The Wedding: The Reception



Arriving at my family's farm for the reception



We were immediately greeted by my sweet sister. Of all of the hundreds of wedding pictures, the one above is my absolute favorite.

I love her so much!

Our good family friend, Ty, announced us for the first time as a married couple at the reception.



We entered the main tent and sliced the wedding cheesecake. 



Altogether there were nearly thirty cheesecakes served as the wedding cake (most were pre-sliced, as pictured above).

Stephen's brother, Matt, gave a wonderful best man speech.

He shared many sweet memories from their childhood.

Listening to Matt's speech

Mama made tons of farmhouse cheddar cheese from our farm's milk to serve as an appetizer with crackers while guests waited for the meal.



Over a dozen young ladies kindly served during the reception.

A meal of barbeque, pulled pork (grown on the farm!), green beans, fried apples, potato salad, cole slaw, and rolls was served.



Prior to the wedding, I used my embroidery machine to monogram all of our servers' names on their aprons.

Sweet little girls on the tire swing

The homemade jam I prepared this past spring as wedding favors

A map of the activities available during the reception

 

 

 

 

      

The slide show was played in a barn set up as the "White Christmas Theater."

A Christmas tree was also set up in the room with ornaments for our guests to write on to leave messages for us.

 

The "Red Rooster Inn" (an old chicken barn) was used as an additional dining area.

Dancing was held in the barn's hay loft

Family and friends threw handfuls of rice at us as we ran to the getaway car.

We left a trail of rice everywhere we went over the next few days!

This concludes the wedding posts! As I look back on our special day now over a month later, I am left with a growing fondness for the precious memories made on our wedding day. We are so indebted to the families who served in so many ways in preparation for our wedding and during the wedding itself. We are so blessed by your friendship and willingness to help us!

Mama posted a detailed wedding budget at the family blog to encourage other mothers and daughters who may have weddings on the horizon. All photos are courtesy of Three Daughters and a Wedding Photography and Elizabeth's Photography.