Dec. 7, 2010: Just booked a 1/1/11 wedding at The Village Ballroom,
in walking distance of our house! Hooray!
Nov. 29, 2010: Back from Seattle: fabulous Picasso exhibit at
Seattle Art Museum and interesting (fabulous for kids!) Harry Potter
exhibit at Seattle Science Center. Happy interim before Chanukah
starts (this Wed.!) and Christmas begins (three weeks)! Getting back
on Google Maps and working on wedding website are priorities this
month. So, gathering pictures from 2010 weddings. Any good photos
out there?
Seattle Art Museum and interesting (fabulous for kids!) Harry Potter
exhibit at Seattle Science Center. Happy interim before Chanukah
starts (this Wed.!) and Christmas begins (three weeks)! Getting back
on Google Maps and working on wedding website are priorities this
month. So, gathering pictures from 2010 weddings. Any good photos
out there?
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010: Today my inner wisdom told me: "Everyday do
something to promote Your Personal Ceremony even though the season is
down." So I followed up on an e-mail saying that someone I married
couldn't post a review on Google Maps. I put in link and, sure
enough, no access. We have been dumped from Google Maps. I searched
for a way to communicate and it is a maze. I posted a question.
Will see if that helps. Anyone out there know how to navigate the maze?
something to promote Your Personal Ceremony even though the season is
down." So I followed up on an e-mail saying that someone I married
couldn't post a review on Google Maps. I put in link and, sure
enough, no access. We have been dumped from Google Maps. I searched
for a way to communicate and it is a maze. I posted a question.
Will see if that helps. Anyone out there know how to navigate the maze?
Monday, Nov. 22, 2010: Quiet on the wedding front; still busy
painting - now, the basement stairs and into the basement.
Discovered another storage space underneath the stairs not being
utilitzed. Painted the small door and will put on a handle. Art
going up in kitchen. Final coat on hardwood floor. Facilitated
Restorative Justice and Listening Council session at our monthly
Compassionate Listening Group. Everyone was excited with the model.
painting - now, the basement stairs and into the basement.
Discovered another storage space underneath the stairs not being
utilitzed. Painted the small door and will put on a handle. Art
going up in kitchen. Final coat on hardwood floor. Facilitated
Restorative Justice and Listening Council session at our monthly
Compassionate Listening Group. Everyone was excited with the model.
11/15/2010: Tonight reviewing a Mexican/American wedding ceremony
for 2011. The groom's grandfather wrote a love poem for the wedding,
which he will read in Spanish and the groom's mother will read in
English! They are incorporating the coins and lasso, with unity
candle and wine blessing. Ceremony is at a vineyard, with three wine
barrels as the altar space.
for 2011. The groom's grandfather wrote a love poem for the wedding,
which he will read in Spanish and the groom's mother will read in
English! They are incorporating the coins and lasso, with unity
candle and wine blessing. Ceremony is at a vineyard, with three wine
barrels as the altar space.
11/11/10: Checking in with folks marrying 2011 who interviewed us
but never got back. One couple in process of interviewing other
officiants. Lots of people to choose from. And then those couples
who postponed their wedding last year because of health or
economics. Plus a possible December marriage on the woman's
birthday. And we finally have knobs and pulls on our kitchen
cabinets!!!
but never got back. One couple in process of interviewing other
officiants. Lots of people to choose from. And then those couples
who postponed their wedding last year because of health or
economics. Plus a possible December marriage on the woman's
birthday. And we finally have knobs and pulls on our kitchen
cabinets!!!
11/9/10: Oaks Pioneer Church Wedding: rain held off until wedding
done and group picture on front steps accomplished! Couple wore
rings on their wrists, attached by ribbon. Wrote joint vows, back
and forth; bride promised groom he could get a cat! Groom promised
to listen to her music selections. And both cried. Very sweet.
done and group picture on front steps accomplished! Couple wore
rings on their wrists, attached by ribbon. Wrote joint vows, back
and forth; bride promised groom he could get a cat! Groom promised
to listen to her music selections. And both cried. Very sweet.
