This is a mix of pro and non-pro pix.

 

The day is here!!

 

 Bride parking sign at the venue.

 

Groom parking sign at the venue.

 

Venue doors.

 

Guest book.

 

The dress hanging before the ceremony.

 

Shoes and veil shot.

 

The Maid of Honor bouquet.

 

 

Me walking down the stairs to the ceremony.

 

My Maid of Honor getting ready to walk down the aisle.

 

Guests waiting.

 

The aisle.

 

Aisle flowers.

 

Aisle flowers close-up.

 

The officiant and the groom.

 

My sister and mom walking out.

 

The Groom's parents.

 

Best Man and Maid of Honor.

 

Dad and I coming out. We walked to "In My Life" by The Beatles - on acoustic guitar.

 

 Dad and I.

 

Dad and I.

 

The ceremony from behind.

 

Our friend M.J. sang "Grow Old With Me" by John Lennon during the ceremony. Her husband Jeff played acoustic guitar.

 

Ring exchange.

 

The kiss.

 

 

Being announced as husband and wife.

 

I'm a married woman!!

 

In the receiving line.

 

The "cocktail hour" set-up. We served non-alcoholic sparkling ciders from IKEA and Eternal Water from Whole Foods to drink, as well as this edible arrangement (which was picked clean by the end of the hour), a vegetable crudite, and a cheese display.

 

Cocktail hour veggies.

 

Posed shot.

 

Posed pic after the ceremony.

 

Posed shot after the ceremony.

 

Our thank you card picture.

 

The ubiquitous walking away shot.

 

 Reception set-up.

 

The reception set-up with the garden in the back.

 

My friend Sybil made these great chalkboard signs to alert people of what direction to go to for their preferred food. We had several vegetarians, including myself, as well as meat eaters. To accomodate the diverse tastes, we served pulled chicken, pulled pork, potato salad, coleslaw, beans, and rolls from Red Hot & Blue (a local barbecue restaurant) and asian tofu salad, a green salad, pesto pasta salad, and tomato and mozzarella salad from Whole Foods. The food (including cocktail hour munchies, the cake and beverages) was delicious and under $2,000 for 60 people.

 

The buffet.  

 

Close-up of the food. The plates were bamboo disposable.

 

People eating. In the back was the buffet.

 

Me walking around talking to guests. I have no idea what I did with hubs at this point.

 

Another reception pic.

 

 

The Best Man at the reception. 

 

At the reception.

 

Me and my girls hanging with our parasols. 

 

The Best Man and his parasol.

 

A picture of the reception from afar.

 

Cutting the cake.

 

The end of the day.

 

The get away car.