Another Wedding......MINE!

Several years ago I lost my husband and son in the same year. My husband died suddenly at work one day from a heart defect. Six months later my son, Preston, died of cancer at the age of 18. Because of our faith in God and trusting in His infinite wisdom, my three remaining children and I were able to go on. It wasn't easy, but we knew He would watch over us and help us get through this most difficult trial that was required of us. Little by little we picked up the pieces and went forward with faith. We continued to be blessed with more precious grandchildren and Sara's wedding to her sweet William. This past Summer a mutual friend (and God, in my opinion) found a way for the new "Mr. House of Whimsy" and I to meet. He had also lost his wife. We immediately felt very comfortable visiting with one another.  We dated all Summer......and married in September. : )

Of Course I had to put a pair of my birds on the wedding cake.  Everyone told me so.  : )

Below, immediately following the Wedding.

Below, a little later at the Reception Hall.

I chose champagne and cream for the colors...very traditional.

Below, we used a few of the white trees w/ lights from Sara and William's reception.

Right after cutting the cake:

This cute photo below was the very first time my granddaughters met Mr. H. o W. (House of Whimsy).  They kept bringing little wind up toys over to him.  It melted my heart.  : )

I'm very grateful to all of our combined adult children for being so gracious about this shift in their lives.  I'm sure it has been challenging at times, but they have all been completely amazing.  I'll always love them for that. 

So now you know who to blame for my lack of blogging all Summer.  What a handsome distraction.  : )

Wedding Wrap Up

Here's a photo of the cake during daylight hours.
One more cute photo from the Engagement Shoot.





I thought it would be fun to throw this photo of my dad in here. This isn't the car in the photos above, but I got a kick out of how similar they were.

The thing Sara loved most about this vintage dress was the wonderful sweetheart neckline.
Because it came with this little bolero jacket, I was able to make the bodice the way Sara wanted it in the end.


A new skirt was made, as well.
The end result, below.

What a sweetheart you are, William. This is something Sara's Grandpa would have done for her Grandmother. I'd say this marriage is off to a good start. : )

Thank you for following Sara's and my fun adventure in planning this wedding. I can't get over how supportive everyone was. I'm grateful for all the cheerleaders (and help) we had along the way. : )
*This wraps up the Wedding Posts. If you're planning a wedding and want to see all of our plans from start to finish, just go over to the right side-bar under 'Labels', click on 'Wedding Plans' and it will show every single Post starting with this one and going back to the very first one. Good luck if you're just now starting your journey. We sure loved every minute of it!

Magic Under the Stars

Thanks for taking this first photo, Cindy. I really liked the lighting.


Aw, Photoshop!!! Thanks for slipping those "stars" in there Jessica. Completely awesome!!!
Finally...The Candy Shop.





As promised to a few, I cropped this photo so you could see the suit I wore that night. : )







First dance as "Mr. and Mrs.".

On their way to Happily Ever After...

One more Wedding Post after this, then that should wrap it up. : )