Just one of the many things I am thankful for…my relationship with the wonderful Pilot in my life.
Photo courtesy of Lisa Hessel Photography
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my fantastic readers. Thank you for reading the Landlocked Bride.
I wish you all a day filled with love.
The Pilot (Fiance – he requested I give him a better nickname than “FI”) and I are off to the wedding of his cousin Shannon.
They originally planned to get married two weeks after us, but Jeff ships out for basic training in January, so they had to rearrange their schedules. I’m amazed at how quickly they have managed to get everything sorted out, including booking the church, reception hall and Shannon finding a dress!
I will actually be a photographer for their wedding, so I am thoroughly looking forward to being a part of their special day.
Congrats to you both, Jeff and Shannon! Wishing you lots of love and laughter in the years to come!
To all of our armed services who have sacrificed so much for our country, thank you.
For those that are currently deployed, I wish you a safe homecoming.
For those who are back home – I wish you the best in readjusting to civil life and thank you a million times over for your service.
I’m sure you all know how much I love the idea of using old family photos (particularly old wedding photos) and displaying them at your ceremony or reception. Not all of you are going to be able to have big canvas prints made and have them displayed in your venues. For that reason, I introduce you to this idea!
Now, if you’re not the outdoors-y or backyard type, you can recreate the same idea using different elements, like large wooden dowels, metal poles. You can even dress up the poles, or the stands. And, once you have it created to your liking, you can have it placed in the entry way of your reception venue, so guests have something to mingle over during your cocktail hour.
That’s right folks, a surprise wedding. No, I’m not talking about myself.
A business friend sent me the link to this post a while back, as it involved a few co-workers of hers (and a former co-worker, as their photographer). Then last week, a former co-worker of mine, sent it to me, and completely reminded me that I needed to blog about this. So here, you go. A surprise wedding.
The couple, a close friend and their photographer are the only ones who knew about the “surprise” wedding. Their parents did not know, no family members, no one. And to prove it, here are their parents’ reactions.
Priceless, right?
The at-home ceremony and reception was intimate and beautiful. And, if I had gone this route (who am I kidding, I’m a good secret keeper, but there is no way I could keep this secret), this is how I would want it to turn out. You can feel the love in these pictures just by looking at them. It is so heartwarming.
All photos courtesy of Hoffer Photographer
Would you ever have a surprise wedding? Or do you want the whole big shebang?
This garter, as featured on the Pretty Bride blog, is a fantastic family heirloom, with a lot of history.
It was made for her mother’s wedding 32 years ago, and has pieces from several family members’ wedding dresses on it. After each bride wore the garter, they added a piece to it from their wedding dress and then passed it along to another lady in the family. All-in-all, twelve brides have worn that garter at their wedding. To me, that is so much more meaningful than, say, wearing your mom’s wedding dress (but kudos to you brides to do).
It makes a great “something old” and a “something borrowed” since you’d be passing it along after your wedding. You could even add a touch of blue to make it a “something blue.”
I think I am going to start this tradition after my wedding. We aren’t doing a garter toss, but I will wear a garter purely for this purpose.
In honor of one of the FI’s cousins getting married today, I am sharing this lovely quote!
Congratulations Derek and Sara! Wishing you two lots of love and happiness!
