Wedding Pictures

Daddy walks the bride down the stairs to the groom at the historical house where pictures were taken before the wedding.


Instead of a guest book, an online friend of ours offered to make a guest quilt. She mailed us muslin squares, we set out a batch of permanent markers in an antique crystal spoon holder from the Rattery and a couple of surplus tiles from building this house (the silver-gray tiles were to protect the tablecloths from the pens bleeding through the muslin fabric). We decorated the baskets with ribbons and silk flowers. One basket was to hold finished squares, and one held the wedding programs, and a third held the CDs that were favors for the wedding.

The tablecoths (also vintage from the Rattery) were all too short for the tables, so we taped leftover fabric from the bridesmaid dresses to the ends of the table and then spread the snowy white linen cloths over that. The flower girl and the FYG spread little blue glass beads and stones (thrift shop) over the table, and later sprinkled some small, pale pink daisies (thirft shop) amongst the stones. There was also a large candle in a brandy snifter (borrowed from the groom's family- they had them out for the rehearsal dinner). You can see the Forever in Blue Jeans figurine in the middle.

Friends who were there who knew my late Uncle (owner of the Rattery) were pleased that the little blue glass cake toppers were from the Rattery. They said it was like including my Uncle in the wedding, and, indeed, I believe we had things there from him, from my grandparents, great-grandparents, and great-great-grandparents. The groom's ring was also passed down from a great or great-great grandfather, and the bride's engagement ring belonged to her great-grandmother.