Weekend in the Woods: Bonfire Time!

Weekend in the Woods: Bonfire Time!

June 15th, 2011 @ 5:03 pm by Mrs. Eggs Benedict
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This was one of the things that I was anticipating the most during our wedding weekend (you know, other than the wedding itself of course!):

One of the places that IslandWood had that we could take advantage of was the Friendship Circle (which I talked about more previously). They built up a huge fire in the middle and had all the necessary supplies for hot chocolate, coffee, and of course, s’mores.

It was pretty cold out there, so we were all bundled up (and some of our smaller guests fell asleep), but for the rest of us the entertainment came in the form of a slideshow from my sister, Co-MOH E, and lots of stories about Mr. EB and me, which caused me to laugh, cry and make just about every facial expression in between.

I liked to dress up a lot as a child. This gave sister and Co-MOH E a LOT of fodder to work with as she put together the slide show!

Best Man W and Mr. EB’s sister and groomswoman B said a few words on behalf of Mr. EB.

My girls, including Co-MOH S, Bridesmaid K and Bridesmaid N, added some of their favorite stories about me.

More of our family and friends told stories, and all of our parents got up to say a few words of welcome and thanks to everyone for coming to celebrate with us. I also got up to say thank you, which I’m so glad I did as I forgot to do it the next night! I wish I could remember some of the stories people told with more clarity, but my memories of the bonfire consist mainly of the feelings that I had that night—love for Mr. EB and our family and friends, and a whole lotta laughter!

Because who doesn’t need a little Captain Morgan at a bonfire?

*Guest photo

And with that, the day before had come to an end and our wedding day was almost here!

*Unless otherwise noted, all photos by the fabulously talented Persimmon Images.

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11 Responses to “Weekend in the Woods: Bonfire Time!”

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Juliabugy (message) 23 posts, Newbee

I LOVE this idea! We’re getting married up in the mountains and we keep saying we want more of a “family reunion” feel than a stuffy old wedding. Looks like a BLAST! How cool you could do a slideshow there too, I’m jealous!!

6/15/11 @ 5:26 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

I love this! That look like it was so wonderful - such an awesome idea.

6/15/11 @ 6:15 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Elephant (message) 6,182 posts, Bee Keeper

This looks so awesome! Having extra time to spend with your guests is so valuable during the wedding weekend.

6/15/11 @ 6:22 pm (reply)

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Miss Snow Cone (message) 1,026 posts, Bumble bee

I absolutely love this idea… and not just because of the s’mores…

6/15/11 @ 8:54 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Trail Mix (message) 6,329 posts, Bee Keeper

OMG, this looks amazing!! We had a bonfire the night before our wedding too but it was nowhere near as organized or official…so fun!

6/15/11 @ 9:04 pm (reply)

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Miss Pony (message) 4,176 posts, Honey bee

I love the bonfire idea and the smores make it even better! So cool EB!

6/15/11 @ 9:14 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

That all looked so sweet. Everyone was just so happy in the photos how could we not feel the love!

6/15/11 @ 10:39 pm (reply)

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Miss Seal (message) 1,179 posts, Bumble bee

Wow, EB…this looks perfect! What a fun way to spend the night before your wedding—telling stories around a fire with your family and friends (with s’mores)! Lovely