Over Thanksgiving weekend, we were fortunate enough to attend our neighbours wedding. And honestly, it is the best wedding I have ever been to. It was an intimate celebration (I think under 20 people). This allowed us to spend ample time with the Bride and Groom, as well as allowed us to get to know the other guests. Not to mention it was a beautiful setting.
They rented the penthouse in the Laurel Point Inn here in Victoria. It is waterfront and gorgeous. The city backdrop of Victoria's Inner Harbour is B E A U - TIFUL!. Their ceremony took place on one of the outside deck high above the water.
The Bride and Groom choose gorgeous fall colours for their décor.
The ceremony itself was short and sweet - but meaningful. They had their mothers sign as witnesses and their little pooch George act as the Ring Bearer. They even trusted him with the actual rings!
Not only was the setting beautiful, but the food was so yummy. They had a huge appetizer spread with a champagne toast - just lovely! And this was all just a prelude to the tasty four course dinner.
Even when the power went out around the city just before dinner, the Bride and Groom took it all in stride. And once the staff brought out candles, we didn't even notice there was no electricity. This could have partly been because the dinning area was surrounded by floor to ceiling windows overlooking the ocean. Well, that and the libations were truly flowing, and we were in lovely company. Can't beat that!
Once the power had returned, dinner was served. We started with butternut squash soup (divine!), followed by a tasty salad, and for the main even a yummy free range chicken dish. For the finale, we were served their yummy chocolate wedding cake. I really think all wedding cakes should be chocolate ;) Along with dinner there were these incredibly delectable bread rolls. But they weren't the usually dinner rolls you'd expect. They were these flaky, light yummy things. Almost like croissants - delish!
After dinner we danced and lunged the night away… It was fabulous! The only thing missing was the Pizza Hut pizza ;)
The wedding also allowed me to get some good use out of our new DSLR. Although it is technically Patrick's camera, I think he was a little too shy to whip it out during the ceremony (it is a little larger than our Sony Cybershot that he's used to). While I on the other hand, had no problem taking pics ;p Although I did my best to be inconspicuous and respect the ceremony and events…especially the professional photographer space - they were after all paying him to take pics.
2 comments:
This really DOES look like the coolest wedding.
I always thought if you have a small 'intimate' ceremony you lose some of the class and elegance...but you just described a very classy and elegant affair.
Thank you for the pics, it was beautifully described.
What a great looking wedding! I love the autumn colors - so warm!
BTW - I have a feeling if we did live closer to each other, Hubby would see a lot less of me because then we could actually hang out more than just an occasional ice cream social!
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