The New Orleans Reception

After My daughter Hillary and Nicholas’ reception we had a few days to prepare for our New Orleans trip. This time my husband and youngest daughter would join us and I was excited to show them the city. But first we had a few days of packing, taking clothes and tuxes to the cleaners and hoping they’d be done on time, shipping photos, and catching up on sleep. I’ve been tripping over boxes hastily packed at our reception venue and eating Jordan Almonds by the handful. Why were there so many left over?

  Nick’s family were wonderful hosts and the reception was beautiful. Here are some of my photos from the New Orleans wedding reception.The room was very elegant. We had a Rosemary chicken dinner, and the first course?……..Gumbo. My husband was in heaven.In stead of numbering the tables they were named after famous New Orleans streets.

There was a head table for the bride, groom, and their families.

My Husband and my younger daughters

Me and Hillary

My husband and I pose for a picture on the balcony

Hillary dancing with her new sister-in-law. Darling!

The single girls assemble around the bride for the cake pulls.

Cake pulls are a southern tradition. Before the frosting is completed silver charms are put into a cake attached to ribbons. each young lady takes a ribbon and they all pull at the same time.

Hillary with her younger sisters. Jordan got the Four Leaf Clover (Luck) and Arianne got the Fleur de Lis (Prosperity & Love).

The bouquet toss

Nicholas and Hillary

-Lynnae

More Wedding Goodies

In previous pictures you may have noticed these darling ribbon rose headbands and headpieces my two younger daughters were wearing for the reception. My sister Krisi made them. She wasn’t able to travel up here for the wedding and wanted to do something nice. I just loved these and we got a lot of compliments on them.

My daughters shown here with the groom’s two sisters. 

I tried to post this next bit with the last post but wasn’t able to embed the video. But now that I’ve had a little tech support from my hubby, I give you the Electric Slide……

 

-Lynnae

P.S. That dancing was just the start of the party! Once things were going smoothly I was ready to have some fun with the ladies!

Me, my niece, and three of my sisters getting’ down!

Our Wedding Reception

We had a wedding reception for Hillary and Nicholas at Tibbet’s Creek Manor in Issaquah.Now you will see where all the hard work from my helpers came in. I am so glad I had family and friends there to help me set up, because we only had a couple hours and My mind was in a bit of a fog. I’m also glad I had written up plans for each display area or decoration. We had to go back to the house and were running late, and my family was already setting things up for me.

Remember all the sewing my sisters and I did? Well the majority of it was for the tent curtains, which looked fabulous inside and out.

And even better at night!

Hillary really wanted a chocolate fountain, and it was a big hit.

The cake was lovely too.

      Before the reception began.

One of the neat things we did was have a table of old wedding pictures from Hillary and Nick’s parents, grandparents, and great-grand parents. Hillary has a love of family history and I thought this idea would be a cool way to show that. I’ve never seen it done before. In the rush I didn’t get a clear picture of it, but this picture taken during set up will give you an idea until we get the professional pictures back.

Three of my sisters and I during the set-up. So many people worked so hard. I am full of gratitude. It was a very fun night.

-Lynnae

My Daughter is Married

I guess the word is poignant.

When she and her new husband walked out of those doors husband and wife I was overflowing with joy. My oldest daughter was married, married to a great young man I admire, with a family I’ve grown to adore. She married in the Holy Temple in a beautiful ceremony with her loved ones around her, a lovely, worthy, Daughter of God. As a mother I could not be more pleased. As the days pass I miss her a little bit, even though she’s spent most of her time at college the past few years I begin to feel a little wistful. My first little girl.  It’s sad, but as I sometimes say, it’s a good sad.

   I hope my younger daughters follow her example someday, but at the moment I just want to hold them tight.

Being enormously busy planning a wedding and reception did help to shield me from the emotions that start welling up now. But I just keep acknowledging that it is a ‘good sad’ and I’ll see her again soon.

-Lynnae

Hillary’s Bridal Photographs

 Here are a few of my favorite photos from my daughter’s bridal shoot.

 

 

 

Our photographer Joshua from Joshua Gene Photography did an excellent job. He was fun to work with and his results are beautiful. He is based in the Seattle are but also works in Portland and other places. I would give him the highest recommendation, so if you are looking for a bridal or wedding photographer please consider him.

-Lynnae

Hillary’s Bridals

Hi Friends. I'm still somewhat busy and trying to recuperate from the big day. I’ll post more of my daughter’s bridals and wedding pictures but for now please jump on over to Joshua Gene.com, our photographer’s website and have a look.

-Lynnae

Five Days until the Wedding !!!!

…..And my head is a bit of a blur. I keep thinking of one more thing to check on, one more thing to do……

I did have a couple little work parties with some of my sisters and my sister-in-law and daughter. Last week was sewing…..

  And yesterday was all about sewing, ribbons, and flowers.

And a little sisterly craziness

Sorry AJ, even sister-in-laws have to participate….Thanks to Shannon assisting her with her laurel headpiece.

And a soft focus picture for one sister who commented that having three sons she’s never been surrounded by so much pink.

Thanks girls! I love my family! What would I ever do without you.

On another note, I’m so excited to post my daughter’s bridal pictures, but not allowed to do so until the wedding. SOOOOoooo, I’m going to try and create the post that will publish right after the wedding on Friday morning. Then, while I’m in the middle of my daughter’s busy and wonderful day, it will be like you are there with us. So check in on Friday.

-Lynnae