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Miss Cherry Pie, Seattle/Polebridge, Montana Age and Occupation: 25, Marketing Communications Specialist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Nurse Practitioner Engagement Date: August 26, 2006 Wedding Date: September 2008 Blogging Since: April 1, 2008 Venue: A tiny town just outside of Glacier National Park About Me: I think of life as a journey and I love the places it's taking me! I went to school to study Magazine Journalism, ended up with a second major in Japanese language, and now work at a company that makes software for libraries. I love writing, computers, photography, and the great outdoors. I spend most of my time playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band or geeking out online with Mr. Cherry Pie. I'm happiest when I'm on the road, especially traveling abroad, or just nesting quietly at home with my sweetie, who is a fabulous cook and bakes a delicious rendition of a certain cherry-filled dessert!
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September 6th, in the remote, Northwest reaches of Montana, our wedding was about to start.

While I waited in the wings for the ceremony to begin, dramatic clouds boiled and broke overhead, throwing the mountains into sun and shadows, sprinkling us with the lightest of showers…

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Our guests arrived, finding among friends and family a few long-lost connections or rarely seen relatives, talking and laughing on the lawn:

Married in Montana: Staging the Ceremony  :  wedding pictures recap seattle 28befor  The seating for our ceremony, once empty, started to fill with guests who had come from all across the country. Locals from Montana, relatives from Michigan, family from both Washingtons and Pennsylvania, friends from Oregon, New York, and California, everyone converged into this space:

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To our delight, some took our suggestion of Western wear quite literally (like the father and son pictured below):

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Married in Montana: Staging the Ceremony  :  wedding pictures recap seattle 30pre C
While others opted for comfortable casual clothing that befit the season and surroundings:

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As our guests found their seats, the groomsmen exited the saloon, where they’d held a pre-wedding pow-wow over freshly-tapped pints of beer:

Married in Montana: Staging the Ceremony  :  wedding pictures recap seattle 26pre C
And, somewhat solemnly, escorted the groom to the ceremony site where they would all take their places:

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I love the above photo because it seems to speak volumes even though neither of us can remember the context of it.

Below, Mr. CP talks with our officiant while in the foreground, his dad chats with one of his uncles:

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For a preview of what Mr. CP will be like when he’s older, I have only to look at his dad. They’re almost identical in photos at the same age, and Mr. CP has just started working on the same bald spot his dad’s sporting here (he’ll hate me for saying that, but it’s true):

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Our musicians, my mom and littlest sister, picked up their instruments…

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…and began to play the prelude to our processional:

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The groomsmen lined up neatly at the front, dapper boutonnieres in order:

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While the bridesmaids found their bouquets waiting for them at the far end of the aisle:

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Our yellow dahlias didn’t work out (they apparently arrived at the florist damaged), so we used orange and yellow-orange variegated types, which were beautiful anyway:

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Aren’t they gorgeous?

Our ring bearer lined up next with our rings on a wood slice “platter” that he made himself as his gift to us:

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Finally, our wee flower girl received her nosegay from her momma:

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Although she was hard to convince to hold flowers when she found a lovely, ergonomic baseball on the ground. I think she would much rather have sported the baseball down the aisle:

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Finally, everything was in its place and everyone had found theirs. My mother and sister started to play the processional, a beautiful rendition of Bach’s Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake) on violin. I stepped out from behind the “Half Moon House” to join my bridesmaids and take my father’s arm. A second before everyone turned to look and the processional began, this is what I saw:

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Up next, the ceremony begins…

[Credits: All images courtesy of Piknik Studios.]

Previously:
Married in Montana: The Rehearsal
Married in Montana: The Girls Get Ready
Married in Montana: The Guys Get Ready
Married in Montana: The Bus Ride to Polebridge
Married in Montana: Pre-Ceremony Preparations

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28 Responses to “Married in Montana: Staging the Ceremony”

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Andie

I love all your posts about your wedding. It is so beautiful! I especially love the flowers. Did you make the bouquets yourself or hire a florist?

 
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Miss Bruschetta (message)  5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

Love how bold your floral pieces are! They photographed beautifully!

 
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Miss Spring Roll (message)  716 posts, Busy bee

What a precious flower girl :)

 
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shibaby
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shibaby (message)  202 posts, Helper bee

ooh la la. Nice cowboy in that pic! :)

I love your wedding. It was absolutely gorgeous!!!

