At the beginning of September Andy & I traveled to Tennessee for our Erin (our daughter) and Dale's wedding.
The wedding was held on Sept. 13 on the Pedestrian Bridge that overlooks downtown Nashville. During the week leading up to the wedding, the weather had been miserably hot in the 88-95 range, but the day of the wedding it was a very comfortable...almost "chilly"...70-73 degrees. On top of the bridge it was windy, but the sky was a spectacular shade of blue and everything was absolutely GORGEOUS!!!
We hadn't "reserved" the bridge, so it was still open to the public. As people saw the wedding party arrive they offered "congratulations" and some people (probably tourists) took pictures. It was a very casual and happy atmosphere with about 25-30 people in attendance. The ceremony, short and sweet, was performed by the groom's uncle, an ordained minister who flew in from Texas to officiate. There were a couple of benches nearby, but for the most part, everyone just stood around the alcove where the ceremony was held. (I guess you could say that the wedding was "standing room only"...har har har!!)
So now...on with the pictures!!!
The bouquets were handmade by the maid-of-honor, Michelle...the "flowers" were folded out of paper!!! The key hanging from Erin's bouquet went to the padlock, which I'll explained in a minute...
She painted her shoes peacock blue...
Instead of having a unity candle, they had a blue padlock engraved with their names and wedding date. During the ceremony they attached it to the bridge and then threw the key into the river below!
Lucy, Dale's mom, and me...our "rosette" corsages made from wrapped fabric were also made by Michelle...
Clark was the ring bearer, but decided he wasn't interested as he was being walking down the aisle with Grandpa and Mom...I don't have a picture of that because I had to go out and "rescue" him...he would much rather hang out in his stroller with a toy...or cellphone, it looks like here...
Father of the bride...
Andrew and Alex sure love their Grandpa!!!
Dale and Erin love movies, so the cake toppers were Superman and Little Mermaid...childhood favorites of theirs.
And a couple extra pictures from the visit before the wedding...
Loretta
Love the pictures.
ReplyDeleteBev