The Reception

And now for the long awaited reception post! After a most beautiful wedding, we went to a lovely country club that overlooked a golf course and the ocean. It was quite pretty! The weather was absolutely gorgeous too - a greater answer to prayer than was asked for, as we had highs in the low 70's (we were praying for 50's). Being that warm is very unusual in the Great White North in March!

With every wedding I have ever been a part of, there has always been something that "goes wrong". In a day filled with details, 100% of them don't usually go right. Michael and Bekah's "moment" just happened to involve the Gloucester fire department. They decided to get married at 10:00 in the morning because they wanted to have a brunch reception. As part of that brunch, there was a "make your own omelet" station.

Now there actually was a cook provided from the club - it wasn't like they just turned us all loose to make our own. However, the pans just so happened to be right under a smoke detector. So when the nice cook man started cooking the omelets and it got a little smoky, the fire alarm went off. It was loud. It did not stop. Lots of parents had to go outside with their small children who were screaming because the noise hurt their ears. In the meantime, the bridal party had gotten our food first and we were quite hungry. So we all kept eating. And the alarm kept ringing. LOUDLY. We kind of wondered what was taking it so long to stop. Turns out the guy who works at the club who has the key to turn it off wasn't there. About 15 minutes in, with the alarm still blaring, 2 firetrucks and an emergency response vehicle drive up. Firemen with axes come into the reception.

They realize we are not in grave danger, so they allow the bride and groom to have a little fun.



The firemen leave, with lots of well wishes for the bride and groom. And just in case the club didn't get the message that you shouldn't cook omelets under a smoke detector, the fire alarm goes off again about 45 minutes later. Thankfully the club man with the key is there this time and it gets shut off immediately. And that is why the fire department showed up at the reception!

Michael and Bekah did not have a wedding cake. Neither of them like cake, so they decided to not have one and have donuts instead. Here they are feeding each other a donut...

Now what follows is a bunch of people pictures. These are some of our favorite people in the whole world! I have not edited these pictures yet, but I wanted to go ahead and get this post up, so you get the unedited version for now. These first ones are the Freemans and Brays - lifelong friends and family!




Michael invited a couple of the neighbors we had when he and I lived together in Gloucester. Here they are...


The pastor and his wife of the church my parents are a part of were able to come, which was awesome. I worked with Ellis at West Ridge, and it's always great to get caught up with them!

Here is a picture of Matthew and Lindsay, who enjoyed seeing this wedding and dreaming about their own, which will be in September of this year.

Finally, here is a picture of me and one of my fabulous Massachusetts friends, Jen, and my favorite Massachusetts 6 year old!


A few last tidbits, and then we will close this very long blog! For some reason, years ago a tradition was started where the bride and groom get mooned as they leave their reception. My brother has been right in the middle of most of those moonings, so of course he was not about to be left out of this tradition! Here are the culprits who got Michael and the unsuspecting Bekah as they drove away...

As Michael and Bekah left, it was clear to see their excitement! They headed to Cabo for a week, where they can enjoy warmth and sunshine, Michael can celebrate his 28th birthday, and they can have a great start to their new life together.

I have a couple more blogs to put up from Massachusetts, but they are not wedding related. Stay tuned for those... But for the moment, this concludes the wedding blogs, and I hope you have enjoyed sharing the story of a most fantastic celebration! Have a great weekend!