The bride, our Godchild, Brittney wore her Mother's wedding dress that she had transformed. Instead of the big puffy sleeves of the 80s she had them removed and made into a cummerbund. As the wedding was outside in the snow, she wore a wool plaid bolero.
Our Godchild was three when French Husband and I were married. She doesn't remember a thing about our wedding, and yet there were similarities about her wedding and ours, that made me thing that Godparents and Godchildren share an unconscious connection.
My Mother says, "Godchildren are often like their Godparents."
To name a few of the many similarities:
Our Godchild was married at ten in the morning, so were we.
Our Godchild did not have bridesmaids nor groomsmen, either did we.
Our Godchild made her own wedding invitations, so do we...
Our Godchild married during the only moment the sun was shining. After the wedding ceremony a raging storm bloomed. She had snow, we had rain.
Snow galore, it was magical!
Cowboy boots and ruffles.
The Groom wore black jeans, boots, a beige turtleneck with a charcoal pea coat.
Our Godchild, Brittney created a souvenir necklace from an antique relic holder we gave her. The double sided glass relic holder had monograms and keys on one side, and on the other side, close to her heart, a photo of her belated Grandmother Mary.
The wedding decor table settings.
The wedding decor stayed true to the season and place. My cousin, Nicol, the mother of the bride, had pine wood cut into round slabs of various heights to use as pedestals to display the wedding cake and cupcakes. She add tree branches covered in moss, and pinecones.
The cupcakes had various colored lace wrappings
On one of the pine tree stumps Nicol's husband carved a heart with the intitals of his daughter and newlywed husband. That pine tree stump/pedestal held the wedding cake.
Nicol stuffed the large glass cynlinders with moss, pinecones, and rocks, then on top she added a chunky borwn candle that she wrapped with brown lace and twine. The glass cynlinders sat inside an iron bird nest which sat on a pine tree slab.
The wedding and reception took place at the Ritz Carlton in Tahoe.
The bride's cousin Christopher played the guitar and sang during the wedding. The minister was the bride's cousin's brother in law. The two flower girls were the groom's sisters.
A true family affair.
They found love.
Details to follow.
Congratulations to the newlyweds!
Gorgeous picture, Corey.
xxx
Posted by: Merisi | 01 April 2012 at 09:23 AM
What a beautiful, tender moment. Lot's of happiness to the newlyweds!
Posted by: Zosia | 01 April 2012 at 09:38 AM
sigh...
Posted by: Jackie | 01 April 2012 at 02:41 PM
sweet~
Posted by: Marilyn | 01 April 2012 at 03:59 PM
You really captured the love. May it continue for years to come
Posted by: Paulita | 01 April 2012 at 04:40 PM
The greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love and be loved in return♥
Posted by: Jeanne | 01 April 2012 at 05:07 PM
Congrats newlyweds. Best wishes for a life full of love and happiness.
Posted by: Ann | 01 April 2012 at 06:01 PM
How Wonderfully creative ...it must run with the gene pool. Congratulations to the Newlyweds. Absolutely a Beautiful event. Loved what she did with her Mother's dress ......inspired.
Posted by: Debbie | 01 April 2012 at 06:46 PM
beautiful pictures to match a beautiful wedding. Congratulations to the newlyweds, I'm glad the wedding brought back so many wonderful memories for the two of you.
Posted by: Jenna | 01 April 2012 at 08:17 PM
Creativity surely runs in your gene pool. Photos were lovely. Much happiness to the bride and groom!
Posted by: JudyO | 01 April 2012 at 08:39 PM
Lovely. Enchanted. Sacred Time.
Blessings on all.
Posted by: Suz. | 01 April 2012 at 10:22 PM
Congratulations to them both! What a truly beautiful wedding and love the decorations! She is absolutely stunning.
Posted by: Leanne | 01 April 2012 at 10:41 PM
How lovely. You have a most interesting family.
Posted by: gloria p | 02 April 2012 at 12:22 AM
lovely wedding, wish them both a life of happinesss.
Annie v.
Posted by: Annie v. | 02 April 2012 at 01:03 AM
Love the details.....thanks for sharing them with us, Corey!
Posted by: Dawn | 02 April 2012 at 01:21 AM
Your Godchild resembles you a lot!
Posted by: Robin Williams | 02 April 2012 at 02:13 AM
Thanks for sharing that thoughtful, intimate wedding. I love every photograph! Such care. Being in the Pacific Northwest, I particularly enjoyed the similarities with the themes "up here."
xoxo from Bellingham,
Debi
Posted by: Debi Burton | 02 April 2012 at 03:43 AM
Such a beautiful wedding and such beautiful photos. I loved the table themes. Wonderful!
Posted by: momof5 | 02 April 2012 at 05:00 AM
Your mom may be right regarding the subconscious connection between godparents and their godchildren if you and your godmother are any indication.
Posted by: Franca Bollo | 02 April 2012 at 05:45 AM
Thank you for the beautiful photos. It meant so much to me to have you by my side. Memories I will treasure.
Posted by: Nicolette | 02 April 2012 at 07:20 AM
Hi Virgina, your God childs wedding is amazing I called my daughter over to look, I want her to have a creative wedding something out of the box like yours here, she is just beautiful.
