Reception

We had our reception at a family friend's Georgian-style home.


The lawn was set up with tables and chairs.


Guests were served tea,


along with sweets (strawberry macaroons, cream puffs, butterscotch scones, and cupcakes with rose petals)...


...and savories (cucumber sandwiches, chicken salad on mini-croissants, and open-faced roast beef tea sandwiches).



Douglas and I sat at a small table on the south-facing portico...


...but this didn't last long as we soon began greeting our guests, table by table.


And lest we forget the cake, here it is!


Complete with vintage cake topper from my grandmother's 1947 wedding.

Bridesmaids

(Clicking on the photos will take you to our photographers' website.)
As I've mentioned before, Douglas' three sisters were my attendants in our wedding. Their gowns were made out of silk damask (bodices) and sueded silk shantung (skirts) which came from Denver Fabrics. The pattern we used was McCall's 3571 for the two older girls and a conglomeration of patterns for the youngest. My mom and I did about 1/3 of the work (mostly cutting out) and then Douglas' mom finished up the rest. They certainly looked very beautiful and serene!

These photos were taken before the actual wedding, while we were still kind of in the midst of getting ready, but later the girls tucked some pale pink sweetheart roses into their hair which looked sooo pretty.