Sunday, 21 March 2010

On Sunday at a few minutes after 1 pm, Lance and I, and our two witnesses, signed our Ketubah -- the Jewish marriage document. This was before our ceremony, but as we finished the last signature, the Cantor announced that at that moment, we were actually married.

The ceremony that followed was beautiful and perfect and wonderful...and now we have the joy of the rest of our lives together to anticipate and enjoy.

More details later....just happy and wanted to share today :-)


There are LOTS of photos on my Facebook ....

10 days, 6 hours and 22 minutes...but who's counting?

I didn't think it would come together, but it is. A wedding in a garden. The tables and chairs are reserved and set for delivery on the 19th. The papers goods, dishes, flatware and linens are on their way. The favors are being made by Barbara at "A Little Something Extra" and the menus are ready to go. Rings, dresses, shoes, veil, flowers, all done. And in our bedroom, a corner has been taken over by vintage serving trays and hand-blown glass bowls and vintage details to adorn the tables. Some of it new, some old and bearing the patina of years or even decades of use and love.

I think I knew it would be a vintage-style wedding from the start, even though I hadn't officially chosen. Looking back on the photos I saved and the blogs I read from day 1, including Vintage Chic Bride (that's one of their photos above, BTW), I was heading in that direction. And then when we found the location...a beautiful garden setting, I just knew. And the collection began. From Home Goods to local thrift stores, I found the perfect pieces for serving tables and guest tables. The only thing I didn't find were vintage table cloths, so I settled for classic ivory linen. It will work.

After the wedding, I'm not sure what I'll do with my collection. Maybe pass some of it on to another vintage-style bride. If you're a South Florida bride-to-be planning a vintage-themed wedding, let me know, and perhaps I can share some of my finds.

But not just yet. I have a wedding of my dreams in just a few days!

Lance buys a suit -- film at 11!

Yes, it's true...Lance is now the proud owner of a fantastic Joseph A Bank suit. Charcoal grey. Fits him sooooooo well!

And he did it for me. An act of love, to be sure. Suits are not his thing, and I know that he would prefer more casual attire for the wedding. But with my gown...well, casual is just not an option. So he bought the suit that will look right with the formality of the dress. And he did it with a smile, and more than a few jokes. I am one lucky woman -- and smart enough to see love in action in the purchase of a suit.

Seeing the wedding coming together....

Pressed glassed pitchers for ice cold lemonade and tea

Jewel-toned glass bowls that in a few weeks will be filled with fresh fruit, tempting tumbles of muffins or rich buttery croissants

Be-ribboned wands on their way, flowing with sage, deep purple and vanilla streamers

Music being selected, a growing list of sweet sounds to fill a garden

A tempting menu of treats and sweets in the works

Whimsical surprises to delight the eyes and ears as our guests wander the gardens

The search for the perfect chuppah, the most beautiful ketubah, the ideal dresses for the girls

Tiny details, each noted in a small lavender book, as the ideas go from wild imaginings to reality

Inspired, creating, dreaming

Little golden boxes filled with sweet treats...

Fairy furnishings to peek from among the trees...

Wind chimes to sing in the breeze...

Magical lights and magic wands...

Messages of welcome, filled with flowers...

Magic, magic, magic...