September 4, 2016
The best thing about a small wedding is the opportunity to really get to know the people that you are working with. Skip and Carla recently purchased a cabin about three hours north of their home in Ohio and spent the summer making it their very own. They finished the summer season over Labor Day weekend celebrating with some family members and friends by getting married. What a great way to finish the summer. It was a gorgeous day when Kristin and I arrived. First thing Skip did was give us a tour of the place. They are a short walk from the docks and their backyard is a cute little up north paradise. I'm sure the summer they got to share there was amazing.
The wedding was short and sweet (with quite a few tears and tons of smiles) and the food was amazing. To top it off, Skip and Carla created a wonderful dessert spread for us all (Kristin and I made sure to take a lot of samples!) that they made themselves. We finished the day by doing sunset photos out on Houghton Lake and continued the evening with a bit of a backyard dance party. What a great day.
My only regret? That we missed dinner at the rehearsal the night before! Skip and Carla know to COOK like nobody's business!!!
Invitation:
www.zazzle.com
Ceremony and Reception: Skip and Carla's vacation house, Houghton Lake, MI
Caterer -
BJ's Restaurant, Rental & Catering, Gaylord, MI
Flowers -
The Posie Patch, Houghton Lake, MI
Desserts - Carla and Skip (great job, you two!)
Officiant - Rodney Sedgeman via
Wedding Minister 4 U
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| ^Their little oasis in northern Michigan. |
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| ^So many adorable backyard details. |
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| ^Adding some bright summer colors into the flowers. |
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| ^He was pretty excited for his big day! |
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| ^Grandson... so adorable! |
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| ^Lots of laughs and tears throughout the day. |
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| ^Tears ;) |
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| ^The bridal party was made up entirely of Skip and Carla's kids. A good way to go! |
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| ^Such an adorable little guy. |
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| ^One of their summer projects was fixing up this shed in the backyard, which is now basically a great mini guesthouse! |
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| ^Awwwww! |
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| ^Loving the sun coming through the trees! |
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| ^I heard Skip plays a little, though we didn't get to hear it. Shoot! |
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| ^Seriously, AMAZING. |
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| ^Bedtime for the little guy. |
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| ^Ahhhh sunset. They must have had so many beautiful ones this summer! |
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| ^Love these details on the left that Kristin caught while we were at the dock. |
