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We awoke to the sun blasting through the windows.  It was a glorious day for a wedding!   Meg and Jeni were busy making scones for breakfast, along with a lot of other delicious goodies, and I started in on my cake assembly and decorating.

Meg and Michael had brought some beautiful, ivory roses when they came up Friday, and the girls went out after breakfast to gather fresh lavender and greens for the bouquets and boutineers.

Alan’s Aunt Beverly created a beautiful veil the morning of the ceremony, out of tulle Jessica and I decided at the last minute to bring, as well as a flower hairpiece I’d bought in Hawaii a couple of years ago.  Jessica already had a short “cage veil” she’d bought off Etsy, but decided to wear that one after the ceremony, because both looked so nice.   Bev also put the bouquet and boutineers together, and just about everything else that needed an artistic touch.   Jeni was a busy whirlwind too, helping me with the finishing touches on the cake toppers, getting her girls ready, and also doing Jessica’s hair and makeup.

Cole, the photographer, arrived around 1230, and we decided we should hurry and get dressed.  There was a flurry of activity and suddenly, Jessica had transformed into a beautiful bride!

I could never have finished assembling and decorating the cakes without Steve’s help, and they ended up looking pretty good and tasting a lot better.   The leaves on the table were brought from our Zen Garden to add a touch of home from Port Townsend.

The tiered cake was carrot with cream cheese frosting and the other was Alan’s request: chocolate with raspberry filling, to which I added layers of buttercream and ganache.   It was pretty decadent.

Out into the sunshine we went for photographs.  I’ll show some here, but the good ones are Cole’s so check out his link.

 

 

We came back in for the ceremony around 3 pm.   The men had moved the living room furniture out to the deck and set up chairs so we’d have room for the wedding in front of the fireplace.   Michael Rickard took his place at the piano, began to play Pachelbel’s Canon, and the processional began.

Michael K and Joe stood up with Alan, and Jeni, Meg, Kayla and Cami stood up with Jessica, and Jillian expertly handled Caleb, the canine ring-bearer.

It was a sweet, intimate, beautiful wedding ceremony.  Our longtime friend, Superior Court Judge Mike Sullivan officiated, and Steve, Michael K and Joe presented selected readings. I was especially touched by Jessica and Alan’s words to each other, including Alan telling Jessica that she was “his favorite person in the world.”

After the ceremony, Alan and Jessica went off with Cole to have more photos taken, while the rest of us snacked on beautiful plates of fruit and snacks prepared by Earl and Jeni.

Here are some photos by Cole Joseph:

After we had dinner and cake, we danced.   Jessica and Alan danced to The Magic Numbers’ I See You You See Me.  Steve and Jessica danced to Stevie Wonder’s Isn’t She Lovely, and Lynn and Nancy chose a Michael Jackson song for Alan and me to dance to, which really got everyone into the act.

Later on, we all went outside on this perfectly clear night to stargaze.   We saw so many constellations, shooting stars, and even the moons of Jupiter.

After a perfect wedding day and evening, we eventually all drifted off to our bedrooms to sleep. Alan and Jessica had their own private cottage on the lodge property.

 

 

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