Here I am in New York!!! I came up on last Thursday for Luke and Karen's wedding.
Thursday morning I woke up and headed off to the Big Apple. We left around ten in the morning and a few rest stops later we arrived at our destination around eleven at night. The house is the best-a old farm house with a big red barn. We are packed out with the people staying in the house, but that is what memories are made of:)
Friday was a great day to sleep in and then go prepare for the rehearsal. A group of us went to the church to decorate for the reception. I could tell this was going to be a great wedding, all the people helping out were having fun and just enjoying each other. That evening was the rehearsal dinner. The house was inspiring, can you believe that there was a room attached to the kitchen that was the kids ballroom?! The kids of the family competed in ballroom dancing. Later in the night we watched their competition videos-they were amazing!!! Anyways, it was Nicole,Shannon, Sarah, and I that served at the rehearsal dinner. It was a spread of delicious Asian food that made your mouth water just looking at it:) Between Sarah Brown, Shannon, myself, and Sarah Ramey we played piano throughout the night. The Kallberg family also sang for the crowd. The atmosphere was electrifying with laughter, music, the aromas of the food and if you closed your eyes it took you away...
Saturday-the BIG day that everyone had been waiting for had finally arrived. The ceremony was at two, groups of us caravanned over to the church around one thirty. To sum up the weeding would be impossible, but let me tell of its uniqueness. As the family was seated a classical guitar was playing Fairest Lord Jesus. A trio accompanied by a Chinese instrument and piano sang while the bride made her way down the aisle. Throughout the ceremony instead of a soloist singing we were lead in worship songs. No kiss was announced but of course there was one:) It all ended with us singing Holy is the Lord. The reception consisted of announcing the couple, a first dance, cutting of the cake and then mingling. A slide show was played with a mix of great songs that summed up the day. The food was awesome. Lots of little desserts and appetizers which surprisingly filled you up completely. After the party died down we took of to Lake Ontario to see the sunset. Breathtaking can only scratch the surface of describing it. From the beach it was off to TGI Fridays for some down time and good food:) No sooner were we finished with our appetizing meal we were asked to go bowling. Again we were off to first of all Starbucks for a little pick me up and then we hit the lanes. It was so much fun, kind of funny however because some of us were not smart enough to bring a change of clothes. I was one of them, bowling in my lovely black dress with hideous bowling shoes sticking out like a sore thumb. Oh well, those things you won't forget. The night ended after 4 this morning after watching a movie. It was a full day and looking back on all that we packed into it makes me think that we were utterly insane!!!
Today was the after party, which started at two this afternoon and will probably last long into the night. We head back tomorrow, maybe then I will be able to catch up on some sleep:) Don't worry mom and dad, I am still healthy and alive(I have not passed out yet:)
Thursday morning I woke up and headed off to the Big Apple. We left around ten in the morning and a few rest stops later we arrived at our destination around eleven at night. The house is the best-a old farm house with a big red barn. We are packed out with the people staying in the house, but that is what memories are made of:)
Friday was a great day to sleep in and then go prepare for the rehearsal. A group of us went to the church to decorate for the reception. I could tell this was going to be a great wedding, all the people helping out were having fun and just enjoying each other. That evening was the rehearsal dinner. The house was inspiring, can you believe that there was a room attached to the kitchen that was the kids ballroom?! The kids of the family competed in ballroom dancing. Later in the night we watched their competition videos-they were amazing!!! Anyways, it was Nicole,Shannon, Sarah, and I that served at the rehearsal dinner. It was a spread of delicious Asian food that made your mouth water just looking at it:) Between Sarah Brown, Shannon, myself, and Sarah Ramey we played piano throughout the night. The Kallberg family also sang for the crowd. The atmosphere was electrifying with laughter, music, the aromas of the food and if you closed your eyes it took you away...
Saturday-the BIG day that everyone had been waiting for had finally arrived. The ceremony was at two, groups of us caravanned over to the church around one thirty. To sum up the weeding would be impossible, but let me tell of its uniqueness. As the family was seated a classical guitar was playing Fairest Lord Jesus. A trio accompanied by a Chinese instrument and piano sang while the bride made her way down the aisle. Throughout the ceremony instead of a soloist singing we were lead in worship songs. No kiss was announced but of course there was one:) It all ended with us singing Holy is the Lord. The reception consisted of announcing the couple, a first dance, cutting of the cake and then mingling. A slide show was played with a mix of great songs that summed up the day. The food was awesome. Lots of little desserts and appetizers which surprisingly filled you up completely. After the party died down we took of to Lake Ontario to see the sunset. Breathtaking can only scratch the surface of describing it. From the beach it was off to TGI Fridays for some down time and good food:) No sooner were we finished with our appetizing meal we were asked to go bowling. Again we were off to first of all Starbucks for a little pick me up and then we hit the lanes. It was so much fun, kind of funny however because some of us were not smart enough to bring a change of clothes. I was one of them, bowling in my lovely black dress with hideous bowling shoes sticking out like a sore thumb. Oh well, those things you won't forget. The night ended after 4 this morning after watching a movie. It was a full day and looking back on all that we packed into it makes me think that we were utterly insane!!!
Today was the after party, which started at two this afternoon and will probably last long into the night. We head back tomorrow, maybe then I will be able to catch up on some sleep:) Don't worry mom and dad, I am still healthy and alive(I have not passed out yet:)
