wedding day eve

i feel ready and recovered now, so let's revisit ben and kensey's wedding in october and all the happenings the day before, wedding day eve.

the wedding was an incredibly happy and wonderful day but i must admit, it was overwhelming. 

with all the large events taking place on our property, rehearsal dinner, ceremony and reception, it was a grand effort coordinating between paul and i in boulder, kensey in dallas and ben in southern californina to make it all happen in a mere three months. but we were organized, we all worked hard, it was absolutely beautiful, the weather was perfect, family and friends supported us and shared in the excitement, joyous memories fill our hearts and the new couple is now contentedly luxuriating in newlywed happiness.

kensey's family arrived from dallas wedding day eve and helped finish stringing lights all around the property and move mulch putting the finishing touches on the garden. it was definitely an all family affair with brothers and sisters, parents and grandparents from both families working together and getting to know one another.

cute carla, mother of the bride.

at last, the garden is ready! bring it on!

wow paul, your hard work these months looks spectacular.

friends, family and the wedding party began arriving throughout the day from all over the country to check in, say hi and offer help. a couple of my high school besties, liz and stephanie (who flew in from maryland for the occasion :), surprised me which made me cry and then even offered help with last minute gardening touches, which made me cry again. family and friends are amazing! lynn and sara toiled away in the laundry room ironing miles of table cloths and hundreds of linen serviettes as others tirelessly worked with the florist, helped with decorations, raked leaves, did house chores as well as kept up with bear and dog poop scooping! earlier in the week, another friend helped paul build the wedding arch and band platform. thank you, thank you everyone for your help. 

we couldn't have done it without you! 

another big project going on that day was the photo wall. kensey knew just what she wanted as a backdrop for guests to take photos and post @Bensey2016 and #BenandKensey. kensey wanted family artwork and objects displayed on and around shadow boxes she and her father had made.

beautiful!! 

next post, we will revisit this day at the rehearsal dinner.

have a lovely weekend.