Thank you for your beautiful visit and your soulfully passionate comment getting right where I am coming from when it comes to salvage and taking those pieces tha scream out to us ask of us to give them a new life. I bet your God child is one of us creative ones taking pieces artfully and altering them giving each piece a voice, I can see her artful-ness in the creative way her wedding was, and her beautiful necklace.
I hope to see you soon, I am following you as well.
xx
Dore
Posted by: Dore | 02 April 2012 at 07:50 AM
Félicitations to the newlyweds !Your niece is very beautiful !
Such lovely pictures, I particularly liked the cowboy boots with the delicate dress,that is something I would have worn for my wedding (I wore shiny black leather ankle boots and a black suit!).
Posted by: Massilianana | 02 April 2012 at 11:58 AM
Pictures need to be in brides magazine. Love the red curls on the bride! Hope we get to see pics of u and FH at the wedding. FRANCO
Posted by: TEXAS FRANCOPHILE | 02 April 2012 at 11:59 AM
Wow! I love the uniqueness of it all. The relic holder is so sweet. I enjoyed looking at all the things that make weddings so personal. The contrasts are fabulous, plaid worn over wedding dress, cowboy boots and lace, tree stumps, pinecones and cupcakes. Just wonderful!
Posted by: Chris | 02 April 2012 at 03:50 PM
Loved every single detail, from the plaid bolero to the couple's initials carved in the tree/ cakestand. Beautiful bride and groom as well.
My favorite photo is of the groom kissing the bride's forehead. That one should be blown up to billboard size for all the world to see. It is that stunning! I know it helps to have beautiful people and surroundings to photograph, but Corey, you have an AMAZING eye!
Thank you for sharing it all with us.
Posted by: natalie thiele | 02 April 2012 at 03:55 PM
Astoundingly gorgeous! The photo of her alone in the woods is right out of Victoria magazine!
Fabulous wedding and photos!!!!!
Posted by: Susan young | 02 April 2012 at 04:13 PM
This is so beautiful! I've played my harp at hundreds of weddings, and nothing touches my heart more than when a couple really breaks out of the cookie-cutter wedding box and creates an event that's meaningful and unique.
Such an inspiration!
Posted by: Amy Kortuem - Mankato, Minnesota | 02 April 2012 at 04:14 PM
I'd have to backtrack to find out how I came to your post, but I'm glad I found it. The wedding must have been such a joy - lovely that you've shared it.
Posted by: Pondside | 02 April 2012 at 04:51 PM
She is STUNNING!I love the bloero jacket with the dress.........all the photos just beautiful!YOur cousin,(I think) did a lovely job with the tables!Love the initals carved into the pine!I'm going to forward this to THE EDITOR of a new magazine called ROMANTIC PRAIRIE STYLE.......I think you may get an email back!
Lots of Love and happiness to the beautiful young couple.How wonderful you were able to be there!
Contessa
Posted by: La Contessa | 02 April 2012 at 04:56 PM
Abolutely lovely!! Thank you for sharing the couple's big day with all of us ;-)
Posted by: Cheryl ~ Casual Cottage Chic | 02 April 2012 at 06:03 PM
What style. I love seeing all the details. Much better than the beautiful pages of Victoria Magazine. Thank you for including us and capturing the essentials of style and mood.
Posted by: Helene | 02 April 2012 at 06:07 PM
That is truly one of the most beautiful weddings I've ever seen! Thanks so much for sharing your great photos. Much happiness to the darling couple!
Posted by: Sara | 02 April 2012 at 08:05 PM
Best Wishes and Congratulations to them both!
What a lovely couple and what a beautiful wedding!
I wish them MANY, MANY years of love and happiness!
The reception decor was so creative...and correct for the setting. A really wonderful idea!
Posted by: Brenda L. from TN. | 02 April 2012 at 08:19 PM
absolutely spectacular!!! how wise your cousin was to choose you two as godparents, true kindred spirits!
Posted by: mariljohnson@yahoo.com | 02 April 2012 at 08:44 PM
Congratulations Britney! Everything was lovely. The snow! I love the plaid jacket with the wedding dress. I love the tree stumps. So clever! Everything looks spectacular.
Posted by: Wandering Chopsticks | 02 April 2012 at 08:54 PM
The power and depth of their love races right through your photos, Corey. I found it very moving. Bless them always. Such a lovely ceremony and celebration in every way.
Posted by: Shelley Noble | 02 April 2012 at 10:56 PM
Beautiful wedding, setting, details! And, now...a "relic holder???" How, oh, how? Where might I find one???????
Posted by: Virginia | 03 April 2012 at 02:07 AM
Beautifully romantic.... Wow
Posted by: Gail marie | 03 April 2012 at 03:53 AM
Every member of your f amily seems wildly creative. what a beautiful wedding and glorious reception.
Posted by: beatnheart | 03 April 2012 at 06:30 AM
She even looks a lot like you...........
Posted by: Gracie | 03 April 2012 at 01:31 PM
sigh, sigh, sigh..... perfection in everything - lovely, lovely pictures and happiness shining out of every single shot, love and well-feeling coming across in leaps and bounds - wonderful (and I wonder where have I been when you posted this?!...........)
Wishing much, much happiness, love, understanding, patience, more love and another pound of happiness to the young couple and the Godparents!
Posted by: Kiki | 27 May 2012 at 11:51 PM