Let me tell you about the wedding reception that my sister and brother-in-laws had up in Anchorage. [On a side note: What is the proper term for talking jointly about about one’s sister-in-law and brother-in-law? Siblings-in-law? Sister/brother-in-law? How about SIL and BIL? That’s easier to type.]
Anyway, Chris’ brother and his wife Katherine had a beautiful wedding reception at a lodge up in Anchorage. I’m going to have to tell you about since I didn’t take any photos. Bad, I know. Actually, I have a few good excuses: namely, that I was on baby tending duty and when I could pawn the child off on some poor soul, I was chowing down on scrumptious food, cake, and more cake. Definitely good excuses.
Katherine and Greg picked a local lodge as their wedding venue. Besides coming equipped with a giant deck and gorgeous views, it was also highly customizable: tables were festooned with homemade runners and flowers from the farmer’s market, a slideshow of their wedding pictures was playing on a wall, and a delectable bbq was laid out for dinner.
There were two DIY aspects that I particularly loved:
-Homemade jam and relish party favors, and
-A picture timeline of the bride/groom
Katherine and my mother-in-law spent a few months last summer canning jams and relishes with produce picked from their gardens. Anchorage does cool-weather fruits and veggies really, really well, thanks to their round-the-clock summer sun: rhubarb, raspberry, and highbush cranberry. Also, they grow zucchini and pumpkins the size of small cars.
The highbush cranberry is my very favorite and an Alaskan speciality. Tart and tasty, with a beautiful ruby color, it makes for a fantastic spread on crepes or, as a syrup, poured over french toast.
I *might* have taken two. :)
The other project that Katherine did, and which I don’t have any pictures of, was a pictoral [is that even a word?] timeline of the two of them, hung by clothespins along a suspended string. From birth until adulthood, the pictures depicted Greg and Katherine individually and then together after they became a couple. It was simple yet very sweet.
It was a bit like this:
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| Photo credit here. |
Huh. Which I see has already been done.
All in all, the event was a perfect reflection of the couple, a beautiful reception, and best of all, a fabulous celebratory party.
xxoo,
Sonja
