My daughter got married July 9th. It was beautiful. Just perfect. She got married at Powell House the NYYM retreat center. It's lovely and it was a beautiful sunny weekend. Many out of town guests stayed the entire weekend. So it was like a retreat with friends and family.
They got married in a tradition Quaker meeting for worship. They were married under the care of our MM. Christopher is also a Friend but he holds his membership still in the meeting he was born into but hasn't attended since he was a small child. His folks never transferred his membership to Ann Arbor meeting and he hasn't lived in one place long enough since college to really become a member in any other meeting.
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dding certificate was just beautiful. The women who did it was fantastic to work with and did such a lovely job. Margaret's friend from Earlham, Amanda, took the photos and did a great job.Margaret wore a dress that my friends Samantha, Candy and I sewed. Margaret bought beautiful organic hemp silk and picked a very simple but lovely design. Samantha and Candy did the bulk of the sewing. I just helped as much as I could :) and cheered them on! We met weekly through out the spring to sew.
Samantha arranged the flowers. They were organic flowers that Margaret ordered bulk. We bought lots of vases second hand at thrift shops. We made table runners from quilt fabr
ic. The fabric will be recycled into a quilt later.
We found a great, local (to Powell house) organic farm and bought lots and lots of yummy veggies from them. They were great to work with and we picked up all the veggies Friday morning. We ordered all the bread and rolls from a wonderful local bakery. I had a great kitchen crew of family and close friends. Candy and I mangled a cake badly :) But managed to make something that held together and looked OK (folks said it tasted good!).
Since we had guests all weekend there were a number of meals to cook, but the biggest by far was Saturday's reception meal for 120. All weekend folks pitched in and helped with set-up, clean up, cooking and dishes. Lots and lots and lots of dishes!Margaret was very busy before the wedding with CPE (chaplaincy training) in a hospital in Princeton. But she and Christopher came for a weekend in June. We did whirlwind wedding prep. We made 100 or so little jars of strawberry jam for favors. We picked out fabric for runners. We made escort cards, table numbers, napkin rings and seating charts, bought vases, made signs, tested wedding cake recipes and more!
The band (made up mostly of Friends) was fantastic. They played very lively bluegrass and celtic music that had lots of folks dancing.
Kids ran around. Folks swam in the pond. College friends stayed up late talking and playing games in the ACC. It was fun and relaxed. Simple and joyful. So much Love.
It was a great day. The worship was sweet and deep. The guests seemed to have a great time. I loved it and Margaret and Christopher seemed very happy. I think it was just the wedding Margaret had wanted.
And I got a new son! Yippee!
2 comments:
I first saw some of your photos on FB, Amy, but was delighted just now to find your blog post. What a wedding. The pictures tell it all and Margaret looks so happy and content. Quite honestly, I have been chatting on with my family about your jam and lovely photos! This is definately the kind of wedding that I would have dreamed of-I was just too young to really know what I wanted at the time...Glad to hear that your daughter has finished up her chaplaincy at a Princeton hospital as well. Wow, really local.
Enjoy every memory and that new son in law. That is a great thing to hear a mother say!
Hi Jan Lyn. Thanks so much for the kind words. It was really beautiful. Actually she's got one more week at the hospital. It's been long and hard but I think she's learned a lot. They are living right in Princeton but the hospital is in Hamilton (?) somewhere close by but not Princeton.
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