Dear Readers;
What a beautiful weekend the Victoria Day weekend was. Clear warm days and wonderfully still nights really helped us make the first two weddings a success. Saturday night Abbie and Adam started our season off with their wedding ceremony at the pondsite.
Lilacs figured into their floral displays - note in the foreground a washbucket filled with bottled water. The water (which Abbie and Adam purchased - we then chilled it and set it out on ice) was very popular on what turned out to be a warm afternoon.
Parked between the sheepshed and the barn was a 1962 Ford convertible - this nice old car was a conversation piece as guests enjoyed wine and beer with their appetizers just after the ceremony.
Inside we had the barn set-up with white linens on all but two tables. The head tables were set on black linen.
House wines were consumed with a dinner was expertly prepared by the Wheelhouse - Occasions Catering - many compliments followed the meal. The Spinners did an excellent job as DJs for the event, while the bar alternated from limited-open to a twoonie bar. That seemed to work very well for Abbie and Adam's guests. Thanks to Tara and John for managing our bar for this first wedding, thanks also to Monica and Montana as they did the set-up with Lynne...and thank you to Abbie and Adam for getting our season off to a great start.
Wishing you both the very best!
Sincerely Lynne and Mark
Sunday morning came early but again the weather was perfect as we began to set-up for Bruce and Katie's wedding. Drew and Peter from Blooms on West Lake worked first on the trellis at the pond.
they also did the centre pieces - the colour of choice being a royal purple
Note the table - among round tables there was one large head table.
note as well, for those of you considering our ivory linen, that it is a fairly solid cream colour contrasting with our white chivari chairs. Bruce and Katie chose our open bar package. They started with a signature cocktail served in our champagne glasses. The bar was opened at 5 PM and during dinner Sandbanks Baco Noir and Sandanks Dunes were served. At the bar we also offered Sandbanks Shoreline as a second local white.
Always good to see, the couple had opted for buses for their guests who were staying offsite.
The Reasons played to a very enthusiastic crowd and kept everyone dancing until the lights came on at 1 AM.
Last but not least - because I forgot actually, the bride and bridesmaids were the very first ones to use our in-house tractor/hayride service to get to the pond site. Starting at the Carriage House, and seated on lovely soft strawbales with nice purple blankets on them, I had the honour of driving the bride and her entourage to the far side of the pond. So for those of you who have elected to use our 1952 Ford 8N and a similar vintage International hay wagon, I am happy to report that it worked well.
Thanks again to Montana and Monica, Tara and John and David in our Inn - we offer best wishes to Bruce and Katie.
Sincerely
Mark and Lynne