Oh, hello!
So I had a lovely little adventure the other weekend: I journeyed to Napa for my cousin's wedding. And - oh. my. word! - it was so beautiful!
You might have read about my preparation for the trip here, but that was a bit sardonic. Now I'll tell you the fun bits of the actual destination. :)
So, we stayed the weekend at Mont La Salle - mission and vineyard. It was built in the 1930's and there are still "brother's" (basically monks) in residence. Everything there was so lush and peaceful!
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| [Entrance to Mont la Salle] |
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| [Main courtyard - set up here for the reception] |
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| [Beautiful statue of Mary in one of the gardens, the bell-tower (which they did ring for the wedding), and the chapel itself] |
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| [The called my bedroom the "closet room" - but it was actually quite darling! And looked out over the courtyard and bell-tower] |
Saturday was the wedding itself and, as I've said before, I loooove dressing up. I had decided to go vintage for the occasion and even bought a tilt hat!
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| [A shot of the updo. I hadn't dne this one before... but I'm pretty sure I could duplicate and perfect it for future events :] |
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| [The finished product] |
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| [My mom and I waiting for the wedding to start] |
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| [Mom + Dad - he picked his tie to match her outfit. They're cute like that!] |
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| [My cousin Karen and her husband Hunter - lovely couple!] |
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| [The reception... under twinkling lights] |
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| [Dance floor] |
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| [Sparklers to end the night] |
It was a fabulous weekend to spend with family and celebrate marriage. In the words of Captain Jack: "Weddings! I love weddings!!" Seriously, though, it's a joy to be a part of covenant-making and new names. The celebration reminded me what a significance God places on covenant. It's a thing almost too beautiful and powerful to handle. But how worth it to walk through life rooted so deeply in covenant with other people. That is worth celebrating!
