Auntie Stina and Mark got married on June 19, 2010.
It was a beautiful wedding.
We had a wonder-filled few days in and around Norway, Maine.
Friday was a day of Maine fun. We picked up Sadie that morning and spent the day with her at Papoose Pond while Stina and Mark began the final wedding preparations. Friday at 5:00 we gathered at Stina’s house for the Wedding Rehearsal. Rehearsal Dinner was a fabulous party, thrown by MorMor and MorFar, and held at a beautiful nearby VRBO house rented by family and friends. We met Mark’s family, drank Swedish and Polish vodka, and ate shrimp, chicken, and ribs. Wedding cakes adorned with edible hearts for dessert.
Saturday was the Wedding Day! We woke up to the most perfect New England summer day. It was hot and sunny, but Stina’s fields brought a constant wind that kept us happy and comfortable. It was a day of wedding prep– getting the tents ready, the tables set, flowers arranged, food prepared, and everything in order. There was much to be done. A wedding is a big to-do! But somehow it did all get done. And everyone was dressed and ready for the 5:00 ceremony.
This was the J-M kids’ first wedding. It was the perfect wedding for Stina, and she was a beautiful bride. She wore Mark’s mother’s wedding dress, with a new pair of brown boots, and daisies in her hair. The kids walked down the “aisle” throwing flowers from baskets. MorMor and MorFar proudly walked Stina to Mark. They got married under a hand-made arbor in the field outside Stina and Sadie’s house. Friends and family gathered to watch them exchange vows and rings. The kids were up-close sitting on quilts with Charlie the dog. Everyone was happy.
The reception was right there, under a big white tent. Drinks and toasts to the bride and groom. Meera ate at least 1/2 dozen bacon-wrapped-scallops; Kyle drank at least a dozen ginger ales; and Owen ate at least a quart of strawberries and whipped cream (home-made strawberry shortcake, only he made his minus the shortcake). It was all very beautiful and perfect in everything that it was.
The kids ran and played in the fields. We ate and drank and danced. It was all that a happy wedding should be. And then, to cap off the night with a bang!— fireworks in the pitch-dark sky over the field.
A really special wedding for the J-M family to be part of. We are so happy for Stina and Mark!
