Caroline’s wedding
The big event in August was Aunt Caroline’s wedding. Sorry for the delay in blogging about it.
Caroline and Charles chose to have the wedding in St. Mary’s, Maryland, where they had gone to college. That’s about a two hour drive from where we live. The ceremony was held outdoors in history St. Mary’s City. Unfortunately, it was a bit damp for the rehearsal (but not for the ceremony itself, thankfully).
The rehearsal dinner was held in Solomon’s Island at The Lighthouse.
Molly was excited to see what her dessert would be.
The morning of the wedding, Crystal drove down to do everyone’s hair (well, not mine). She even helped a little bit with the girls’ hair.
The bride and groom took pictures before the wedding.
Here are the four of us all ready to do our part in the wedding. Jen is a bridesmaid, the girls are pinwheel girls (more on that later), and I am the musician. And yes, I wore a hat. I’ve learned that it’s necessary with a lack of hair up top during outdoor events. Plus it fit the entire vibe of the wedding.
Caroline surprised me by asking me to serve as the music for the wedding. She gave me a couple songs to learn, and I did my best.
Mother of the bride
Jen the bridesmaid. All the bridesmaids picked their own navy blue dresses. So, Jen of course made her own.
The girls were pinwheel girls (instead of flower girls). Pinwheels were used throughout the wedding and reception in place of flowers. Also, note the cute dresses the girls are wearing. Jen made them too.
If you know Caroline, you can guess that the ceremony was a bit more comical than your average wedding.
Married
Our side of the family
The four of us
Rather than have a cake, Caroline and Charles decided to have a tower of donuts. So, instead of feeding each other cake, they fed each other donuts.
No surprise - Molly and Leah were first in line to eat some donuts.
The entertainment at the reception after the ceremony was fun as well, including some frisbee.
And of course finishing the fun with some bubbles
Thanks to Noe Todovorich Photography for many of the pictures here. I took several of these, but I was a bit busy most of the time.
