Sunday, January 16, 2011

Winter Weddings

The last few weeks have flown by.. Where does time go? One day you're celebrating Thanksgiving and the next thing you know it's January!

It has been busy, with the holidays and winter weddings. However, this wasn't enough... I decided it would be a good time to take a week long class at John Campbell Folk School, located near Murphy, NC.  Not sure what I was thinking but back in June it seemed like a good idea. The weather was extremely cold but it was a wonderful experience.

Even with the all the holiday activity there was time for some winter weddings. Some were private so there are no photos to display. There was a New Year's Eve wedding that I can share some photos.

 Kathy and Alex traveled quite a distance to marry at our Retreat Center. And it was wonderful that there parents were able to travel as well.

They each have children from a previous marriage. Unfortunately, it was not possible for all of the children to attend the wedding. Kathy had mentioned that she wanted to light a candle in memory of family members who have passed on and also as a way of remembering family and friends who could not be with them on their wedding day.

As an added touch I asked Kathy and Alex to each select a gemstone heart. Then they selected individual hearts for each of their children . These were placed around the candle. And now they are displayed in their home, representing their new family. I love including elements that truly make a ceremony special.
 As you can see from the short sleeves, the weather cooperated. To be honest, we've only had a few weddings that had to be moved inside.

Another happy couple.....