My friends Jen and Jim decided to have their wedding in the Winter, real Winter. By “real Winter” I mean the middle of February, on a mountain in Stowe, VT. If you know them it will all make sense.
When Jen told me where an when her wedding was going to be I thought she was crazy. Well, actually knew that she was crazy before then and had much supporting information to that effect. I just didn’t think that she was crazy enough to have her wedding on top of a mountain. She was. This was a small wedding and about 35 people watched Jen and Jim exchange their vows, take their gloves off and change rings. Now all of us took the gondola up the mountain and a few decided to sky down, including the bride and groom, in their traditional wedding attire (that would be a white dress and a tux for those who aren’t getting the cue). At least her dress matched. Following, the reception was at the Trapp Family Lodge (think “The Sound of Music”) and had Jen’s hand all over it.
I’ve been to my share of weddings, some where more traditional than others, but all of them suited the bride and the groom in some fashion. I’ve found the ones that I enjoyed the most show something unique about the couple. For example, my friends Dan and Beth went off in a canoe and the attendees threw fish food. Another wedding I went to was Pagan and the wedding party wore all Renaissance grab (guests were encouraged to participate). Both of those were outside weddings, but in the Summer. Take a memo, Summer, reasonable, Winter, crazy.
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