My youngest grandchild/granddaughter got married in a lovely, sweet ceremony on New Year’s Eve in Iowa. Sadly, I didn’t get to attend (the first of my grandchildren that I’ve missed), but between the cold/snow, Covid and my age – it just wasn’t to be.
I was blessed to get many pictures, have a video chat with my granddaughter and my DIL the day before the wedding and another with everyone at the restaurant after the wedding.
The wedding was inside at Des Moines Botanical Gardens and the setting was just gorgeous.
Her Dad (#3 son) performed the ceremony and her two brothers (#2 & #5 grandsons) gave her away. There was only immediate families at the service (Covid) and I’m anxious to see some of the professional photos with the entire family.
There was quite a lot of snow outside and Ariel (granddaughter) wanted some pictures in the snow…. so they got in the car and drove to snow.
Ariel brought Noah to Alabama in the late spring to meet me. Ariel is a P.E. teacher and Noah is an engineer. Handsome groom, beautiful bride! 💞
Awwww! She is a beautiful bride and the pictures are perfect! Love them all!
Thanks Treasea, and thanks for stopping by. She’s beautiful on the inside too.
Love you, Iris
Beautiful wedding pics, Iris. Your granddaughter is a gorgeous bride and her groom is so handsome! I just love her wedding dress and the way her hair is fixed. I know you missed being there but I am so glad they found ways to include you in the wedding! Look forward to more pics.
Thanks Debbie – she really was a beautiful bride, and the best part is she’s just as beautiful inside. Thanks for the nice compliments.
Iris
Oh, these are marvelous. Of course it would be better to have been there in person, but how wonderful that you could have a video chat beforehand!! Technology can be a good thing.
COngrats!
XOOX
Jodie
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Thanks Jodie. I so missed being there, but the video chat was great. Had another one at the “reception”. Not really a reception, they all ate dinner at a restaurant. One of them called me and then they passed the phone around to everyone. Made me feel like I was part of it even though I was a gazillion miles away. Technology can be a good thing.
Grace & Peace, Iris
http://www.IrisOriginalsRamblings.com
Well, Iris – you’re right – what a BEAUTIFUL wedding! Handsome groom, beautiful bride! Your lovely pictures did my heart good on a blustery, snowy morning. Something about seeing these bright-eyed young people start their life together was just the shot in the arm I needed today. Thank you for sharing your pictures and good news. 🙂 Also, I enjoyed your post about your inspirations – I agree with you there, too. People in serving/helping professions make this world a better place every single day! A warm hug to you, Iris! I don’t always get time to read around the… Read more »
Well Hi Cathy in Missouri! Thanks for stopping by. I’m glad I could make your day. I love looking at those pictures. It was a VERY small wedding. Just parents & siblings but maybe that made it even sweeter. I SO hated to miss it, but I just wasn’t up to traveling to Iowa – especially in the wintertime. I hear you about reading. I follow several and I’m currently waaay behind. Don’t know if I’ve mentioned before, but Missouri is near and dear to my heart. We lived there for a long time and that’s where my kids grew… Read more »
Oh – where in Missouri did you used to live? If you feel like telling…I’d love to hear! 🙂 I’m glad you have a son coming to Alabama to retire – hopefully near you, so you can see him often! I officially grew up in Colorado, although we were out of the country a lot. My husband and I have lived in southwest Missouri for almost 14 years. Laura Ingalls Wilder – her Rocky Ridge farm is about an hour from where I am – wrote when she first saw Missouri that she “took a violent fancy to it.” I… Read more »
Hi again Cathy, We lived outside of Pacific – near St. Louis. My husband worked in St. Louis and I worked in Fenton. Boys grew up at Pacific High school and working at Six Flags. We made a few trips to sw Missouri, but mostly were in the east. A number of trips to Lake of the Ozarks. I loved St. Louis and wasn’t particularly happy when we moved to Virginia (DH’s job). Finally to Georgia and then back to Alabama, when he retired, where I grew up. My son will live next door to me in what was my… Read more »