26. June 2012 18:50
Tyler and Amanda were kind enough to write a brief note Sunday morning after their wedding. 'With Mark and Lynne's help planning a wedding from 7000 KM away was easy. And it was beautiful. It became embarassing how much our guests were gushing. Throughout the night we heard over and over that it was "the best wedding I've ever been to, the venue was beautiful. How did you find it?" Thank you, everything was more beautiful, more delicious and easier than we ever imagined.' Thank you to Tyler and Amanda for those lovely words - it makes what we do such a pleasure. So they got married in the sheep shed - with Angie Forgie providing the music. Then there was champagne and a fruit cocktail ready for their guests right after the wedding. The Hall was set in rows of rectangular tables with individual tables around the room for various foods to be setout by Occasions - the Wheelhouse catering. The dance was set to be held on the stage. As a result there was a wonderful amount of space to move about and mingle. As for finding their seat, guests were assigned to one of the 4 tables (there were 108 attending) but where they sat at the table was up to them. The cards for each guest were postcards from London England where the couple lives. The exception - as you might imagine - was the reserved seating set aside for the bridal party. Lynne noted how nicely their choice of colour in their flowers (mostly yellow) looked in the barn. Simple table runners made by the groom (I believe) ran down each table. And that wasn't Tyler's only handy work as he made many lengths of bunting which hung around the hall, over tables - even in the sheepshed. The gift table including favours for each guest. Each guest got a package of cookies wrapped in cloth. And you can see a bit more of the bunting in the photo above too. Cupcakes and a most wonderous cheese (made with exotic cheeses) cake were set out for both dinner and late night consumption. With an open bar and Andy Forgie playing great music all evening, there was still a crowd dancing on the stage when we turned the house lights on at 1 AM. Seems a good time was had by all. From all of us, Tara, John, Montana, Kailey, Lynne and myself - our best wishes go out to Tyler and Amanda as we turn our sights to the Canada Day weekend and Paul and Shelley and then Charles and Kristin on Sunday celebrate their weddings on the first long weekend of summer. Cheers!