Almost exactly a year ago I met Tara and Seth to plan their wedding ceremony. Seth is Jewish, Tara Christian and they wanted traditional wedding customs of both faiths in their ceremony including some Hebrew words. Andrew Weiss canted the beautiful Hebrew words in the ceremony for us. And the weather, aside from being quite breezy, was gorgeous in spite of all the unpredictable weather we have been having in NC lately. The wedding was March 22, 2014 at the Jasmine Courtyard at Brier Creek Country Club. You can see the wind blowing the drapes and the tablecloth in the photo below taken before the ceremony.
The Unity Candle set up, wine and glass and glass to break are in place on the table under the pergola.
Mews Designs was the florist and had these pretty little suspended jars of flowers gracing the aisle. The altar was decorated simply and elegantly with Boston ferns and two pedestals. Simplicity is always refreshing!
Tara and her sister, Kelley, who was also her Maid of Honor. Love the black and white with the pop of red!
In the ballroom, the tables and chairs and our DJ, Mel Manning, were set up and ready. Our photographer was Joe Payne. Videoing the wedding was Olde Road Pictures Videography.
Simply Cakes had just delivered and set up this stunning wedding cake.
Time to get lined up! This is Terri, mother of the bride waiting for her escort, Nicholas, to return to escort her in. Shelly Keeter was our excellent wedding director for this wedding in addition to being the event manager for the club. Seth and Tara contracted with her to be their wedding director in addition to her other responsibilities and everything flowed smoothly along! Thanks, Shelly!
Seth and his best man, Nick, were feeling fine and ready to go! I wish I knew what was so funny!
Andrew and I led the way for the groom and groomsmen to enter.
Our ring bearer, William, and flower girl, Maddie, were next in and did a super job! Tara and her father, Tom, look cool as cucumbers as they wait for the bride's grand entrance!
And here they come!
The ceremony began with "Shalom aleychem!" Welcome, everyone!
Everyone's head is bowed for the opening prayer.
The Seven Blessings were spoken before the couple shared the wine.
Tara went first.
Then Seth, who would traditionally finish off the rest. (I had originally intended to pour the wine Shelly put on the table into a special glass the couple brought for the wine but their glass was too fragile to withstand the wind. Consequently there was more wine than usual in the more substantial glass and I could tell Seth was debating in his head whether to drink it all or not! That's is what is tickling Tara!)
They had written secret vows to each other that they read from my book.
They exchange rings......
To close we had a Prayer based on First Corinthians, then Andrew did a perfect job canting Shehecheyano, A Special Prayer, from the Jewish tradition.
The pronouncement of marriage was next but they could not kiss until....
Seth broke the glass and we all shouted Mazeltov!
Tara really laid one on Seth!!
And another!
Now tell me, doesn't Seth look like he is reeling here? It must have been that kiss!
Okay, he's back to the moment and so happy!
The wedding party and parents followed......then off to the reception for the guests!
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