The weather had been beautiful for a week prior to Kade and Taylor’s wedding. Two of our neighbors were graciously providing their yards for the wedding reception. Hundreds of hours had been put into making their landscapes a masterpiece. One yard boasts two waterfalls and a beautiful pond.
One thing in life that is for certain is the weather will usually be ugly when you need it to be good! We woke up Saturday morning to rain, wind and cold temperatures. While the weather was uncomfortable, the rain held off during the time Kade and Taylor entered and exited the temple.
Taylor looked radiant in her dress–a beautiful bride:
The happy couple are so cute together and so in love:
So because of the cold, windy, rainy weather, the wedding reception on Saturday night was moved from our neighbors backyards to our neighborhood church. Inside is a huge cultural hall and the bride’s family did an amazing job transforming it into a beautiful, elegant reception. Everyone forgot they were in a gymnasium–it was the most spectacular reception I’ve ever attended!
Of course at the heart of the reception was this lovely couple:
Every detail was executed with exactness (my pal, Pam Taylor, captured the evening with these photos):
A birdcage housed the cards:
While guests were in line, displays showcased the newlyweds love story:
These fresh flowers were hanging along the path:
In the middle of the room was a huge tent, with this ice sculpture and a salad and fresh fruit buffet:
There was another station that served delicious savory crepes:
There was a “cookie ladder” where the guest could choose from a wide array of cookies (including balls of cookie dough):
The cake was white on white flowers (the inside boasted peanut butter chocolate cake–Kade’s favorite):
Haagen-Dazs ice cream bars were served on big trays to guests. My friend’s son loved these:
There was a water and lemonade station with different types of lemonade such as mint, mango and raspberry:
The guests could help themselves using the little bottles with the blue striped straws.They also had a milk station to go with the cookies.
Perhaps the biggest hit was the HUGE wall that featured generations of wedding couples on both sides of the family.
There were three empty frames on the wall where guests could go behind the wall and pose for the picture. Here’s Collin goofing off with a funny hat. (He was the best man.)
Guests could pick up their polaroid photos from this display:
This frame was on the wall. Do you recognize the couple in the center?
That was almost 23 years ago. And here we are today at the reception:
These favors were given out along with a cute note from Kade and Taylor:
During the formal line part of the reception, a quartet of strings played to set the perfect mood.
After the formal line, there was a DJ who played more contemporary music to set a more jovial mood.
Here is the couple with their first dance:
We also watched “their” movie on a huge screen behind them.
This final sign says it all:
May 26th, 2012 was one of the most magical days I’ve ever had. I’m so happy to have a new daughter and that the day was so perfect.
Here’s to a happy life and forever, Kade and Tay!
Take a moment and leave the happy couple a note. It’ll made their day!
Thanks for sharing in my excitement!
Love, Lisa
Congratulations to all of you. It is way fun to get “new ” family members. Everything looked beautiful. Yes why is it that the weather always does that!
Stacy
What beautiful pictures, story and wedding. Some great ideas along the way! Thanks for sharing Lisa!
Blessings!
What a beautiful wedding. Congratulations to the happy couple.
To Kade and Taylor – best wishes for a beautiful eternity together !
What a beautiful and fun day you had!
from Jeanette in Melbourne Australia
Kade and Taylor, thank you so much for allowing us to share in your magical day. Everything was picture perfect. We wish you a “forever marriage,” one that transcends through generations of time. There will be times of testing and trials but remember you have a wonderful support system in your exemplary parents, lots of family and friends who love you so much and of course the love of your Heavenly Father. “Here’s to Eternity!”
Love,
Pam and Milt Taylor
Ah, such a beautiful couple and reception! It all looks over the top….gorgeous!! Love the pic of you and Steve. I’ve said it before and I will say it many times again….you are the best parents and your children are a reflection of your love for them. Very blessed!! sniff. sniff.
Congratulations, Kade and Taylor!!! You have a promising life to look forward to!! Keeping Jesus first in your marriage will ensure and lifetime of happiness!! <3 <3 <3
p.s. Now we’re curious to see pics of the beautiful backyards that were transformed for the reception….lol.
Congratulations! May your lives be filled with love and laughter!
Congratulations to the newly married couple!! May you have eternity of happiness and good times together!!
also congratulations to Lisa and your husband for the addition to your family!!! It looks like it was an awesome wedding and thanks so much with sharing it with all of us!!! Love all the ideas that were used at the wedding reception!!!
Congratulations to Kade and Taylor!!! Even though i don’t know you personally, i’ve enjoyed seeing postings about your engagement and marriage on Lisa’s Blog!!! God bless your marriage!!
sorry for the duplicate comments.. i didn’t realize they weren’t posting immediately!!
