Jenny & Jef's Wedding

Jenny & Jef were married on September 10th in the beautiful Carmel Valley, California. It was a gorgeous day... and the wedding was perfect.

Their good friend Tanja performed the marriage ceremony: it was sweet, sentimental, & funny :). Jenny & Jef wrote their own vows which, like Tanja's ceremony were also very intimate to the couple, but with a little humor. One of Jenny's creative vows went something like this... "I promise when it's been cloudy for 60 days and there is no swell, I will let you run away to the mountains to get your fix" :). (For those who don't know, Jef REALLY loves to surf, kayak, rock climb, trail run, etc.)

Brielle was the flower girl and John was the ring bearer. They did a pretty good job for a 3 year old & 2 year old. Our "walk down the aisle" started about 25 yards BEHIND the last row of chairs. Brielle did a nice job dropping all her petals; however, she ran out before she got to the people:). John walked on his own until he saw the crowd looking at him... he hesitated for just a few seconds, then Brielle caught up to him, and he started walking again, making it to the front. They stood with me for parts of the ceremony, but they were a little too chatty at times. (sorry, Jenny!)

Photos after the ceremony...

The beautiful couple... Dr. & Mrs. Field!!

SISTERS

Here's Johnny! We had a pink, clip-on tie all ready for this day, however, he wasn't crazy about having the top button done. "Too tight", he kept saying. He still looks just as good without the tie. And the brown Converse shoes were Alexia's idea- so cuuuute.

And beautiful Brielle LOVED LOVED LOVED being the flower girl. She was so proud:). She was protective of her white basket full of petals before the ceremony. She didn't want to lose any. In fact, she saw some rose bushes, and starting plucking more petals off so that she could fill her basket even more.

Jef & Jenny in front of the rustic buildings at Holman Ranch.

In the days before our trip, we told the kids we were going to be gone for 5 days and stay in a hotel. We arrived on a Wednesday night and left Sunday morning. On our last night, we were telling Brielle that we were getting on an airplane the next morning to fly home. She said "No, I am gonna stay for FIVE days!" She thought the trip passed quickly too. :)

Congratulations again, Jenny & Jef! We all had a wonderful time and couldn't be happier for the 2 of you as you begin the rest of your life together. Hooray!