So my brother officially got hitched on our property that we call the farm (though there is no crop cultivation and no animals, other than when our dogs are there and a couple thousand yellow jackets). The wedding was Saturday and it was beautiful! The sun was shining all day, the temperature was mild (though it did get cold by the end, that's what giant bonfires are for!), and nothing big went wrong! My brother has been working on the stage for the last 4 months (it was already built b/c he throws concerts from here, but he stained it and tiled it and cleaned it, etc). Here:
We were blessed to have so much of our family in one place to celebrate this day! 6 of my cousins and 2 sets of aunts and uncles stayed at my house, in addition to my 2 sisters and myself. We had a full house, as did my parents with both sets of grandparents and 2 more Aunts and my Mom's best friend. There were only about 80 RSVP's, but there were at least 160 people there! It was a beautiful and unique ceremony, my brother is very into the Cherokee Indian culture and they had many Native American aspects to the wedding, everyone was doused in sage smoke before going on the stage, the music was a Native drummer and his wife chanting, they had their hands wrapped (which is a Celtic ritual I believe). The whole ceremony was perfect for them, the officiant spoke of their friendship and the nature of their souls communing and making a better place for each other and spoke of their music and creativity and it was just perfect for them. (If you can't tell from the photos, my brother is a bit of a hippie and yes the bridesmaids are barefoot!) The flowers were the absolute most amazing I have ever seen in any other wedding in person or in any bridal magazine. Alot of this thing was a family affair and Ashley (my new sister!)'s aunt Teresa did the flowers, my aunt Teresa took the photos, and friends manned the tables and did the sound. The only outside people were the ones taht set up the tent and that brought in the catering. Anyway back to the flowers... I somehow got stuck on 2nd camera duty, so most of the photos I took are part of the "official" photos and I won't get to see until she processes them, so I only have the few I took with my camera, so here's a picture of my handsome little brother with his awesome flower:
I was supposed to cut his hair the day before, but we ran out of time, oh well!
The rehearsal dinner was at my Dad's favorite restaurant, the China King Buffet in Lenoir City! :) Yes that's right the dinner was at an all you can eat Chinese Buffet! But it is fantastic, its all you can eat sushi along with the food. That's right folks, we're classy. :)
There wasn't much traditional about the wedding, other than her dress, which was awesome. I'm going to post all of the pictures I have (not that many sadly) on my picassa page.
It was a quick trip home and I'm going crazy trying to get everything done today before I fly back out tomorrow! It has been fantastic though!
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