In the end, nothing really matters except that the bride and groom begin their life TOGETHER. My oldest daughter got married Oct. 8 and it was beautiful, on a much smaller scale and we did it all ourselves. Every detail. She was radiant and her husband was beaming. Her dad and I celebrated our 25th Valentine’s Day Anniversary this year and our family (plus my husband) threw us a surprise vow renewal service. It was one of the most special moments in my life! Congrats to all!
CONGRATULATIONS Kade and Taylor!! Best wishes and blessings for long, prosperous, joyous life togther! Thank you for sharing a little bit of your lifes and very special day with all of us. God Bless you both. Amy
Congratulations to Kade and Taylor, I have loved reading your blog and their story, wishing them both a wonderful future together.
What a beautiful wedding! Congratulations! Taylor’s dress was absolutely classy and beautiful – what a great choice! Congrats Kade and Taylor! May all of your dreams come true..
Lisa – thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures and your special day with us.
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Thanks so much for sharing. The reception looked like a lot of fun. I really liked the cookie ladder.
Love the photo of you and your hubby Lisa. You looked radiant.
Taylor’s dress is soooo beautiful!
Best wishes to the new couple. May your future be blessed with happiness and love.
Congratulations Kade & Taylor!!!!! What a beautiful wedding. Thanks so much for sharing your story! So precious!!
What a gorgeous couple!!! God Bless you on this most special day. Love love love the birdcage and Lovebirds sign!!!! My aunt wrote this great piece of wisdom in my wedding card 17 years ago…..
“Be kind to each other, and the rest is a piece of cake.” Congratulations to all!!
Wow! The attention to detail looks incredible. You must have had a phenomenal day. Everything looked beautiful. Rain on your wedding day is supposed to be good luck – I wish Kade and Taylor many, many blessings. Lisa, you and Steve must be so proud – how blessed you are! Congratulations!
Congratulations to the Happy Couple!! And what a handsome couple at that!
Congratulations Taylor and Kade!!!! Yours was a beautiful wedding. All of those details made it extraordinary. I love your dress Taylor, wow!!!! And the cake was super cute. I wish you both the best, and a happily ever after.
Dear Lisa, thank you for sharing this special moment with us : )
Congrats to the happy couple!! Beautiful wedding!!!
Congratulations Taylor and Kade. What a beautiful wedding. May you have a long and happy marriage.
Kade and Taylor,
Congratulations. Hope your life together is filled with love, happiness, laughter and quality time spent with each other and your families.
Congratulations Kade and Taylor. May you be happy together forever. What a beautiful wedding.
What a wonderful celebration. Congratulations to all the family.
Congratulations. What a wonderful wedding! Everything looked so creative and beautiful.
May you lives together be happy.
So, so BEAUTIFUL… congratulations Kade and Taylor!
With such wonderful and loving families you are both truly blessed for a lifetime of love, joy and happy ever after!
…and remember you only get to do this life once so make each day count by making a memory to cherish.
Congratulations Kade and Taylor coming to you from all the way from Melbourne, Australia. I have loved reading your mum’s blog forever now and I feel like we know you personally. Here’s to a wonderful new start for you both – congratulations!!! I know you have made both your parents very proud.
What a beautiful wedding and a stunning couple! Looks like a magical day. Wishing Mr and Mrs Kade Bearnson many many years of happiness.
Congratulations Kade and Taylor! Wishing you every blessing for the future. Lisa, thank you for letting us share in your life via your blog!
Looks like it was a brilliant wedding. They look so happy
Congrats to them!
Such a beautiful couple…may the Lord Bless you both…!!…. Welcome to the “Beginning of the rest of your lives together”….:)
Congratulations to Kade and Taylor – may god bless your marriage and fill your life with love and laugther.
Thank you for sharing Lisa – such a wonderful day!!
Congratulations to Kade & Taylor!
I don’t know you personally but have watched Kade grow up through Lisa’s blog. Taylor you looked absolutely stunning! 
Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness.
Thank you so much for sharing your story w/us, your life and family is beautiful! You are all truly blessed.
Beautiful bride & groom, beautiful decorations, beautiful food, beautiful everything! Congratulations to all and again, thanks for sharing!
Kade and Taylor,
Congratulations! What a beautiful family you are apart of! Cherish it always!
I have enjoyed the fairytale journey of Taylor & Kade. I wish them happiness!
It was a beautiful wedding and everyone looked wonderful!
Thanks for sharing your special day with us.
Best wishes to Kade and Taylor! Your wedding looked absolutely glorious and you two are such a beautiful couple blessed with wonderful family and friends! Have a fantastic honeymoon!!
Dear Lisa, You are so blessed to have such a wonderful family. Thank you for sharing Taylor and Kade’s special wedding day. Blessings! Sincerely, Colleen Rossi
WOW..these two are beautiful people. Ahhhh to be young and in love. The food, the decor, the bride and groom, the Mom and Dad EVERYTHING just beautiful!!! Priceless!!!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!! May your marriage BE a eternity!
