To read part one click HERE.
So Thursday and Friday were spent cleaning, moving furniture around, and picking up trees all around our house that fell in the ice storm. About 10:45 pm my husband and I stumbled into bed totally exhausted, that's when a light came on...No, not in our mind, a actual light in our closet came on! The power was restored but apparently only in our neighborhood. This we called miracle number 1.
The next morning I'm getting ready to run around like a mad wedding woman when the mother of the bride calls. She proceeds to tell me that she went to pick the wedding dress up at the cleaners and they were closed due to the power outage.
I'm like, "WHAT? You've got to be kidding me?" !!!!!
She wasn't.
I suggested going to the police station to see if they had the owners home number.
They didn't.
Meanwhile Karina the bride is working away at Starbucks making the most wonderful coffee in the world for her customers, not knowing all the craziness that was going on behind the scenes. Karina's mom decides she better go break the bad news to her...
Karina's response, "It's not at that cleaners mom, it's at the one right down the sidewalk from here and they have power!"
WHEW! The MOB and MOG aged a bit in that hour of despair-You should of heard the things we were trying to think of to replace the dress~ All legal mind you.
WHEW! The MOB and MOG aged a bit in that hour of despair-You should of heard the things we were trying to think of to replace the dress~ All legal mind you.
Karina's mom had a bunch on her plate too. She was getting the cake, the cake topper, the bride and groom glasses,beverages, picking Karina up to get her hair done, etc. etc.
I head out around 10:00 am wearing a baseball cap hoping and praying I wouldn't end up wearing it to my son's wedding due to lack of time.
Miracle number 2: (Side note: Karina loves purple) I drive to Safeway in our town, they still didn't have power but ONE door was open and the florist just happen to be there. She just put out fresh bunches of lilac and white roses, baby's breath, and purple and white tulips... I bought most of what she had. I also bought a Orchid plant because Karina's mom said Karina loved them.
Miracle number 3: I went to Costco at a town by ours that just happened to be open. They had every kind of ribbon I needed in the perfect colors, all the FANCY appetizers any glamorous hostess could ever want to serve and big bunches of flowers with lots of purple in them. I then ran to Walmart and bought vases in all sizes and white wire for big white bows.
Miracle number 4: The pastor and photographer agreed to back the wedding up until 5:30 pm... Karina got a chance to get her hair styled and I got a chance to get home, take a shower, do my hair, get dressed, arrange flowers, make bows etc. All this was completed in time due to help from my brother Ron, my husband, and our daughter Ronnie.
We greeted the photographer, guests, pastor and we had ourselves a beautiful little wedding!
Here are some pictures of how we arranged the house and what it looked like after a few flowers were placed about. Mind you, I am a florist but I only had 1 hour to arrange all the flowers, make the boutonnieres, and all the bows. All but the last three pictures were taken with my iPhone.
View as you walk in. We removed the pillows before everyone arrived. My dining room table is usually where the pews are.
View from the back of the room. Kids got married in front of fireplace.
With flowers.
Tulips hanging on Pews.
Full view~
P.S. the bottom of the vase is stuck to the pew with heavy duty glue dots-Worked perfect.
Boutonnieres for Groom and Father of Bride.
Roses hanging at the bottom of stairs where Karina's dad met her to give her away.
Flowers in the brides make-up room. These were also carried around to be in different photo shots.
Bride holding orchids wrapped in purple ribbon.
Groom before wedding, waiting patiently to see his bride.
Husband and wife.
The biggest miracle of all...These two meeting each other~A perfect match.
I will post more pictures when we pick them up from the photographer.
Added Note: I really feel the need to tell you all that these miracles are from the Lord. I was thanking him all day Saturday~I believe the blessing he showered us with, were for all of us but mostly for Karina....AND that is another story-The greatest one of all. I hope to be able to share it all with you someday~♥
Added Note: I really feel the need to tell you all that these miracles are from the Lord. I was thanking him all day Saturday~I believe the blessing he showered us with, were for all of us but mostly for Karina....AND that is another story-The greatest one of all. I hope to be able to share it all with you someday~♥
