Jul 28 2009
Back from Vacation – Wedding Blogging
Well, I am back into a normal sleeping/waking pattern – finally! I actually have been for a few days now, but being at the end stages of pregnancy makes it hard to sit at a computer and do anything – because it makes my feet swell.
Anyways, I want to start sharing some pictures with you from my vacation, and I’m going to start backwards. The last leg of our vacation took us on a 15 hour car ride from south-central Texas to just south of Denver, Colorado. So, why would I subject myself to a 15 hour car ride with 5 other family members (including a 2-year-old)?? For my brother-in-law’s wedding, of course!
We had a really great time – especially escaping the intense Texas heat and getting to visiting with the extended family that flew in from all over the US and world. Of all the people who enjoyed going to Colorado the most, I believe it was my son. He fell in love with his new aunt and still talks about her all the time. Many evenings he will come to me while I’m in the kitchen preparing dinner and tell me “goodbye mommy – going Jessica home”. Then he puts on his helmet, gets on his bike, and rides down the end of the hallway and tries to open the door to no avail. It is quite cute, ut makes me sad that we live too far away for a quick visit. Maybe that will change in a few years….
First, let’s talk wedding location:
The wedding was held in a beautiful private garden that can be booked for events or you can pay admission to enter to just walk around. They have a few little alcoves that are meant for ceremonies and the one that they chose was nice and intimate.
This place is impeccable. I just couldn’t get over the perfectly manicured lawn. And, much to my surprise and content it was a turf lawn – as in fake grass. It looked and felt so real that I had to go to an edge and try to pull out a piece of grass…and it just lifted up like a carpet…it really was fake. If I ever have a home with grass, I want the fake stuff – no mowing, no watering, no fertilizing.
Right at the entrance to the alcove where the wedding was held was a table with cups and lemonade. I thought this was a fantastic idea because many of us had to be there hours before for pictures, etc. I do have to add, though, that I am not a fan of drinking from plastic cups and find them very environmentally unfriendly, but the over all ideas was a good one.
Second, the photography:
So, as I said earlier, we were there a few hours ahead of time taking pictures. I have tons of great pictures, but I’ll only share a few with you…no need to over do it. There were 3 photographers at the wedding and I had a few conversations with the head photographer who was admiring my camera lens. We traded some tips (her sister is a big fan of food photography) and I got to pick her brain on what types of lenses she used for the different shots.
Third, the wedding ceremony:
Then, we headed off to the wedding – my son was extra excited that he was going to get to see his new aunt. Luckily, she likes him just as much as he likes her. He was 1 of two children there (the other being only 3 months old), and he got quite a lot of attention. Now that we are back in Germany, he is having a hard time adjusting to the lack of being the center of attention 100% of the time.
She’s coming – can you see the excitement in his face??
The ceremony was nice and short and simple, much to my liking. Then, we all headed off for more photos and then to the reception which was held in an air-conditioned tent on the garden grounds.
There was a nice BBQ buffet, an awesome Mario & Princess cake, and lots of dancing.
