We were taking a walk the other day and went past a school with this quote over the doorway. Absolutely love this.
Honk If You Love Elvis, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Ok, I had to post this. We didn’t honk because we weren’t in a car, but damn, I would have if we had been driving. Who doesn’t love Elvis?
In the foreground are Don and Carolyn, famous first dance orchestrators. Wow… that’s quite a handle.
Martin’s parents getting down.
Martin’s dad, Dave, getting some refreshment between dances.
Mary, Martin, and I had a bit of fun while we were wandering around outside near the Glessner House taking photos after the wedding as evidenced by the photo here. We had a little laugh about this and of course had to take a picture. I love hanging out with these two. One of the amazing things about marrying someone is joining another family. If you’re lucky you end up loving the family you join, and they end up loving you. I’m lucky.
Ok, this is the corniest title for a photo I might ever have come up with, but what can I say. I think my witty well has gone briefly dry. So, Walking Into The Future is what it shall be and remain.
This is what wedded bliss looks like. Martin and Mary and I ventured outside, just the three of us, after the wedding was over to get some shots. It was cold, hence the coats, etc., which I was sort of glad for. Otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to dress in these great outfits. Awesome!
Again, the kids did an excellent job choosing the cake. Not overly fancy. Just simple, understated, and elegant.
The wedding venue was magically transformed into a reception hall in under two hours. Not bad. The Glessner House Coach House ended up being the perfect place for both wedding and reception. Simple, elegant, and a really nice atmosphere. Yay Glessner House.
I loved the cake topper the kids chose. Non-traditional, and cool.
Martin, of course, was all suave and debonair surrounded by the ladies.
There was a shaft of light coming in through a golden window. It made for the perfect funny little photo. Here’s Mary, glowing, and the guys all looking up at her. We were all sort of chuckling. Turned out to be a great shot.
And then there were the guys. Martin, like Mary, has great taste in friends. These guys were so much fun, and also very sweet. And yes, I know saying a guy is sweet is nearly the kiss of death, but I don’t care. They were sweet. Every one of them. I loved that Martin had such a great group of guys to be there for him. It was lovely getting to meet them all.
Charles (Mary’s cousin), Clem (Mary’s uncle), and I all took photos at the wedding. The funny thing is, we all ended up taking a couple of shots of these light fixtures inside the building. This is my interpretation. They were cool.
Mimosa?, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
A little before wedding mimosa for the ladies. We toasted, we drank, then I ventured downstairs to try and get into good officiate form after being in photographer shoes.
Voluminous, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The tools of the bride and bridesmaid’s trade.
People usually want to see the detail of the dress, so here it is. Like I said… the dress was lovely. It was made by a Portland designer. Her shop in on 23rd and we all would recommend her highly. It was the perfect dress for Mary. She looked beautiful in it.
One of a million pieces that go into getting married.
I said I would blog about the wedding and here we go….
The morning of we had all the bridesmaids, the bride, Karen and I, and Jay all in our condo. It was a full house, but totally fun. Jay wandered to get bagels (which to that point had been Martin’s job every other day or so) and as the girls got their dresses and bridesmaid accoutrement together we all managed to fit in a tad bite of breakfast… and coffee.
The second to last shot I took in Chicago. The only thing connected with Chicago to blog after this is… the wedding. Yes folks, there’s a whole lot more coming. Hope you enjoy looking/reading as much as I’m going to enjoy blogging about it. LOVED the whole experience of it.
Martin enjoyed a two olive martini.
The view from the 96th floor.
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