Monika and Josh had a wonderful sunny day for a wedding at Castle Farms in the Knights Courtyard. She chose stunning colors of teal, accented by pink and white, to adorn an already beautiful location. Oh, and the classic Mustang was thrown in just for a little extra fun!
Some people weep at the idea of rain on their wedding day. Sara? At the sight of not just rain, but sideways rain . . . Well, she listens to my educated-by-NOAH-radar ramblings, grabs an umbrella, and says, “I’ll take the adventure, let’s do this, let’s go to the lighthouse for our first look”. So we did. We arrived at the Northport point lighthouse in slight drizzle, and as they walked toward each other, the rain stopped. And this wouldn’t be the only weather-blessing of the day.
We had a church wedding where the rains returned and I promised the pastor that there would be sun yet. Of course he didn’t believe me. But as we finished up family photos, a glorious ray of sun shone through the stained glass, letting us know that my faith was rewarded and it was time to play outside!
We were able to get in about an hour of outside photos at the marina and surrounding areas. With all intentions of walking the few blocks to reception, Luke and Sara were met with a wall of rain that resembled something out of an epic thriller movie. Of course I couldn’t let them walk in that and we all scrambled into the Jeep. I admit, this is rather embarrassing. I’m in the Jeep for a better part of 30 hours a week. It is not clean. In fact, you could knit a sweater with the amount of dog hair and likely buy a nice dinner out with the number of returnable cans on my floor! I guess that will go on my self-changing list of things to focus on being better at in the future!
We closed out the day under the lovely roof of the Willowbrook Mill event hall, complete with a fire in the fireplace and a family serenade to the bride and groom. A fabulous day for two fabulous people!
Stephanie and Robert had a lovely Castle Farms wedding in the Queens Courtyard on a beautiful late summer day. I loved how Stephanie’s choice of royal purple and grey tones complimented the Castle’s stonework and architecture.
Pete and Beth were married at noon among their closest friends and family with a Hawaiian theme to their day. We many not be on island time here, but West Grand Traverse Bay sure comes in a close second! The theme was topped off with the phrase “I Lava You”, which comes from a cute song about the volcanic islands forming.
Rachael and Jeremy had a lovely summer afternoon wedding at the Park Shore Hotel in Traverse City. Her grandfather walked her down the aisle and their son delivered the rings. It was a wonderful family event that left everyone smiling.
Amelia and Zach lucked out with the weather! It was threatening a CRAZY storm for the entire day but it was dry through their wedding ceremony, through their photo time, and didn’t really start raining until we went in for the breakfast brunch reception. Of which at that point it rained buckets! Amelia said she prayed for good weather, only asking for it to not be wet until photos were done, which was answered absolutely on time. Reception was at 1, it rained at 1. How often does that happen???
This couple had a beautiful morning on the beach for a first look at the Homestead in Glen Arbor. Their were then joined by their closest family and children for a ceremony at the top of the mountain. I love these small weddings that are just about family.
Sarah and Jeff had a day of many colors. We started out with a major rain storm, but as the day progressed the sky opened up to glorious rays of sunshine for Sarah to walk down the aisle to. Mother nature had quite the sense of humor for the day. Just as we got done with the ceremony, the sky had to give us one more little shower and then smiled on us and gave a lovely Northern Michigan summer evening.
Brittany and Travis and 25 (including 4 ushers, and a super sweet & sassy flower girl) of their closest friends take the number 2 spot for largest wedding party to date for me. Only to be topped 10 years ago by 16 on each side, plus extras. This crew had a great summer day in Knights Courtyard at Castle Farms in Charlevoix. The courtyard and reception hall were dressed beautifully.
And check out those Keds! Those are some sparkley happy feet on that gorgeous bride!
Karrie and Matt were married at Castle Farms in Charlevoix in the beautiful Queens Courtyard. We had a little rain to start the day but as their ceremony time arrived, the skies began to lighten and eventually the sun came out for a wonderful evening. Karrie was brought to the grand arch by horse and carriage as Matt waited in anticipation. Both of their faces told us all the emotion they felt as Karrie walked to Matt. These two are wonderful people and the love between them is so great to witness.