On June 6, 2015, my beautiful little sister Deanna got married on Bearwallow Mountain in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
While the weather held off, we did have a few hiccups. The extension cord for the DJ had a short in it so my dad and Papa drove down the mountain for a "quick" run to the store to grab a new one. Because of traffic, it took them over 3 hours to get back. My dad was throwing on his suit and running through the lodge literally minutes before the wedding began.
Another hiccup was the sheer amount of people inside the Lodge while we were still getting ready and getting Dee in her dress. Since the mountains are about 5 to 6 hours from our hometown, a lot of our guests left home early to be sure they had ample time to get to the wedding, which means they had no place to go but to the wedding site. I was
so on edge, worried that someone was going to wander back to our suite and see Dee before she walked down the aisle.
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| gorgeous little bridey |
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| Dee with some of the bridesmaids, Bethany, Hope & Kayla |
The hardest part of the wedding was that
my Mema couldn't be there. At the time, she was living at Golden Living (an assisted living facility) and we knew that a 7 hour drive would be too much for her, not to mention that getting her up and down the mountain, out to the wedding site, back in to the lodge for the reception and back to the cabin would have been a lot for both her and the family.
Praise the Lord our family friend Mr. Frankie was able to hold our iPad at the lodge and Skype her while our other friend Ms. Robin helped her watch on
her iPad at Golden Living. Mr. Frankie was standing at the balcony when Deanna, Daddy, the other bridesmaids, and I started our walk to the cross and we were able to blow her kisses and let her see Dee in her dress (and of course we cried like children). She was also able to enjoy the first part of the reception as people came by our table to see the iPad and tell her hello!
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| Mema hanging out at the reception via iPad |
I was BLOWN AWAY by the beautiful flowers and decor. Dee wanted an ethereal rustic feeling to her wedding with lavender and blush colors and her florist, Larry did a truly amazing job.
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| photo credit: Graham Terhune |
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| photo credit: Graham Terhune |
We danced and danced at the reception (I am fairly certain half of the crowd saw under my dress a few times, oops), and it was just an absolutely beautiful day.
I am so happy that John is now officially a part of our family and that God chose him just for Dee.
View more photos
here on Graham's blog!
The details:
Catering: A Catering Couple