Sat. 10/30/10: Probably a whole lot of people are getting married on
Halloween tomorrow, wouldn't you think? We didn't score a wedding
for Halloween this year. In fact, I have never officiated at a
Halloween wedding. Anybody out there ever attended such a wedding?
Perhaps some year this opportunity will come to pass!
Halloween tomorrow, wouldn't you think? We didn't score a wedding
for Halloween this year. In fact, I have never officiated at a
Halloween wedding. Anybody out there ever attended such a wedding?
Perhaps some year this opportunity will come to pass!
Friday, 10/29/10: 9 Reviews on "Wedding Wire"! So lovely to hear
how grateful couples are for the quality of their ceremony and our
interactions with them. Very heart-warming. And I think that the
two "4.7s" were actually just blips - wrong touches of fingers.
http://ping.fm/kz6JS Just sent
out first drafts and material to our 5 already-booked 2011 wedding
couples!
how grateful couples are for the quality of their ceremony and our
interactions with them. Very heart-warming. And I think that the
two "4.7s" were actually just blips - wrong touches of fingers.
http://ping.fm/kz6JS Just sent
out first drafts and material to our 5 already-booked 2011 wedding
couples!
10/24/10: Sand colors: purple, blue, red, green - bride, groom,
groom's 11 & 12 yr. old sons - mix sands together into a large, glass
mason jar; boys take out their pocket watches and announce the
finishing time for pouring the sand, marking the start of their new
family. Brings tears to several on-looking male family members. So
perfect a ritual for this "new family". At Edgefield, McMenamin's in
Troutdale. Also: composed grandmas reading "words of advice" - quite
the speakers!
groom's 11 & 12 yr. old sons - mix sands together into a large, glass
mason jar; boys take out their pocket watches and announce the
finishing time for pouring the sand, marking the start of their new
family. Brings tears to several on-looking male family members. So
perfect a ritual for this "new family". At Edgefield, McMenamin's in
Troutdale. Also: composed grandmas reading "words of advice" - quite
the speakers!
10/19/10: Wedding this weekend at Edgefield, McMenamin's, focuses on
past (advice from grandmas), present (vows, rings) and future (sand
ceremony including groom's boys). In the upstairs ballroom. Fall
colors. On the home front: repainting cabinet doors after they were
planed; touch-up, finishing up odds and ends: still need to choose
countertops, backsplashes, handles for new cupboards.
past (advice from grandmas), present (vows, rings) and future (sand
ceremony including groom's boys). In the upstairs ballroom. Fall
colors. On the home front: repainting cabinet doors after they were
planed; touch-up, finishing up odds and ends: still need to choose
countertops, backsplashes, handles for new cupboards.
10/14/10: 3 more weddings: Oct. 23 at Edgefield, McMenamins; Nov 6
at Oaks Pioneer Church; third one in December. Up to 38 weddings for
2011! Two more weddings to book in 2011 to get to 40 weddings
total. Anyone want to elope in our living room? Kitchen remodel 3/4
the way there. We have a hot water dispenser, filtered water at the
sink and from the frig, pull out sprayer, dishwasher, undermount
lighting, new floor; almost all the kitchen stuff is back in
cupboards. Got to: repaint old cabinet doors, pick out countertops
and backsplash.
at Oaks Pioneer Church; third one in December. Up to 38 weddings for
2011! Two more weddings to book in 2011 to get to 40 weddings
total. Anyone want to elope in our living room? Kitchen remodel 3/4
the way there. We have a hot water dispenser, filtered water at the
sink and from the frig, pull out sprayer, dishwasher, undermount
lighting, new floor; almost all the kitchen stuff is back in
cupboards. Got to: repaint old cabinet doors, pick out countertops
and backsplash.
