saturday june 13, 2009 - wedding work

the sun was shining and the rain held off...the day was truly a blessing for clarisa and lance. this couple has gone through the obstacles to make it back to the alter...yes, i said back to the alter. clarisa and lance were married before - to each other - and have 4 children. due to personal circumstances (that is not my business to blog to the world about), they like millions of others in the world, got a divorce several years ago, but remained amicable towards each other co-parenting their children. their love they shared for their children, then grew again into love for one another and through Christ's redemptive work, blossomed into a beautiful relationship.

following their thanksgiving engagement, clarisa asked if i would make the invites & bulletins and act as wedding coordinator for their day. my duties included decorating the church, meeting with the florist and picking out the bouquets, alter flowers and the flowers for the favors. of course, i jumped at the chance seeing as how i love to do that sort of thing!

the invites - black linen cardstock, white cardstock, vellum overlay, tied together with a turquoise sheer ribbon (personal information blurred out of course)

the invite with the vellum lifted to see the print better

the bulletin - black linen cardstock, white cardstock layered, tied together with a turquoise sheer ribbon

another view of one of the "layers"

the "with thanks" layer (personal information blurred out again)

i met the bride, groom and their children at the reading museum for pictures prior to heading over to the church to do some final prep and open up for the guests and musicians to arrive. i have to admit i was extremely nervous as this would be the first time she would see the flowers i selected...but luckily...she loved them - i was relieved!

clarisa - the beautiful bride

a family - reunited by love

here's another collage of a few of my favorite photos i took that morning. i am by no means a photographer, but as much as i know i will enjoy looking at her professional pics when she receives them...there is something about the candids taken by friends that show that much more of the "personal" side of the day.