" Ya know it's changed around The Salt Box," DeeAnn said sitting knitting using her knitter. I mean since we first opened to baking and selling bakery and meals. Then there's the graceofDeesAttic. Al and I have built a warm place to come and relax being ourselves. Eating great food, and freshly made drinks.
DeeAnn had just had a class on knitting using several kinds of knitters. Lots of colorful yarns, in earth colors, a few blush ones and black, and dark brown. She gave out books on how to use your knitter to make socks today. They came out so pretty.
After everyone left for home, DeeAnn, brought out cookbooks to make and bake a wedding cake. Because Jon Miller, and Anna, would become Husband and Wife. In October. Guest list made , food , and refreshments served. The menu includes fried chicken, and sliced Roast Beef. Mashed potatoes, gravy, chicken, and beef flavored. Celery soup, homemade wheat crackers. Green bean casserole, sweet pickled carrots.
Pretty tableware, antique bone china rented from us. Glassware, fluted glasses to drink nonalcoholic champagne. Off-white coffee cups, standard drinking glasses. Everything is so beautiful to look at in awww of a love-filled day.
Memories to beholden to forever like marriage is suppose to be. . Then each table will have a disposable camera to take pictures.
Small candy bars wrapped in white paper printed in black " Jon and Anna " Marriage . Then to replace a Thank You card a nice ink Pen Jon and Anna together forever. Such a nice ink pen it's refillable.
First , what cake flavors? Chocolate and vanilla checked . Then strawberry sheet cakes. Pies: raisin , peach, apple and cherry. For children strawberry cupcakes, frosted white, sprinkled in confetti candies. DeeAnn sat looking at the picture of the things she had chose.
Now for drinks, colas, lemonade, coffee, iced
Water. Iced tea. The napkins matched the table clothes and table runners, light blue with pink over lay of flowers.
Center pieces, tin cans wrapped in tin foil , ferns, tiny sun flowers, roses. Candy dishes four to a long table, pink depression glass , scrolled intricate in hearts . These belonged all to DeeAnn, collecting through out the years . Meant to be used for her store rentals.
Each candy dish held pillow mints in rainbow colors, eliminating peanuts because of allergies. Instead of white chocolate bells, they melted in your mouth well. Some candy dishes held gold-wrapped chocolate coins.
Then after the wedding dinner, a square dance all in the Wedding barn. Which by the way stands alone newly built along with the łibrary. Still smelled of fresh wood and paint.
The table clothes, and tables are left clean, and bowls of popcorn and pretzels with candy corn.
Napkins, plastic cups for drinks. Things
Seemed to fall into place, last thing to choose a wedding dress. DeeAnn felt extremely excited. And couldn't wait to tell All all the details.
More often than not, weddings go fairly as planned. The nice part about it is being so pleasant planning it. Surprisingly guests are looking to see what pretty things the bride has picked out. Often times getting ideas for ones own wedding .
Al took measurements for tuxedos , shoes. They were ordered to be here a week before the wedding. This is a large group to be in the wedding. Al being a photographer by educating himself, college. And takes great pride in his work.
His studio , an old barn office . He's also great at graduation pictures too. Wedding is his top priority.
Today at days end greeted happy because of it all fell into place. Party arrangements made, steady here we go.
Rock steady , to achieve your goals to make a dream come true.
" I think as a young girl she dreams of a perfect wedding day. We are here to give that to her ," Owner of Salt Box Weddings," DeeAnnGorman .
Summer started to come to a close till next year. And The Salt Box Farm geared up for fall preparation to decorate for it. Familiar scenes of pumpkins, gourd's, corn stalks harvested . Either used for food, or decorating. To be able to pleasing your heart by a tasteful pallet, a keen eye to decorate with pleasure.
Those of us able to grow up on a farm , can enjoy every aspect of a growing experience to harvest time. And big wagons full of bright colored cheery pumpkins, and being able to have hands on selling experience. Dispersing them among consumers. Customers are inclined to buy from you on a regular basis because you are good, quality vegetables or fruits.
Anna found the pattern for a special dress of her dreams. One she adored, picturing herself wearing. And DeeAnn in the process delivered a beautiful dress. They both had tears seeing her with it on. Taking pictures to last a lifetime.
Bridesmaids: Olive, Sara,
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