Our daughter Valérie got married, and despite our limited resources, it was a beautiful wedding.
For the reception, I bought some dark brown tablecloths on
Craigslist. Then, I bought some vintage china from varied places, such as auctions or the
Goodwill outlet, and these plates were set mixed up on the tables, so that it looked classic yet informal. The flower bouquet centerpieces, in yellows, reds and browns came from the
Costco in Hillsboro which has a large floral department. Simple decorations in the church's Cultural Hall: brown and gold ribbons attached to the wall sconces. To finish it off, we had potted trees and shrubs in various places around the room and on the stage, all wrapped in metallic gold gift wrap with red ribbons and bows. But best of all, Valérie's dress came from my personal collection of vintage wedding dresses, a $3.00 purchase.
The food served was cold cuts and sandwich makings, and delicious hot food from
Café Yumm. The cake came from
Beaverton Bakery, an old-fashioned 2-tiered beauty, which despite arriving damaged was delicious nevertheless; as the damage was discovered when the box was opened, a replacement cake with simpler decorating was dispatched immediately... but that one also arrived damaged... Well, this with the bride's bouquet accidentally scheduled for a day later, -quick recovery on the part of
New Seasons in Lake Oswego-, were the unpredictable moments of the day. With the extra cake, and everyone at the reception fed to satiety, there was an entire sheet cake from
Costco left... which I took downtown and gave away in the Homeless section of the
Occupy Portland camp.
But what mattered was how much in love with each other Valérie and Patrick looked...
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Patrick (with bandage!) and Valérie
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