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Last Few Days of Wedding Preparations

May 29, 2019 / 1 Comment

It was less then a week before the wedding and the weather was bad. It was cold and we even had snow flurries. We had to bundle up in our jackets to work outside.

The worst day we looked out side and saw this…

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…a beautiful rainbow.

We’ve seen rainbows in our valley but not for a long time and this one was directly over where the wedding was going to be in just 5 days. How remarkable! A coincidence? I’m not so sure.

The weather warmed up from that day and the day of the wedding it was the warmest day in the whole week.

Typically there would be no cause to be concerned about the weather. After all it was the end of May and we were going into our hot season but the weather was being weird. So thankful that God took care of it all and the weather was just fine the day of the wedding!

Leading up to the wedding there were so many tasks to complete. Even though you can do a lot ahead of time there is plenty of last minute to-do’s.

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This girl, my sweet niece, was busy being a tree trimmer. She knocked on doors offering to trim eucalyptus trees. She collected it all and brought it up from where she lives 3 hours away for us to use! ♥
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Serenity starting to decorate the wooden arch that her brother Seth built for the wedding.
The ironing of the tablecloths was tortuously long. Bless Abigail, Serenity’s cousin, for sticking with it forevvver!
Coffee trailer needed to be stocked with everything needed for the coffee drinks.
Wesley, having finished his coffee trailer renovation, was now working on completing a candy cart for the kids.
Serenity’s brother and a friend were kept quite busy doing miscellaneous jobs…. plenty of them.
This was a huge job – making fresh eucalyptus runners for every table.
Keeping the eucalyptus fresh by spraying them frequently.
This lady, who is like family, gave so much time to helping out the last few days.

Wedding area being set up.

We bought this piano at an estate sale for $500. We set it up and the piano tuner came and tuned it right in the field. We had to cover it up till near the time of the wedding to help it keep its tune.
A floral shop being operated in our garage. 😉
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  • Cheesecake toppings being prepared.
Getting set set up for the backyard reception.

Then it was time for the rehearsal.

  • Audrey and her stand-in partner and cousin, Lincoln.
  • The bride-to-be and her daddy.
Waiting in anticipation and wishing it was wedding time already.

There was a lovely rehearsal meal..

…and then I’d like to say we all went home to bed but no, it was back to making garland for the tables. At this point I don’t remember what time everyone went to bed but we had a house full of guests. A treasured memory is me and Serenity spending the last few nights sleeping together in our guest apartment downstairs talking over her future having some mother daughter talks. ♥

We simply could not have done what we did without so much help. It was a tremendous blessing. God bless each one!

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