Carol and Steve Hitched

Late afternoon on June 28 vans lined up at the hotel to ferry those who chose not to drive to the wedding site. Steve gives last minute instructions to drivers.
Ann made the wedding cake and had gotten it the 165 miles to Flagstaff in one piece. Now she clutched precious cargo as the van careened over the rough forest road.
At the site on the beautiful Hart Prairie, guests milled and enjoyed h'ordeurves awaiting the event.
When the time was near, wedding goers strolled through the Aspen trees into the meadow to view the ceremony.
From the distance, the bride approached escorted by her brother James.

From vows they wrote, Steve and Carol pledged the rest of their lives to each other. Professional photographers shot the newlyweds while I shot photos of the professional photographers shooting the newly weds.
After the ceremony, there's nothing like a game of croquet to start your married life. It didn't last long. I think the balls were lost in the tall grass.
Ann's wedding cake weathered the trip well and looked stunning decked out in native flowers
In the not too distant past, Steve and Carol toyed with idea of a pirate wedding theme. They even went to Mexico to look for a pirate ship. The pirate wedding never materialized but Aunt Linda just happened to have some pirate hats and eye patches with her. I think she carries them with her all the time just in case she needs to board an enemy ship. They came in handy now giving Steve and Carol a taste of the pirate wedding they might have had. Personally, I think this wedding was far better than any pirate wedding could have been and no one risked injury from a hook in the face on the dance floor.
You wouldn't want to run up against these two buccaneers in a boarding party now would you?
The Blue Grass wedding band played into the night.
When the pluckin' and strummin' began, the guests took to the dance floor.
In my opinion (the only one that counts in this blog), of all the weddings I've been to, this was the best. Putting a wedding together in the middle of the forest was a monumental task, but Steve and Carol pulled it off. The ceremony, the food, the band, the location, and the weather couldn't have been better.

Congratulations Steve and Carol