After a long search in January 2002, we were very lucky to
be invited to use the garden of our friends
Dennis and Sheila,
the parents of the maid of honor, Tammy. Their house was perfect:
in the Central Valley (no rain in August), large enough to
hold the 80 or so expected guests, intimate and personal, and
cheap! We have no idea what we'd have done without them, we
had found no other place even close.
Jennifer came up with a plan to convert their
back yard into
a more magical setting, and spent
several weekends with the
tremendous help of Tammy's family hanging muslin
and Christmas lights. The rehearsal dinner
was Friday August 9th at a local hotel.
The next morning we went through the
actual rehearsal and held the
ceremony and reception in the afternoon. There's not much to say, it was
a fantastic weekend. Many people say that your wedding is just
a blur, but I remember all of it and had a great time. Thanks
to all the people who helped putting it together.
It was beautiful.
Sunday we had a nice breakfast with those who had stuck around,
then went to Santa Cruz in the
"just marred" mobile for a few days to
unwind. Here are some more pictures:
Tammy's dog,
Jennifer's bother and father,
the table settings,
and Jennifer and I.
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