Everything was very impressive at her ceremony and reception. You could tell that this bride put a lot of thought into everything she planned. The wedding ceremony was really special with lots of candles and flowers all around. Along with their unity candle there were lovley taper candles and holders around the altar and since the ceremony took place in the early evening, the sun was setting and made the whole thing look like a candle light service. The bride looked so regal as she made her way down the aisle, on her father’s arm, to join her anxious groom at the altar.
After the ceremony the newly married couple made their way down the aisle and out to their car as we tossed confetti that was given to us as we entered the church. Then they were on their way to the reception. And so were we.
She did a fantastic job with the wedding table decorations. Each and every table was so elegantly prepared with crystal champagne flutes, wine glasses and the most adorable place card holders you’ve ever seen. I was so happy to find out we could keep them after the reception. That was a first for me. Their wedding cake was a work of art. It was a white cake with lemon filling and covered in white icing with drippings of yellow down each layer. The wedding cake decorations were beautiful, with yellow, blue and pink floral pattern circleing each layer. The wedding cake topper was made of crystal and shined as much as the rest of her bridal table.
On the reception tables for her guests, along with the beautiful glassware and china, she had the loviest favor boxes setting right next to our place card holders. The boxes were made of porcelain and came with a personalized hang tag for each and everyone of us. The favor boxes themselves would make a wonderful keepsake all by itself. But they had given us lovely little floating candles as favors. I not only got a wedding favor I can actually get some use out of, but an added décoration for my living room shelf. It really was quite special, as was everything at her ceremony and reception.
On each and every reception table was a very tall vase filled with long stemed flowers that she had as the wedding center pieces. It felt as if we were all setting under a tree filled with the aromatic atmosphere of a well endowed garden. I’ve never seen such lovely flowers as these. I know she received many compliments on the beautiful reception she had planned, and they were well deserved.
After they had their traditional bride and groom dance together, everyone was on the dance floor enjoying the terrific music the band was playing. It was a lot of fun. There was even some line dancing, which I had to get into. The party lasted three or four hours after the happy couple made their exit. With all the food and music they had, no one seemed ready to go home in a hurry.
When I did get home that night, I put my little porcelain favor box and my beautiful floating candle on the shelf in my living room. It looks so nice next to all the mementos of other weddings, showers and christening parties I’ve been too. I’m getting myself quite a collection started. In four months, there’s another wedding I’m attending. It will be my own wedding and reception, and I intend to buy an extra wedding favor just for me and add that to my collection of happy moments.