Category Archives: Wedding

Hair Today…

…more fun tomorrow.

Can I just say that we love our hair dresser! She is always ready to help us in any way she can. Today we had a practice run for Katie’s hairdo for the wedding. Our hairdresser is going to come to the venue on the day of the wedding to do Katie’s hair and any of the bridesmaids hair that want her services. She’ll also make sure my hair is behaving.  She’s even going to bring a razor to fix up the Marines hair if their barbers butchered them.

While we were having our hair looked after today a vehicle for the Bride and Groom’s getaway came up. Come to find out the owner of the Seattle Limousine Company here in Seattle is a friend of our hairdresser. She called him and told him the car was for an active military groom so we got the friend/military discount for the Rolls or Bentley! A wonderful blessing.

Hello March!

So much to look forward to in this month.

No palm trees in our future in March.

We’re enjoying the calm before the storm of wedding activity. On Leap Day we took the day off and were in our robes all day long!

Today Katie and I are going to the hairdresser. I will get my roots looked after and Katie is having the practice run on her hairstyle for the wedding.

We had snowflakes yesterday and I’m really hoping that is the last of it till after the Ides of March.

Hope your March brings you many good things.

10 days to go…

Warning!

If you are hungry step away from this post!

Dear, Katie and I had a food tasting for Katie and Andrew’s wedding on Monday. They said to come hungry and I’m so glad we did. Go grab a snack before you scroll through these photos…

We’re going to be served all these items plus cake!

The three of us were able to narrow down all these fabulous choices for the menu that will be served at the wedding. We considered having something that gluten, lactose and meat intolerant people could eat, too. Katie has to talk to Andrew before the final decision about the flavor of the cutting cake is determined.

We’ve had some good rain and wind today. How about you? Hope your week is starting off well.

Speaking of food…I posted my asparagus casserole (twist on the green bean casserole) at MGCC today. Click over and enjoy…

The Weather Was Perfect…

…for an outdoor wedding.

Joe and Mica decided on a casual ceremony with some Mexican traditions from Mica’s heritage. Our daughter Katie was in the wedding.

The bride and groom decided to include the Lasso Ceremony during the ceremony. Lasso (sometimes called, “lazo”) or rope is placed around the bride and groom’s
shoulders (groom’s shoulder’s first) in the form of an “8” (the infinity symbol) – after they have exchanged their vows – to symbolize their everlasting union.

We enjoyed a delicious barbecue of pulled pork sandwiches after the ceremony with homemade Pico de Gallo that the bride and her mother made. I was too busy eating to take pictures of the food. I did manage to take a photo of the cupcakes in lieu of a wedding cake…

Thanks for stopping by…

Wedding Show Tablescapes

On Thursday you can click over to Susan’s at Between Naps on the Porch to peruse many tables set for all of us to enjoy.

We’re planning a wedding around here and as soon as the U.S. Marines let us know when that will be possible we will hit the ground running. Until then we are getting acquainted with all the wedding services available. Here are a couple great tablescapes presented at the Wedding show we went to this last Saturday.

 

This setting was put together with accessories you can rent at Grand Event Rentals in Bellevue, Wa.

 

 

 

 

The next table setting was presented by All Inclusive Weddings by Blue Ribbon in Seattle.

 

 

 

 

 

I’m looking forward to coming around and seeing your tables this week.

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

At the Center…

 

Saturday morning Katie and I headed to Seattle Center to attend a Bridal Expo. They handed out those pink heart shaped badges that said BRIDE on them so the exhibitors would know who to smile at. We were happy it was an expo on the smaller side and that we were able to see every booth without mass confusion. The day turned out to be a nice one to walk around the grounds.

 

Katie decided she’d wear her Bride Badge all day. I’ll be showing more photos from our day and the show later in the week.

Hope your Saturday is going well.

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

Something Borrowed, Something Blue…

Happy Mosaic and Blue Monday to you! Visit Mary at Little Red House and Sally at Smiling Sally to join in the fun.

 

On Saturday we had our first and last wedding dress shopping debut for Katie. She chose the 8th dress she tried on for her special day. We all agreed it was the one. She looked stunning in 7 out of the 8 dresses she tried on. On Monday the dress will be ordered. Our experience at Bellevue Bridal Boutique was great and we would recommend the shop and staff to anyone in Western Washington looking for a dress. We don’t have a date for the wedding because Katie is marrying a Marine who is in the middle of his training. We hope to have a better idea of when the wedding can take place by December. Until then we are getting all our best choices for venues etc. organized so we can hit the ground running when the date is set.

After we ordered the dress my sister Lana (Aunt Lana) treated Katie, Laura and I to a wonderful dinner at Ruth Chris in Bellevue.

If any of you are wondering about the blue, it’s all in the jeans!!

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

Today’s the Day!

 

It’s another sunny beautiful day in Western Washington. We’re getting ready to go on our first ever wedding dress shopping excursion with Katie. The appointment is made and the anticipation is running high. It will be fun to step into this new world and try to keep our senses about us. If we “Say Yes to the Dress” you won’t be seeing it here but I will try to get some shots of the experience without revealing too much.

I did manage to make it to a Pumpkin Patch close by. The photo is from the patch. I’ll be posting more next week.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

An Enchanting Wedding…

…among the Redwoods.

We were expecting to see Legolas, Haldir, Elrond, Arwen, or Galadriel come out from behind a Redwood and join us in celebrating the wedding of Ben and Kristin. Maybe even an Ewok…

 

The wedding was held at the Bride’s grandparents cabin that they’ve owned for years. Both families spent a lot of weekends preparing the grounds for a wedding.

Ben, the groom, laid the stone for the walkway.

The cross was forged at a family foundry.

The trees were created by God!

 

The dance floor was built on site.

 

You can see the setting of the dance floor behind Dear and me!

 

My cousin Jim and Dear

 

My cousin Katrina, her daughter Kristen, and her husband Andy.

 

 

My cousin Katrina, her daughter Kristen, and my cousin Vera.

 

Jeaneen is married to my cousin Jim and this is her sister Kathy.

 

Kathy and me.

 

The groom Ben with his mom and dad.

Jim and Jeanie’s other 2 sons Jeff and Tim escorting their mom.

 

My cousin Jim

Here comes the groom…I mean

Here comes the bride!

So lovely.

The groom fighting back the tears!

 

Married at last.

 

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Bogdanof!

 

 

 

Kathy B. reminded me that the bride thought to use these tree log rounds as trivets for the cake stands.

It was a creative effort by both families and the bride and groom to create this magical night for their wedding.

I’m glad you made it all the way through this long post. I’m headed to Canada for a few days and won’t be at the computer. I’ll catch up again late Friday or on the weekend. Blessings!

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

We Ate Cake…

…after an enchanting wedding ceremony surrounded by mighty Redwoods!

 

 

 

I’ll be posting all my wedding photos soon but in the meantime I’ll post these for Mosaic Monday hosted by Mary at The Little Red House. Thank you Mary.

This was the wedding of my cousin Jim and good friend Jeanie’s middle son Ben that Dear and I flew down to California to enjoy.

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.