Weddingbee

This past weekend Mr. Onion and I attended his cousin’s wedding at Wickham Park, a beautiful venue in Connecticut. You may remember them from their engagement photos or their fan-freakin’-tastic save-the-date.

This couple exemplifies what people mean when they say that a couple is “made for each other”!

Yes, that is the cake being cut with a battle-ready, high carbon steel, full tang replica of Uma Thurman’s Hatori Hanzo sword from “Kill Bill”. That was one of my favorite personal touches of the evening.

I’ll share with you some beautiful photos of moments that as a guest, we didn’t get to see. The bride and groom getting ready, and one of the coolest most hardcore bridesmaid gifts I’ve ever seen!

The bride’s beautiful gown.

Happily putting on the gown.

The detail of the back was the best part!

How romantic and old Hollywood classic is this photo?!

The groom looked very handsome.

The bride made her bridesmaids these awesome “strap-on” knives—so Lara Croft! In addition, the music played during the parent introductions was the Star Wars theme. The music to introduce the wedding party was the theme from “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”. And the bride and groom entered to the tune of “The Anvil of Crom”. So freakin’ cool.

Husband and wife!

The highlight of the entire wedding for me were their vows which they wrote themselves and didn’t share with each other prior to the ceremony. They were so personal (but not so insider that we all couldn’t feel like a part of the experience), funny, touching, and true to their feelings. The most amazing thing is how they really mirror each other.The bride went first and one of her vows was to always make him iced tea and cookies (his two favorite things). She talked about their first meeting and conversation and how she knew he was someone she wanted to know everything about. Then it was the groom’s turn and he began with “You know how much I loved iced tea and cookies…” and on and on about all the things he loved almost all of which she’d mentioned. He closed with, “… well I love you more than all of those things combined.” I laughed and cried right along with them and their 15 minute ceremony was over in a flash.

One of my favorite photos—it really captures the beauty of the day.

See more professional photos on their talented photographer’s blog.

For those of you looking for a beautiful outdoor ceremony/reception location, here are a few photos of Wickham Park before the ceremony began. It was just stunning!

And one non-pro photo of the happy couple taken by my cousin-in-law (Mr. Onion’s cousin’s wife).

More photos of us at the wedding to come when I can get them off of my mother’s camera. I had to borrow it because I forgot ours in New York. Also, Mr. Onion’s brother got some great shots of the wedding and of us all gussied up!

Congratulations to you both!! I couldn’t be happier to have you both as cousins-in-law!

Location: Wickham Park, Manchester, CT

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