Wednesday, November 28, 2007

The Pre-ceremony

Alright, I didn't know what else to call it. There are so many beautiful pictures that I had to divide them up. This set shows the activities of the wedding day up to the ceremony.

Everyone showed up on time. Well almost everyone. But no harm done, everyone was there in time for pictures. Mrs Yak and I had some anxious hours during the night worrying about some of the details, loose ends and unpleasant possibilities. The rehearsal itself could have gone better. The order of service the minister had did not match the program. There was some uncertainty about the number of songs to be sung and their order. Worst of all the minister kept referring to Andrew as "Andy," a name he hates. We asked the wedding hostess to speak with the minister. We wondered if he would get it right. We wondered if the ceremony itself would be in the right order. It turned out we were just worrying. More about that in the next installment.

As we all started dressing I realized everyone was there, the tuxes and dresses fit, the photographers seemed to know what they were doing, the soloists were ready, the church was beautiful, the flowers were incredible and the hostess was in command. Sure there were some nerves but things were going swimmingly! Did I mention the groom was handsome and the bride was gorgeous? Well take a look!

Pre-ceremony

The wedding pictures are by Joli Design of Yakima.
The picture above is by the YB of the Yak.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

The Rehearsal Dinner

The link below will take you to a photo site where I have posted the first installment of pictures from Andrew and Erin's wedding. They are from the rehearsal dinner and provided royalty free from the YB of the Yak. Many thanks to him! These pictures are pretty much self explanatory but I will say that it was one of the nicest evenings I have ever attended.

Mrs. Yak worked very hard on all the preparations: the food was fabulous, the tables were beautiful and everything was organized perfectly. Everyone was well-behaved and had a great time. Please note that the beverage you will observe in all the pictures is non-alcoholic sparkling cider (a severe disappointment to some but a great relief to others). Last minute curve balls were handled with grace and aplomb. The cliffhanger glitch in the video presentation was conquered with good ol' Yankee ingenuity (and many last-minute prayers and sweating yet minimal cursing). Even the out of town party crashers from California and Indiana/Colorado were warmly welcomed allowing them full participation after they promised to pay the gratuity.

Hopefully the link will work as advertised. If not please let me know. Please click on the link below. (Avoid clicking on the "Watch Show" button unless you want some obnoxious jazz music with a slide show.) I'm still working on this. All your comments are appreciated.
Enjoy.

Rehearsal Dinner

Monday, November 19, 2007

Coming soon...!


The Wedding.
(Well at least the wedding pictures anyway.)

Now known as the "Wedding of the Century," the Hull-Perrotti wedding was an event like no other. Stay tuned for a blow by blow account of the star-studded events of wedding week and a link to all the exciting pictures.

Yak

Picture credit: Many thanks to the YB of the Yak for this marvelous picture. It is a flying rose petal tour de force!