10/10/10: Gorge Crest Vineyards http://ping.fm/GgWbk
events.htm: magnificent setting in Underwood, Washington. Heavy rains
for the rehearsal on Sat.; wedding inside on Sunday with large garage-
type door open to the clear vista of magnificent clouds and peeking
sunshine - could have been outside but a bit chilly. Drinks,
however, outside on the patio. Outstanding food: Celilo Caterers,
Hood River http://ping.fm/91IRy
events.htm: magnificent setting in Underwood, Washington. Heavy rains
for the rehearsal on Sat.; wedding inside on Sunday with large garage-
type door open to the clear vista of magnificent clouds and peeking
sunshine - could have been outside but a bit chilly. Drinks,
however, outside on the patio. Outstanding food: Celilo Caterers,
Hood River http://ping.fm/91IRy
10/7/10: outdoor wedding 10/10/10 in Underwood, Washington at Gorge
Crest Vineyards: 30% chance of rain. We shall see! Meanwhile, 2011
wedding bookings continue, several for in the spring. Lucinda
Child's "Dance" this evening at Newmark; remounting of signature
masterwork from 1979: Philip Glass music and Sol LeWitt's photography
- film of original production in black and white juxtaposed on a
mathematical grid with current dancers in white - quite compelling.
AND the cabinets arrived today! Plus we have a functional sink!
almost there....
Crest Vineyards: 30% chance of rain. We shall see! Meanwhile, 2011
wedding bookings continue, several for in the spring. Lucinda
Child's "Dance" this evening at Newmark; remounting of signature
masterwork from 1979: Philip Glass music and Sol LeWitt's photography
- film of original production in black and white juxtaposed on a
mathematical grid with current dancers in white - quite compelling.
AND the cabinets arrived today! Plus we have a functional sink!
almost there....
Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010: Two weddings: Hotel Monaco and Abernethy
Center: both weddings had great wedding organizers - Holly Jarvis of
Hitched Weddings and Events -
www.hitchedevents.com - had two associates working with her and was
truly on top of all the details. The crew at Abernethy Center were
all working hard to move the wedding along. My only beef with both
was that the music DJs were not on top of the recessional music. The
recessional music should be on a clip with the kiss - kiss, applause,
music. And good volume. Where was the guy at the Hotel Monaco
wedding? The couple just started down the aisle without the
music..... At Abernethy the volume was off - not loud enough for such
a wide open space.
Next is the 10/10/10 wedding on Washington side at a winery. More
later.
Center: both weddings had great wedding organizers - Holly Jarvis of
Hitched Weddings and Events -
www.hitchedevents.com - had two associates working with her and was
truly on top of all the details. The crew at Abernethy Center were
all working hard to move the wedding along. My only beef with both
was that the music DJs were not on top of the recessional music. The
recessional music should be on a clip with the kiss - kiss, applause,
music. And good volume. Where was the guy at the Hotel Monaco
wedding? The couple just started down the aisle without the
music..... At Abernethy the volume was off - not loud enough for such
a wide open space.
Next is the 10/10/10 wedding on Washington side at a winery. More
later.
Friday, Oct. 1, 2010: Rehearsals Day: Traveled 90 minutes by bus to
the Abernathy Center in Oregon City, then an hour back into town to
Hotel Monaco. A first - I got the time wrong for the Abernathy
rehearsal - unbelievable as I traveled so long - but the groom saw me
as they were leaving and they came back to find me. So we had a mini-
rehearsal, just the ceremonial pieces, on the spot. So, I was very
early to the second rehearsal, although the meeting spot had
changed. It was just that sort of day. And painting: up to the
doors and portals into the kitchen: two doors, two portals.
the Abernathy Center in Oregon City, then an hour back into town to
Hotel Monaco. A first - I got the time wrong for the Abernathy
rehearsal - unbelievable as I traveled so long - but the groom saw me
as they were leaving and they came back to find me. So we had a mini-
rehearsal, just the ceremonial pieces, on the spot. So, I was very
early to the second rehearsal, although the meeting spot had
changed. It was just that sort of day. And painting: up to the
doors and portals into the kitchen: two doors, two portals.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
