I should blog. SO MUCH has happened this year. Where do I begin?
It all runs together, so to write about life in a serial fashion is not likely
to happen. For heavens sake, I have a beautiful new granddaughter to write
about! That will be the next post.
But…right at this very moment, when I should be building up
classes for next semester, I’m still riding the high of Emily’s wedding and
writing this blog post. Just two days ago, Emily. my youngest child (by 32
minutes), married a handsome fellow, Logan. Someone and I are so pleased for them
– they seem like such an excellent match for each other. She was a stunning
bride in her beautiful gown and veil, and he was simply dashing - a handsome, auburn-haired
groom.
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Emily and Logan: May 11, 2024
Highgate Carriage House: Fairmont, WV |
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| Wedding party |
Someone’s sister (my sweet sister-in-law) performed the
ceremony. It was very personalized, thoughtful, and just beautiful. Emily and Logan
wrote (and read) their own vows to each other. It was touching for us in the
audience to see them trying not to cry (and mostly failing) as they told (and
heard each other tell) how much they meant to each other. I am convinced they
are ready to move forward with their relationship. Those of us who are married
know it takes hard-core commitment and determination for marriage to work. I
believe their marriage has every chance to survive.
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| Reviewing vows (just before the wedding) |
Emily planned the entire weekend – rehearsal and dinner,
wedding and reception, brunch on the morning after – down to the last
minute-by-minute detail. With no
exaggeration – her itinerary, when printed off, was eight pages long, and even
color coded!
Did things go perfectly as planned? Of course not! Does
anything ever go perfectly as planned? First off, Someone’s mother had a mini-stroke
two weeks before the wedding and was unable to travel. Someone’s father never
leaves her side, so he didn’t go. Then, the Saturday before the wedding, my
mother fell and broke her hip. Logan has no living grandparents, so there were
no grandparents to honor at the ceremony. The weather was also a factor. Such a
beautiful venue with outdoor gardens, stone walls and stairs, and brick walkways.
It poured rain all day the day before and the morning of the wedding. About two
hours before the wedding, the sky cleared and the temperature rose. Men began
drying chairs. My future son-in-law (Tanner) and I pulled up the plastic aisle
runner and drained the water off it, then staked it back down. The aisle runner
was dreadful - nearly impossible to walk on. It was easier to tromp on the
soggy sod than the runner, and almost everyone just walked up the aisle without
stepping on the runner. We got through the wedding and then with about 75% of
the photography complete, the rain started again.
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| Beautiful veil for a beautiful bride |
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| Emily and Logan - first dance |
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| Father/Daughter dance |
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| Sisters: 3 with the same mother. 3 with the same father |
Erin’s wedding is next.
She wants an outdoor fall wedding when the trees are colorful. Most
likely, it’s too late to begin planning that for 2024, so perhaps 2025 will be
their year. Tanner (Erin’s fiancé) already feels like our son. They have been a
couple for like 10 years (no exaggeration). They began dating in high school.
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| Erin and Tanner 💗 |
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