We're Married!
Frank and I got married on Saturday! We had a tiny wedding (only 16 people including ourselves) and everything turned out wonderfully. The wedding was at Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay and it was the perfect venue for us. We not only had the wedding and reception there but we and all of our guests also stayed at the Inn. It was really great because we all got to spend a lot of time together and have a relaxing, fun weekend.
Everyone arrived at different times on Friday and several of us walked up to the tasting room for wine tasting, which is complimentary for guests at the Inn. Frank and I ended up later buying a bottle of the pear and the apple brandy as mementos of our wedding.
From 5:30 to 6:30 we enjoyed a wine and cheese reception at the Inn and then we all headed to Traverse City for an 8:00 dinner at the Towne Plaza. The food was fantastic and everyone had a great time chatting and getting to know other guests that they hadn't met before. After dinner we ended up hanging outside on the verandah behind the Inn chatting until late before calling it a night.
On Saturday we had a wonderful breakfast at the Inn and then while the guys went off on a fishing charter for the day the ladies headed for a little sightseeing at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore followed by lunch in Glen Arbor.
At 4:30 my girlfriends and sister did my hair and makeup and we had fun getting ready together. At 6:00 we had our ceremony in a pretty grassy little area behind the inn. It was short, but meaningful to us and it couldn't have been more perfect. We took pictures while we had cocktails and appetizers and then had dinner at 7:30. We all sat at one long table and it was so much fun to be able to have conversations going that involved all of our guests. We had to leave the reception room at 10:00 but then we all changed and headed to the lounge/bar area of the Inn and hung out for a few more hours.
On Sunday morning we had breakfast at the Inn and then said our goodbyes as everyone left for the airport or packed up into cars to drive home. It was really a fantastic weekend for us and just what Frank and I had envisioned for our wedding celebration. I'm not one to be very lovey-dovey in public but I will say that Frank is pretty much the most super awesome person on the planet and I feel like the luckiest lady alive to get to spend my life with him. Now I'm ready for our honeymoon!
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 7:18AM | Posted by Lisa | 18 Comments | Share Article | Email Article | Print Article 
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Congrats Lisa!!!!! Can't wait to see more pix and hope to see a little scrapbook too! Have fun!!
Congratulations Lisa! You are both glowing with happiness!
Lisa & Frank - wishing you both all the happiness you both deserve. It is so wonderful to see the photo of you both - those smiles say it all. Cannot wait to see more wedding photos and honeymoon photos when you get back.
I'm so happy for you both! Congratulations! You look so beautiful in your wedding photo!
I hope you have a fantastic honeymoon and a lifetime of happiness!
Congratulations to you both and much happiness in your life together.
Congratulations to you both! Wishing you a lifetime of happiness together :)
Wishing you both joy in your life together.
Congragulations to the two of you. My daughter married on Saturday as well...it was a very blessed day for many. Your work has been inspiring for years.i do hope much joys and blessings fills your life as well.
Congratulations!! I am so very happy for you both. I wish you great happiness and many wonderful vacations (that I know you will share with us).
You two are so lucky to have each other! It's obvious you are a perfect match! Very best wishes for a long and happy life together!!
Congrats and best wishes! You guys are adorable, I love that you had such a nice low key, personal wedding. :)
Congratulations!! You both are just beaming! I love following your adventures, and I love that you found your "happily ever after". Best wishes!
Kathy- Thank you! I definitely will share some more pictures once we get them back from the photographer.
Stacey- Thank you so much!
Mary-Lou- Thank you! We are definitely very happy!
Sandy- Thank you! We are having a great time on our honeymoon so far.
Diane- Thank you so much!
Heidi- Thank you so much!
Linda- Thank you so much!
Shirley- Thank you! I hope that your daughter and her husband had a wonderful wedding! Congratulations!
Rene- Thank you! I am sure that we have many wonderful vacations ahead and of course I will share!
Liza- Thank you! I think we are a pretty great match, too!
Hilary- Thank you! Having the wedding small did make it personal for us which we really enjoyed. All of the staff at the Inn as well as our photographer couldn't believe how relaxed and stress free we were.
Cindy- Thank you! I am pretty happy about finding Frank, too!
Congratulations!
your wedding sounds like it was wonderful. Congratulations!
Heather- Thank you so much!
Orlanda- Thank you! It was a really wonderful day for us!
Congratulations! Your dress is beautiful.
Thank you, Kim!