Yvonne and Greg - Married at the Apple Barn in Valle Crucis

I love traveling throughout the mountains of North Carolina.There are so many beautiful places and Valle Crucis is no exception. It's certainly not an easy drive, or one you can hurry on. It's best to allow plenty of time for the curvy mountain roads. You never know when you'll get behind a bicyclist or (as I did on Saturday) a horse drawn carriage!

Yvonne and Greg live in Colorado but decided that NC was where they wanted 'the first day of the rest of their life" to begin. Processional music was provided by guitarist, Justin Butler and flutist, Anna Kuhlman. Yvonne chose to have both parents walk her down the aisle. It was a touching moment when she kissed each parent before moving forward to join Greg.

To everyone's delight, Macadoo was led down the aisle by Max Hapner. Or was Max led down the aisle by Macadoo. Either way, they both made it safely!

Another word about the ages of children in wedding ceremonies. Max and Lila just proves my point. Now if you're an exact person and everything has to go according to plan, I would not suggest including young children. However, if you're 'laid back' and want your wedding to be fun and relaxed, by all means include young children (and family pets)

Greg and Yvonne chose a rose unity ceremony which took place immediately after the exchange of rings. Upon entering each mother had placed a single yellow rose in an individual container. At the appropriate moment, Yvonne and Greg took their individual roses and placed them into a center vase. There are several ceremonies that include roses. This is one of my personal favorites.

Including your guests...... Yvonne and Greg share a concern for our environment. Their programs (and I assume the invitations) were printed on recycled paper. And in honor of each guest, a tree was planted in Lake Tahoe to restore a wilderness area damaged by fire.