The Perfect Reception

Well, despite the weather, Rosey and I had what I would consider the perfect reception. Although snow came and went all day the roads never got treacherous and the fire did an excellent job of keeping the cold out. In fact, I think that most people who attended would agree that the blazing fire in the center of the pavilion was the highlight of the day. Everyone gathered round the fire and talked and ate and drank while listening to music blasting from the sound of my generator powered laptop and rented speakers.

Thank you to all the people who braved the weather to come celebrate with us. And I would like to send out a very special thank you to all of the people who helped us plan and organize the reception. This includes (but is not limited to):

• My Dad without whom we probably never could have pulled this off. He flew out from Barbados a week early to help plan and prepare and was busy nearly every minute of that week tracking down the sound system, firewood, and other necessary rental equipment on top of helping to plan out the food and beverage menu.
• Rosey's Mom, who helped with table decorations, food preparation and just general preparation and cleanup.
• My friend Owen who manned the barbecue grill all day and did a fine job I might add.
  
• My friends Chris and Shannon who flew out from Wisconsin and showed up early on Saturday to help setup and stayed late to help tear down.
• Rosey's friend Fara who flew in from Alabama and helped setup and tear down.
• My sisters Marci and Lisa who helped tremendously with the food preparation.
• And finally my friend Rand whose excellent home brew was enjoyed by many.

Here are our pictures...