Happy New Year - Hello 2017

Hello to all you happy couples who may have said yes to a proposal recently. Would love to hear from you and see what we can do now that you have mutually decided to say, "I do." 

Such an exciting time. Savor every moment of being totally engaged. Do try and enjoy the process of picking your celebrant, your venue,... your day is yours so don't let it become a chore!

Now for a few of favorites though each and every one of my couples are a favorite in their own way!

 When the officiant gets moved by the vows being shared you know they are "WOW VOWS!" Two teachers in love, Caitie and Justin, did not hold back as they vowed to each other at Chequessett Yacht and Beach Club in Wellfleet this past summer. Laughter and tears and lots and lots of love!

Such a loving family wedding at Borsari Gallery in Dennis. The children were a dream and what a gorgeous happy couple!

Sonoma Home Wedding "Si Accepto" the Gift of Love

A second ceremony for them, a first for me.  My niece, Leah and her husband, Emilio, were wed in a tiny village outside of Madrid last October.

 The first nuptial was  in a 14th century Catholic Church in a small village outside of Madrid.

The second celebration and was in a 21st century graceful clearing- on top the Sonoma hills.

A week ago on a hill overlooking he Hooley Estate vineyards they shared their vows at the family home in Sonoma, California. What we, who have been watching way too much World Cup Soccer called," Leah and Emilio's Wedding Day USA, USA, USA!!!!!." Presiding over a ceremony for a family member was a first for me. My siblings were all involved. My older brother, father of the bride and mother of his wife (Bride's mom) have been clearing land and preparing the ceremony site for months.  My brother, Brian, who has also been called on to officiate at weddings, channeled our Irish ancestors in the "Hooley Rite of Matrimony Wine Ritual" and my sister, Nancy, helped organize the bridal party and review the contents of the ceremony before rehearsing. My son played guitar with my brother, I Will and Swept Away.  It was an amazing experience to see all that goes into preparing for a wedding even with this being the second celebration. All four cousins from the Geagan side were together for the first time in years. The super full moon was fully charged as Emilio and Leah read their vows to one another reaffirming their commitment to enter more fully and deeper into the country of marriage.

July 12, 2014

We Gather at Chequessett- A Marriage let's Bless it

Photos from Jeffrey and Allison’s Wedding August 26, 2011

Chequessett Weddings

 Weddings at Chequessett- I have done several and always love the rustic, quintessential Cape atmosphere which just naturally surrounds this setting. What is better than a boat house on Cape Cod  Bay in Wellfleet!

I don't have any photos yet from the wedding that took place this evening. I remembered how I love the stone steps leading down to the sand. It is such a naturally elegant processional for the bride.

 The beyond- blended family gathered from ages 8-16 with two eleven year olds in the mix. It could have been quite a challenge but these five children were fantastic! Enthusiastic and just plain good natured. They did a sand ceremony symbolizing their fun family fusion.The bride and groom set the foundation and they children took turns pouring in the colored sands.

From Gift from the Sea by Ann Morrow Lindberg

When you love someone you do not love them all the time in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is impossibility. It is even a lie to pretend to. And yet this is exactly what most of us demand. We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life, of love of relationships. We leap at the flow of the tide and resist in terror its ebb. We are afraid it will never return. We insist on permanency, on duration , on continuity when the only continuity possible in life as in love is in growth, in fluidity in freedom in the sense that the dancers are free , barely touching as they pass but partners in the same pattern.

After rain off and on all day the the skies cleared and the sun setting over Cape Cod Bay made for a perfect setting for this Happy Big Day.

 I will include some photos of past wedding at Chequessett and wish this wonderful couple and their beyond blended family every best wish and blessing.

A marriage at Chequessett- Let's Bless It!