tie the knot nice and tight.
A few traditions were skipped or modified to make the
evening a fun event to remember.
A couple of hours before the wedding, the wedding
party and parents all gathered at the beautiful
setting for the reception at Glen Magna Farms to take wedding photos in
the gardens filled with arches, lush green foliage with
paths lined with rose bushes in full bloom with
delicate pink roses. It was chilly to say the least
with the nearby ocean breeze letting us know fall was
in the air.
We then hurried to the church following Rachel’s
brother Mark through back streets of Marble head in
as there were streets filled with cars on this Friday
afternoon. The church was filled with about 100
people. We were a few minutes or more late. The
priest commented to Rachel, “I wasn’t sure you were
coming.” Rachel quietly whispered to him, “Traffic.”
The love and affection that Rachel and John have for
each other was apparent as they both repeated their
vows. A touching moment for us.
The church full of guests all scurried through crowded
meandering streets with changing names to the
reception. The place was an old farm mansion with
great stately pillars on the outside and sweeping
spiral staircase in the entry. There were several
rooms filled with tables for guests with the porch or
veranda available for dancing. People filled the
space and mingled around as waiters carried appetizer
delights such as thumb sized delicate flaky pastry
filled with pear and brie, cheese stuffed mushroom
caps, bacon wrapped scallops and thinly sliced chicken
on a stick with mustard sauce. I need my own waiter
with the silver plate full of delights from here on
in. This was such a relief from that stuffy reception
line that was eliminated as it gave Rachel and John a
chance to mingled with the guests and welcome each one
personally.
We all settled down for a scrumptious dinners of melt in
you mouth beef tenderloin, chicken with asparagus or
mushroom stuffed ravioli. Rachel and John cut the
cake with respectful bites to each other. The cake
was then moved to its own room to be served to the
guests at their leisure along with fresh fruit and
coffee.
John and Rachel\’s first dance was a pleasure for all
to watch and their practicing paid off with all the
added turns and dips that delighted the guests. It
brought a tear of emotion to both Stan and Sarah,
Rachel\’s sister who caught the moment together from
across the room.
Rachel danced with her Dad who had the dancing feet
of a pro. He told be later that he learned ballroom
dancing as a young child and that fact that he really
enjoyed it showed. John and I danced to a heart felt
song about life by the Beetles. It was so special
that he selected that one. Then the crowd filled with
a variety of music. When the guests stopped for a
break to each some cake, Stan too the opportunity to
have the DJ play a polka tune. To an almost empty
dance floor he hopped and stepped around the floor
with me and then his niece Mary Ann.
It was truly a wedding to remember.
line that was eliminated as it gave Rachel and John a
chance to mingled with the guests and welcome each one
personally.
We all settled down for a scrumptious dinners of melt in
you mouth beef tenderloin, chicken with asparagus or
mushroom stuffed ravioli. Rachel and John cut the
cake with respectful bites to each other. The cake
was then moved to its own room to be served to the
guests at their leisure along with fresh fruit and
coffee.
John and Rachel’s first dance was a pleasure for all
to watch and their practicing paid off with all the
added turns and dips that delighted the guests. It
brought a tear of emotion to both Stan and Sarah,
Rachel’s sister who caught the moment together from
across the room.
Rachel danced with her Dad who had the dancing feet
of a pro. He told be later that he learned ballroom
dancing as a young child and that fact that he really
enjoyed it showed. John and I danced to a heart felt
song about life by the Beatles. It was so special
that he selected that one. Then the crowd filled with
a variety of music. When the guests stopped for a
break to each some cake, Stan too the opportunity to
have the DJ play a polka tune. To an almost empty
dance floor he hopped and stepped around the floor
with me and then his niece Mary Ann.
It was truly a wedding to remember.
-Joyce