Wedding Bells: Brookyln Edition

After a wedding filled summer, Bennett and Eileen finished of the season with an epic event !  Wedding part I took place in Brooklyn at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church- this was a very small ceremony (in a Very Big church) that was mostly just family.  Eileen looked amazing in her vintage brocade dress, like she had just popped out of the 50's.

They DO!

 I read the first reading at this mass- Genesis 2:18-24, and made it at least 3/4 of the way through it before crying.  I'll call that an achievement.  The priest did something that I have never seen before at a wedding... in place of doing a unity candle, he has the couple and the witnesses sign the Marriage License on the altar.

They still DO !

 I thought it was a cool touch!   The ceremony was really beautiful and intimate.  I really loved how small it was.

And they're off ! 

After the ceremony, we walked back to her grandparents house and had a celebration in their back yard!  We had decorated it with hot pink and bright orange poms that Eileen had found on Etsy... which matched her and her MOH 's hot pink and orange bouqets !  We ate, talked, and muched on 5 different pies.  Yes, I ate some from every pie.  #NoShameInThisGame.  (I had to make it a tag... it was quite the recurring theme)

Celebrating in the backyard ! 

the best picture of the poms I have

Family sigining their guestbook tree!

we're cute.

The finished tree ! 

So after the small wedding shindig- I can really see why people like small weddings ! It was fun to be able to see and talk to everyone.  I loved the simplicity. I loved the food. the backyard. the decorations. Loved it all! Also, the weather was amazing ! I couldn't believe that it was August! There was circa de no humidity, it was cool and breezy.  I now see why people look forward to summer !

Once the festivities wound down, we headed back to the hotel for the night to rest up for the weekend ahead!!

Shortly after we arrived in Cape May on Friday ( where I was greeted at the front desk by TWO packages!! 1. my cell phone that I had left at our lakehouse when we were leaving, which our neighbor so generously mailed to the hotel. and then surprise package 2.  Chocolate covered strawberries !! from the fabulous Olivia. ... I felt like a celebrity.  Who has packages waiting for them when they check in?  I milked the moment for all it was worth! ) we greeted our family that had just arrived then headed to the rehearsal at St. Peter's by the Sea.  

The church is old and adorable.  The organist had told us it could hold 100 people easily... maybe 125.  So that was going to make fitting the 180 guests pretty comfortable ! (it all worked out!!)    The rehearsal went well, by this time there was no need to be nervous since they were already married! :o)  My mom's cousin was officiating ( he also married my parents back in the day).  It was a really great, personal touch for Father Henry to be there with us.

The rehearsal dinner was at Cucina Rosa, and we had top floor to ourselves.  Dinner was delicious...

me and my tartuffo ... i miss thee

Like I said... #NoShameInThisGame.



to be continued...