More than just Cross Stitchin': 9.10.11

Saturday, September 10, 2011

9.10.11 - Unique Wedding

I just got home from my friends very unique wedding and I couldn't wait to download the pictures. Brook wanted to be married on this day so she could say she was married on 9.10.11. When she told me, I said "Why stop there... why not get married at 12:13." We got a little chuckle over that.

The wedding was held at the Warwick Conservation Area. It was a beautiful setting and the weather was picture perfect. Canada geese covered the lake in the background and the trees made a beautiful canopy. The sun peaked through the tree tops and it glistened off the lake in the background. After the ceremony, guests were entertained by a wagon ride throughout the conservation area while the wedding party had their photos taken.

Ok... let's get on the with picture show. Let's start with the Wedding Itinerary that doubles as a fan to cool yourself while watching the ceremony. Fantastic idea !!

While waiting for the ceremony to begin... there was so much to look at, you almost didn't know where to begin. This unique display shows you how to find your table seating. You may have to click on the picture to read the instructions.

Inside the tent every single table was set differently. Each plate was different at every setting. All the linens were unique to each table, the water jugs, silverware - everything. And the teapots and pails served as the centerpieces for the flower arrangements.

Now onto the Registry Table. I Love this look.... you know me and the Victorian style....

My Table Marker and Napkin - so pretty.

Now here's the part I really LOVE. The bride made all the bouquets herself. She made them out of brooches. Some of the brooches in her bouquet had belonged to her grandmother. I picked up the bouquet to take a picture of it and man... was it Heavy!

Let's top off that bling bouquet with a little bling footware.

Her daughter, the Jr. Maid of Honour carried a slightly different version to suit her style. Doesn't she look just like her mother? Very pretty Brennah!

This is the Maid of Honour's bouquet. I love how unique this is. Amanda looks so happy in the picture below. Brook knew right away this is what she wanted for the bouquets for her wedding. She should be a wedding planner, she has some very unique ideas.

The Dinner Menu was propped up against a tree and written on a chalk board and sitting on a wash tub. Oh my goodness, the meal was fantastic!

The meal was topped off with a cake made by the bride's mother and her daughter, and several varieties of homemade pies made by the grooms mom. It was really hard to decide just what to have for dessert.

Wait a second... is that what I think it is.... ? Oh my goodness, look at the table favours.

Chocolate / Caramel covered candy apples. Yum!! All of the invitations, thank you cards, table markers etc were made by the bride.

Best Wishes to the Happy Couple. Brook and Tim Wiles.

Bonnie

2 comments:

Tracey said...: WOW... that was incredible!! I have never seen anything like it before!! Brooke really should be a wedding planner :^); September 10, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Cross Stitch Crazy Mum said...: gorgeous, gorgeous,gorgeous :) and what a memorable day and date.; September 11, 2011 at 12:59 AM

Charlie Brown

Growing up, I had a pet monkey named Charlie Brown. Actually, he belonged to my sister and he came to live with us in 1966. You were actually allowed to have monkeys as pets then and if you can beleive it, he was ordered from an ad in the back of a magazine. Charlie Brown was a squirrel monkey (just like the ones in the Telus commericials).

Everyone in school loved when it was my turn for 'show and tell'. You will see in some of the photos (if the slide show downloads for me...) that he used to wear diapers. Eventually, he learned how to take them off. We had a rope strung across the kitchen from end to the other. We kept a piece of papertowel on the floor at the end of one rope and that's where he did his business. His rope provided many hours of entertainment. At bedtime, if mom and dad were not home when it was bedtime, he would sit on his roap and cry out until they returned.

If I was crying, Dad would put him up to my face to lick away my tears. He would dangle from my hair and lick from one eye to the next. It alwyays made me stop crying. He would play outside and every once in awhile he would swing from tree to tree and end up down the street at the neighbours.

Often you would find the monkey lying in the cast iron pan on the stove. The pilot light from the gas stove provided him a warm and comfy spot. He would also sit on top of the lamp shade for warmth, and if you ever heard a 'pop' - you knew he peed on the lightbulb. It happens...

Charlie Brown used to sit on the wall phone.... until it rang. That was always funny. He brought many years of amusement to us all and I miss him and his antics.

Bonnie

Warm hearts ... and warm toes!

Well since we are talking winter, let's talk about warm hearts ... and warm toes.

A few years ago at Christmas we had a gift exchange. Ironically, both Anita and myself had the exact same idea for a present. We always open our gift bags at the same time, and it was really hard for me to keep a straight face when I saw that Anita had had the same gift idea as me and while she explained that she thought slippers would be a good idea, that way we could carry them in our bag with us at all times. Anita had knit slipppers for everyone and made a little draw-string pouch, with our names embroidered on it, to keep the socks in.

Then they all opened my gift bag and we burst out laughing. I knew how much everyone loved snowmen, so I had stitched faces on white slippers and added a carrot button for the nose. Well we weren't finished with the laughter because I thought we should get a picture with our slippers on. So then we were all sitting on the floor trying to get different positions in order to get everyone in the picture at the same time. We tried sitting up against the wall and taking the picture of our toes all pointing up to the ceiling and then I said, nooooo - that will show the snowman's face upside down. Someone said... (and I won't say who...) "Good point, let's think of something else. What if we lay on our back with our feet in the air - you know... like if our feet were ON the ceiling"

Well then the faces would still be upside down wouldn't they. Spontanious Laughter.

We had to think of something else. It was decided that we would just stand toe to toe in a huddle and we would take the picture from above in order to get everyone in the picture. Sounded like a good plan right?

Well... not if you have a protruding belly and/or big boobs. After the inital light-headedness subsided from sucking in our bellies, we had to deal with the shadow from the boobs.

So we stood in our huddle, adjusting, wiggling and laughing with our arms around each other while we tried not to tip over. It was about that moment when Anita's daughter walked in on us, which of course added to the laughter when we saw the look on her face.

Finally the photo was taken and our toes are doubly warm.

Bonnie

It all started with a tea towel...

Quite some time ago when I was perusing the Dollarama, I came across the cutest autumn tea towel with a teddy bear dressed up like a scarecrow. It immediately reminded me of Jody and I thought 'I'm going to get that for her', and then I thought... why not get one for everybody? And so I did and it was a hit.

From that point on, it's no surprise to any of us if there just happens to be an occasional 'mini gift' exchange on Cross Stitch night. Once when Jody hosted in February, she gave us all a tiny picture frame with a 1" x 1" opening. I had no idea what to do with mine, but Tracey knew immediately. Because it was Valentines day, Tracey stitched a heart.

Mine sat for a good number of months before I could figure out what I could stitch in such a tiny area and not copy Tracey's idea. And then one day it hit me; Jody loves snowmen. I would do a snowman in the frame that Jody gave me. But.... do they make snowman patterns for less than 1" x 1"? I couldn't be bothered looking, so I winged it. And voila! A happy smiley snowman face. I think it took longer to write this posting than it did to stitch that happy face.

We'll have to get a picture of Tracey's heart posted after her renovations are complete as I expect it's packed away for now.

p.s. I wasn't allowed to Blog today unless I cleaned my house. It's half cleaned; consider this half a blog.
Bonnie

Saturday, September 10, 2011

9.10.11 - Unique Wedding

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