On June 4th, 2011, my brother Brett married his long-time girlfriend Valerie. The wedding was held in the enchanting Walled Garden at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC.
The wedding had a fairy tale motif from invitations boldy inscribed with "and they lived happily ever after" over a castle to the bride arriving at the ceremony in a horse drawn carriage.
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| Bride, groom, and officiator under the elegant hoopah |
My cousin Fred eloquently officiated the ceremony, and to my delight, used analogies of Fredric Olmstead's garden design to a good marriage. The bride and groom left the garden after the ceremony in the horse-drawn carriage while the 3-piece string band played "I've just seen a face" which is the song my brother used to woo Valerie on their first date.
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| Beautiful bride and her ladies in waiting |
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| Always a bridesmaid... |
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| Proud papa |
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married couple
My uncle, Michael, put it best when he said: "we just spent the last hour living in Valerie's dream" |
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