New Camera?!?#&*%@!#! (not supposed to blog bad words)

http://drumoreestate.com

So my husband Jerry bought me this nice new camera as a surprise, and since I'm not so technical, especially at midnite, nor do I have the time or patience to read the whole entire manual tonite to figure out the crazy thing, I'll just let you tilt your head if you want to see them.

But Amy and I were seriously blown away by how absolutely gorgeous the Drumore Estates venue is -boasting perfectly manicured formal gardens with statuary and fountains everywhere you look.

Karyn and her husband are the owners of this lovely property and they just love weddings at their home! They are such delightful people. Jonnaysa and Marah asked to be adopted by them:)

Shawnee is a stunning bride! Just look (sideways) at how happy she is.

I think the bridesmaid in the back is laughing at me!

Her bouquet was Siberian Lilies and blue South American Hydrangea. ...................... the centerpieces

The 7 girls carried white South American Hydrangea and Esperance Roses, collared with Salal. (aka: lemon leaf).

Her Flower Girl loved modeling her fairy wand and roses clipped into her hair for Amy.

An outside shot of the back side of the reception tent and cocktail area.

So much to enjoy at Drumore, you just HAVE TO SEE IT in the summer time to be able to really appreciate it.

I'm really hoping to get this thing figured out before my next post.

And more pictures of the details of Jessie and Doug's wedding will be coming soon!

TTFN~Kelly:)

J&D Engagement Story and Wedding Trailer Post 4

Derek Dienner along with Matthew Tennison have produced together Doug and Jessie's Engagement Story that was shown at their reception.
Derek has since produced a 3o second trailer of the wedding video to come.
Both can be viewed here:

http://lavonfilms.com/blog/

****click the pause " button to fully load the video for uninterupted viewing.

Thanks Derek and Matthew for giving us such wonderful memories to re-live over and over again. These two guys are terrific at what they do, not to mention the nicest guys in the world.
(Next to my new son in law!)

Jessie and Doug's wedding-post#3

Jessie is just beginning her walk down the aisle with her dad, biting her lips to keep from crying when she sees Doug standing there waiting for her.

Click here to view the slideshow : http://tennisonphotography.com/061309/

I think I've watched that slideshow at least 20 times in the past 24hrs. Thanks Matthew, this mom really needed that!

Now for some random, out-of-order pictures.....just because...

Thanks to my friend Steff for taking these shots. Close-up of Erika's bouquet and some random flower pictures.

Doug's sister, Sondra on the left, and roomate BJ on the right (scratching her nose:) Lisa is in-between. Their cute dresses are from J.Crew. Yeah, these are candid shots from my friend; not Matthew's work, but I still love them. Also Jacob, Doug's nephew, and our little friend Asher at the wagon. Mike and Hudson in the background.

'The Smoker's' Post #2

This is where it all begins. Doug's dad and I spent 3 hrs. planting 12 flats of white pansies to create an entrance for the Bride and her bridesmaids as well as the parade of children. We would later hang flowers in little jars in the trees above the bride and groom.
We obtained beautiful wooden benches for our ceremony from Central Manor Campmeeting Assn. Camp meeting is a special childhood memory for Jessie. The benches look better than chairs in this setting.

This is my mom and dad enjoying the chocolate cigars we made as a gift from the' Smokers'

Our sweet little flower girls enjoying some appetizers while waiting to go to the children's tent for a kid's dinner of chicken fingers, mac n' cheese, tater tots and applesauce-then off for a bug-hunt, a scavenger hunt and a candy scramble. These little girls said that Stephanie Fisher was the best babysitter they ever had!!
More pictures coming soon.

Check out the slideshow that Matthew Tennison has posted!

http://tennisonphotography.com/061309/

Post #1-Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Doug Smoker

Don't they look so happy???

Thank you Matthew Tennison for supplying some of these images to me. They are pure gold!

Please look a his blog for more at: http://www.tennisonphotography.com/

Jonnaysa is checking on the Bride and Groom to see if there is anything they need before they sneak away to their little getaway spot for some time alone before the reception.

Jonnaysa Kirkham and assistant Marah- http://www.plannedperfectionpa.com/- wedding planning

Matthew Tennison and assistant Steve- http://www.tennisonphotography.com/ -photographers & video photography

Rosie Rohrer- http://www.rosiescreativecakes.com/ - fabulous wedding cakes

Claudia Himes and staff- http://www.specialo.com/ -beautiful linens

A small part of the head Bridal Table decor.

The parade of children that Jessie and Doug love.

Kole, Hudson and Max, pushed by Eli

The person in the background is artist Nancy Perotti painting on- site

something special for the Bride and Groom.
Jacob and Asher pull the wagon... then the little flowers girls are

carefully dropping petals before the Bride. They all did a great job!

That's all for now. Much, much, much more to come!

We're in the Knot again!

Thanks to Melissa and Rob Banta and Amanda Kraft photography for submitting to the Knot this beautiful wedding at Lauxmont Farms Sunken Garden. Melissa was such a beautiful bride. Everything was a beautiful sky blue, including the cake which was made by Rene of Bella Manse. We had South American blue Hydrangeas everywhere................so pretty! This was also a feature in the wedding blogs www.stylemepretty.com and www.theprettywedding.blogspot.com
a few months ago.

Computer is Fixed, Yay!!! Catching up on Posts

This bride loves the rich fall colors but her wedding was in the spring. So we added some purple and coral and it worked perfectly for the colors at Lancaster Country Club. Epic Photography http://www.epic-photos.com/ did an awesome job and shared these images with me. Jonnaysa Kirkham of Planned Perfection http://www.plannedperfectionpa.com/ made sure everything went smoothly. Isn't this one bunch of beautiful girls????

Place Card Table

Bride's Bouquet

Head Table

Need to back-up a little bit. Here's the image of the DIY Lingerie Shower invitations that Amy made for Jessie's shower.
And for the sake of those that didn't see the rest in a previous post..........

The Centerpiece



The Cake Bra and Panties Cookie Favors

So much fun!
Anybody wanting to borrow these cookie cutters just call me, but here's a little warning.........They take endless hours to make!!!!!!!!!!!! But worth it. They're yummy!

One of our Spring Tulip Weddings.

I Love these colors!

Well, only 10 days from today, June3rd, till Jessie and Doug's wedding. I can't believe it's here, and I get to be the Mom this time. My wonderful 'Team Beautiful' consisting of Amy& Lindsay-my daughters, Joyce, Barb, Lynne, Bailey, Lindsay G. will make sure the flowers and details are beautiful, And the wonderful team of Jonnaysa and Marah will make sure everything goes smoothly while I relax and watch them work their magic. What a team!

I have nothing in the world to worry about on this one! I won't be taking pictures, but I'm sure lots of others will be. Check Jonnaysa's blog for the first ones. That girl blogs right away-sometimes the very same night!! Is she passionate about her work or what!?!?!?