This past weekend my husband and I made the trip to North Carolina to attend my sweet big brothers wedding.  It was breathtaking!  My new sister, Katherine, and her mother, Janet, threw the most incredible backyard wedding imaginable!

When I first arrived I noticed that there were  three or four women at Janet and Katherine’s house,  working at all times.  One was arranging flowers, others were laying out table cloths and setting up the photo table.  I was a bridesmaid, and around lunch time one of the ladies effortlessly laid out a table of food for us.  I asked Janet about it later, and she said that her and her girlfriends have a monthly get together at someone’s home.  They all come together and help each other clean house, cook, bake, arrange! I couldn’t believe how Katherine, Janet and her friends put together this incredible hand-made wedding.  It was classier then any NYC wedding planner could do! I envy that kind of friendship, and hope to generate it in my own relationships! It was a beautiful weekend filled with incredible family and friends.  I won’t soon forget it!

This photo is of the tent before the big event! It was a beautiful spring day!

My mother (who is also my best friend!) and I schemed to make ‘grooms favors’ for the rehearsal dinner! I brought 6 dozen cookies from the incredible William Greenberg bakery in NYC. Mom ordered cookie sleeves, doilies, and hand cut paper inserts for this lovely little package! She ordered black and white string, and precious tiny clothes pins. She even hand stamped each tag with the line ‘The Story Begins.’ They were scrumptious, and I think Katherine and JP loved them!

I am incredibly proud of the seating chart we made for the rehearsal dinner. I designed the ‘Perkins P’ and my husband Moti created the chart! My mother found the frame and we had it printed just the right size at Staples!