4. June 2012 17:06
Good morning;
Steven and Amy should be in Italy now following their wedding here this past Saturday. The day started off looking quite gloomy but Amy was insistant that we set up at the Pondsite. She must have known something we didn't because by 3 PM the sun was out, a light breeze was blowing and we were set. Blooms on West Lake did much of the set-up as we concentrated on putting out straw bales and planks, checking our sound system and putting out the rose petal confetti Drew (from Blooms) had carefully assembled.
The 'confetti'
We queued Steve's IPOD for the ceremony and and then it simply happened. Once the couple were married everyone moved on to a champagne toast behind the barn. Then, as the couple had selected our open bar package, everyone began to gravitate to the barn for their next refreshment and where they were met by appetizers from Occasions - the Wheelhouse .
The couple had selected a rather informal cocktail style event with no set-seating-plan. They also choose rectangular tables (a favourite format of mine) and again Blooms did the floral work.
Those are Amy's burlap and lace overlays running down the centre of each table. With the rectangular table option and 100 guests we were easily able to leave a dance floor available without moving tables. Along with a very well recieved BBQ'ed roast pig dinner we served Sandbanks Baco Noir and Dunes from the wine bar with the full service (at no extra charge) we offer with our open bar package 2 bartenders (Lynne and myself) stood by to pour every glass. There were very few speeches so the evening progressed into the dance portion before anyone had time to think what was coming next. When it came to the dance Rock Party did a great job of both playing and DJ'ing (if there is such a word).
The band was playing such a great selection of music that, as the evening drew to a close, almost everyone was still dancing - the floor was filled with more late night revellers than we have seen in sometime. As a result we have added this band to our list of recommended suppliers. Along a similar vein we were also impressed by the photographer. Diane Denby smiled through the entire event making what she does look like fun...and maybe it is fun to pour over 4000 photos...hmm... But back to the decorations: There was a gift table where guests were asked to grab a paper bag (step 1) and then a Waupoos Cider (step 2) and an Empire apple from Algoma Orchards (step 3).
and did I mention that Occasions makes desserts for people who rarely eat desserts?
So with this tasty photo we simply want to add our best wishes to the happy couple...and I am thinking Italy would be lovely right about now...best wishes from John and John at the bar, Kailey, Mekenzie and Ezzie on set up with Lynne, Montana on doing a great job helping through the evening and with that our 4th wedding for 2012 is now history.
Cheers from Fields on West Lake - and Janice, we are so hoping the weather is good for this coming weekend!