Let's start at the very clear ending, a very good place to start - Robbie and Marybeth's OPEN HOUSE.
The house and yard were aglow with thousands of lights on the home, the trees and carriage house (and heaters, for there was a bit of a chill in the air.) The full length of the drive was bedecked with lighted gossamer bunting. The tables were set with white cloths, Mom-made red satin table-toppers and flickering candles in cranberry filled rectangular hurricane vases.
The house and yard were aglow with thousands of lights on the home, the trees and carriage house (and heaters, for there was a bit of a chill in the air.) The full length of the drive was bedecked with lighted gossamer bunting. The tables were set with white cloths, Mom-made red satin table-toppers and flickering candles in cranberry filled rectangular hurricane vases.
Guests were greeted (in the Dining Rm.) with fun sign-in photo pages, a display of beautiful quilts, made by Mom C. from the Trunk of Tradition, and a very cute video log of Robb and Marybeth.
The "line" was in the Family Rm. (sans furniture) where guests congratulated the handsome Acapulco tanned couple and their parents (and occassionally, to everyones pleasure, MB's sister - Kaitlin.)
The food was well above spectacular with 2 kinds of hot soup, served in bread bowls and a gorgeous/delicious variety of goodies, all white with red accents (the wedding colors) and hot cranapple drink. Mom cooked and prepped for weeks with her able assistants, Sarah and Rachel. (What did they blow up all those ballons for? - Yummmmie!)
Displayed around were sweet, framed wedding photos and dozens and dozens of red or white poinsettas.
As the guest's left the (still) handsome bride and groom and their families gathered in the Family Rm. with their gifts to open and sort as it was off to Boston the next day at noon to start day-to-day life together.The Cornwalls owe a ton of thanks to all who helped - Shirley, for her touch of the visual, Janell for her food service, all the Chris Cornwalls, for a dozen things from set up, to punch, to take down and general labor along with the Alvords. And thanks, 24 crockpot lenders and about as many poinsetta loaners. It was a lovely, if cool, but (blessedly) not too windy, evening.
It was just what we expected from the Cornwalls!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could become event planners in your next reincarnation - you seem to have it down to a science!
All our best to the happy couple - and may the tired family get all the rest they want!!
Arrgh - it's back to school for me!
Hey Mom C., if you didn't like the post, too bad, it is the beginning of a Star Wars like double trilogy of the Cornwall Commings and Goings story for the past 10 days. Ah, we really earned some memories these past two weeks, didn't me family!
ReplyDeleteTHANKS for the post. I feel it is mostly for Dallin and me because we weren't there in person but it sure looks like it was a huge success. JOB WELL DONE CORNWALL FAMILY!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from DUXBURY MA. I stayed home today while MB went to school to get stuff ready to take over to our apartment. MB called me to bring her and a co-worker lunch and I think I will be staying here at the school for the duration. So I jumped on the blog first thing and what fun I did see. Thank you once again to Mom and Dad for all your hard work, was well as those two cute girls at home. It was a lot of fun. As long as we have internet hook up I can promise that we will blog so much we may do enough to have a interesting newspaper article or a fun magazine page. Our life may not be that exciting but we will make it such through the blog. I think this blogging will help keep us all connected. Thanks for the post and the posts to come
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