every other chair at the ceremony site. It was printed on paper which you could then plant and a wild flower garden would result as a lasting momento of the couple's marriage.
The weather was perfect - warm but classically as it happens so many times here, a breeze of West Lake and Lake Ontario kept everyone very comfortable...and then at 11:30 when the full moon came out it as easy to think that the planets and weather gods had; just possibly, aligned themselves for this wedding.
Kindly, Alanna wrote a note for us: 'Dear Mark, Lynne, Kailey, Mekenzie and 'Reggie' Thank you so much for our magical wedding last nght. You set everything up exactly how we asked/described to you...and everything well exceeded our wildest dreams. The barn was beautiful when we first walked in and just got better as the ngith went on. All of our guests raved about our wedding as original, natural, relaxed though spectacular. Thank you for all of your efforts. Alanna and Mike.'
Thank you Mike and Alana - it was our pleasure - our best wishes go out to you both.
Sincerely: Lynne, Kailey, Mekenzie, Reggie (aka Ron) John, Bethany and Tara.