Cocktail Hour and a Clown...

After our walk up the marketplace from the church to our reception, all our guests were greeted by Amaretto Sours. Our cocktail hour was held outside on the patio in front of the restaurant. Our guitarist, Brendan Burns, was there to set the mood playing wonderful jazz standards and people really began to enjoy the party.


Mr. Onion and I steal a quick kiss as we enjoy our drink.


Mr. Onion's best friend/GM with my mom. They have known each other for almost 15 years since he began volunteering for her non-profit. He still volunteers his time each summer.


Here he is again taking some photos downstairs while Daria and Andy were upstairs capturing the tables, flowers, favors etc.


MIL Onion enjoying herself. Isn't she lovely??


Mr. Onion smiles for a photo with our friend from Curacao (left) and his brother (right). They were the life of the party!


Guests enjoying the weather and each other's company.


Me with my "aunt" -- she and her husband have been friends with my parents for 35+ years and have always been like family to me.


Look how relaxed and happy I was! I felt like this all day.


Another one of our "photographers." We have so many loved ones who are avid photographers and they all brought their cameras! We were blessed to have so many different perspectives from the day.


My mother had pearl clips made to match her earrings and necklace. I thought she looked very classy.


The day of our wedding their was a Market Festival in the center of Burlington and so we headed down the block for a few minutes to watch a clown and our photographer followed us.



He asked for some audience participation and this cute little boy volunteered.


We were dying laughing he was so funny.


I didn't realize it until we got down there, but my mother had brought our flower girl down to see the show too. Her expression is priceless!


I love the urban feeling and the energy of these photos.


Look to the left and you'll see our videographer, Wes Jones.


One of my BM's came to tell us it was time to head upstairs for the reception. Look how sweet -- our flower girl was running up behind us. Again, I didn't realize until I saw this photo.

Next up...our first dance and the reception begins.

Photos: Daria Bishop Photography
All flowers: Fresh Floral Design Studio
Location: Adrianas Restaurant, and the Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, VT
My Dress: Romona Keveza from Mark Ingram's Bridal Atelier
My Shoes: Cynthia Rowley Trilogy
Mr. Onion's suit: Alan David Custom
GM Suits: Dante Zellar, NYC

Product of the Day

Sugar Lip Treatment by Fresh is one of my favorite skin care products. I was first introduced to Fresh from their perfume (which I wore on my wedding day). Some girls wear many different perfumes -- I wear one every day, and that is Fresh Sugar.


Then I saw they had a Sugar Body Scrub and I was so excited.

Here is a description from the Fresh website:
-- features precious evening primrose, sweet almond, apricot kernel and jojoba oils
-- therapeutic extracts include anti-inflammatory arnica and calendula, stimulating ginseng and peppermint and calming passionflower and white lily
-- balancing array of citrus oils brighten and tone skin and add an aromatherapeutic dimension

It is a little more money that I'd want to spend on myself and with all the wedding expenses I passed it up. Yesterday I got together with one of my bridesmaids who surprised me with a gift of Sugar Body Scrub! I can't wait to use it and I'll be sure to report back. I'm sure this would make a lovely addition to a bridesmaid gift or as a shower host thank you.


You can even get it in "on the go" sizes as a more cost effective shower favor, or to add to bridesmaid gifts!

I know that Sephora carries many of their products, and you can also visit a Fresh store in NYC, Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco etc., or go to the Fresh website.

What are your "must have" treatments?

The Walk Up The Marketplace

After we had a little time with our friends and family outside the church, we led a processional of all our guests up the Church Street Marketplace. Fun fact: downtown Burlington, VT was designed by the same people who designed downtown Boulder, CO (known as Pearl Street Mall).









You can see video footage of the walk up the marketplace taken by a friend in a previous post. It was actually less than 400 feet from the church to the restaurant!


At the end of our short stroll we arrived at our reception location.


We had our cocktail hour downstairs on their "patio" and then moved upstairs for our dinner reception.


In the center of the patio was a table for our wish bowl and card box. We also rested the bridesmaid's bouquets and my bouquet on the table which added to the decor. Does the galvanized tin full of white tulips and purple tissue paper look familiar? Yup, those were our pew decorations from the ceremony!


I printed a tent card (placed flat so it didn't blow away) with one of our lovely Creative Montage monograms explaining the wish bowl inviting guests to write a note, wish, memory or thought for us and to place it in the bowl.


This lovely card box which I purchased for under $10 at a home goods store now holds all our wedding memories -- a few of our invitations, programs, CD's with photos, our video DVD, wish cards etc.


A sample of the yummy cocktail hour food I ate hardly any of as there was so much going on! I did have one piece of this chicken though.


Early on during our cocktail hour our wonderful florist, Dana Barrow, who runs her own company, scooted by with a box of flowers that she had picked up from the church and was bringing upstairs to finish the reception tables (all of our ceremony flowers were used again at the reception -- great money saver if you can manage it)!


We were so thrilled to run into her and ran upstairs with her to see the reception space all set up.


We had a few moments to chat with her and thank her for all her hard work. I would HIGHLY recommend all couples take a few moments to look at their reception space before everyone else enters so you can really take in all your hard work. Once people start arriving you won't have a chance to really take this all in.

Next time...back to the cocktail hour and a clown juggling swords!

Photos: Daria Bishop Photography
All flowers: Fresh Floral Design Studio
Location: Adrianas Restaurant, Burlington, VT
My Dress: Romona Keveza from Mark Ingram's Bridal Atelier
My Shoes: Cynthia Rowley Trilogy
My Veil: Two tier elbow length from Rose's Bridal, NYC
Mr. Onion's suit: Alan David Custom
Monograms: Creative Montage