 
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lreighard1
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lreighard1 (message)  642 posts, Busy bee

OH! that was a TEASE!! Not one shot of YOU! How beautiful a wedding it’s shaping up to be :)

 
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Miss Taffy (message)  3,105 posts, Sugar bee

Your flowers were so beautiful, and so perfect for your location!

 
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tamara

Your wedding was so gorgeous, CP. Every single detail is gorgeous and unique and seems so genuine. I’m not engaged or anything, so I haven’t really thought about what it will be like just before going down the aisle, but I got tingles looking at the picture of what you saw just before you walked toward Mr. CP. Oh my goodness!

 
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Mrs. Shortcake (message)  465 posts, Helper bee

those flowers remind me of growing up in the okanagan in BC - autumn up there was painted in so many gorgeous russet tones. PS, Mr. Shortcake is identical to his father as well - receeding hairlines included! ;)

 
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PrettyKitty
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PrettyKitty (message)  505 posts, Busy bee

Ooooo I have goosebumps! How lovely!

 
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purpleHaze79
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purpleHaze79 (message)  874 posts, Busy bee

These are so amazing!!

 
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Miss Apple Cider (message)  233 posts, Helper bee

your wedding gives me chills! in GOOD WAY! and you are a beautiful writer!

 
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Mrs. Cherry Pie (message)  887 posts, Busy bee

@lreighard1: That’s because I’m hiding! Don’t worry, I’ll be out in the next post for the processional. :)

@Miss Apple Cider: Thank you!

@Andie: Thanks! We hired a local florist in Columbia Falls (Glacier Wallflower) to do our florals and asked for a rustic, fresh-picked look. They did our bouquets, bouts, and centerpiece arrangements. We also bought bunch of bulk dahlias at cost to line the aisle. You can read about our florist here: http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/06/03/flowers-in-fall-colors/

@tamara: Thank you!

 
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MightySapphire (message)  7,632 posts, Bumble Beekeeper

I love that your sister played your processional music!! Of course, I may be biased by her instrument… ;-)

 
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LzzNYC (message)  882 posts, Busy bee

OMG your ring platter and flower girl are adorable!!!

 
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Mrs. Emerald (message)  1,065 posts, Bumble bee

so so beautiful and rustic!

 
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Gilneas
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Gilneas (message)  1,393 posts, Bumble bee

How lovely to have your mom and sister play you down the aisle! And your flowers are just perfect - beautiful and so different! I also really like the little wooden platter for the rings. So cute!

 
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leenmachine
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leenmachine (message)  262 posts, Helper bee

SO GORGEOUS! It feels so personal, intimate, and so warm! And that’s just pictures! :)

 
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LatteLove (message)  5,590 posts, Bee Keeper

your flowers are just perfect! I LOVE the wheat accents.
Were you planning to have the yellow in addition to the reds/oranges or in place of?

 
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Mrs. Sea Breeze (message)  972 posts, Busy bee

The wood slice ring platter is beautiful and so unique. Love.

 
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Mrs. Cherry Pie (message)  887 posts, Busy bee

@Mrs. Sea Breeze: Thanks! I was inspired by the birch slices on Muscari Design’s site. I blogged about them and some other options: http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/07/29/ring-pillow/

Ultimately, birch didn’t fit into our scheme (and wasn’t a local tree) so we had asked our officiant, who was also doing our table numbers and some signs, if she could make one. She had her son (the ring bearer) make it for us!

@LatteLove: We were planning to have yellow and orange variegated, but I didn’t mind sacrificing the yellow. I think we were also planning to disperse the yellow flowers in the centerpieces and aisle hooks too, but we had extra flowers in the end anyway. :)

 
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Miss Cherry Pie, Seattle/Polebridge, Montana Age and Occupation: 25, Marketing Communications Specialist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Nurse Practitioner Engagement Date: August 26, 2006 Wedding Date: September 2008 Blogging Since: April 1, 2008 Venue: A tiny town just outside of Glacier National Park About Me: I think of life as a journey and I love the places it's taking me! I went to school to study Magazine Journalism, ended up with a second major in Japanese language, and now work at a company that makes software for libraries. I love writing, computers, photography, and the great outdoors. I spend most of my time playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band or geeking out online with Mr. Cherry Pie. I'm happiest when I'm on the road, especially traveling abroad, or just nesting quietly at home with my sweetie, who is a fabulous cook and bakes a delicious rendition of a certain cherry-filled dessert!

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