Congratulations to Kade and Taylor. Wishing you a lifetime of happiness! The wedding looked beautiful and i’m sure that your marriage will be too.
Congratulations! It really looks like you had a perfect day!
Dear Kade and Taylor, Congrats on your beautiful day! Kade I have “watched” you grow up through your mom’s scrapbook pages, it feels as if you all are part of my family. I wish you both a wonderful life and many happy memories
Looks like you had a beautiful, fairy tale wedding! Congratulations and all the best in the future!
WOW! That pretty much says it all. so happy for all of you.
What a beautiful wedding for an even more beautiful couple! May the Lord richly bless your marriage and give Lisa LOTS of grandbabies =)
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing this beautiful story and photos
PS lets see some photos of those yards—sounds heavenly
Beautiful kids starting a new life. We are so happy for all!
Looks like a lovely, romantic day.
Congrats
Julie
Gorgeous wedding! Just wondering- did the bride and groom go for 2 years without seeing each other while Kade was on his mission trip? Did Taylor go on a trip also? Congratulations to all!
Congratulations Kade and Taylor – what an incredible wedding, every detail was perfection and you make a stunning couple! So happy for you both.
Dear Kade and Taylor, Thank you for sharing your beautiful wedding with all of us. Your love is so apparent, it shows in every picture. May you remain in love forever and share a life of joy.
Absolutely stunning, all of it! Congratulations to the couple and to your family!
You must feel so blessed.
Beautiful, all of it. Congrats to your whole family Lisa! Just a side note…rain on a wedding day is a sigh of good luck. It rained on my wedding day and it will be twenty years for us in July
awww so sweet!!! Congratulations to the Newlyweds. May you always be as happy as your wedding day
Well, what can we say..thank you Lisa for sharing your beautiful family with us and especially this most
special day for all of you. Kade and Taylor are a beautiful couple and you are definitely blessed to be receiving another “daughter” into your family. These pictures are truly beautiful and I loved her dress.
She looks so beautiful and such a feminine and classy dress. Lisa, you and Steve look wonderful 23 years later. I loved your beautiful dress too. I am so glad you were able to really enjoy this special life event and they look so happy. We will celebrate our 45th anniversary on the 4th of June and sometimes it truly seems like yesterday. I really can’t believe it has been this long. God Bless you all.
Congratulations. What a beautiful wedding and couple. And Lisa I love your dress.
Lisa, what a beautiful wedding. Thank you so much for sharing such an intimate time of your family. What a beautiful couple they make and I pray that their love just grows and matures, they obviously have a wonderful example in you and Steve. Congratulations to your entire family. Enjoy your vacation.
Best wishes to Kade and Tay on a very happy life together.
What a beautiful wedding for a beautiful couple! Congrats and all the best!
Lisa I have to say i am little worried about you for when Konsti leaves.
I have hosted a lot and I am always so down when they leave.
But being a host mom to international students has been an absolute
highlight in my life!
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your day with us. Lovely photos, beautiful dress!
CONGRATULATIONS – what a beautiful wedding day – the pictures are awesome – taylor’s gown was gorgeous – and the groom looked very handsome – and what a great looking couple are the mother and father of the groom —
congratulations to you all —
My dad always said that marriage isn’t 50/50, but rather BOTH people have to give 100% …Give each other your all, now and always. Best Wishes to you, Taylor and Kade!!!
Congratulations Kade and Tay on your wedding! What a beautiful day and tribute to you both.
what a BEAUTIFUL day! congrats you two!! Don’t sweat the small stuff!
Congrats! What a beautiful couple. I am so happy for you. Hugs. Lisa you look beautiful in your outfit! Hugs
Congratulations Kade and Taylor! What a beautiful wedding. You all look gorgeous and the photos are absolutely amazing. Love all the attention to the details. So fun! Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness….I had the same weather on my wedding day too!
Congratulations to all of you. Thank you for sharing the lovely photos – I especially loved the happiness on the faces of the bride and groom. Such joy! I remember my own wedding day with equal excitement, and we’ll soon celebrate 23 years. So enjoy your days and years together, and make each day special.
Congratulations – what a beautiful couple! Wishing you a happy forever!!!
Congrats to the happy new married beautiful couple!!! congrats to you all on getting a larger family.. Thanks for sharing your pictures. Its so much fun to see your exciting News . Thanks again. Beautiful …
Lisa, you looked absolutely beautiful as the mother-of-the-groom and the bride looked breathtaking! I’ve never seen a more well thought out and elegant reception. What a blessing to be welcoming such a lovely young lady into your lives forever. Congratulations to all of you!!!
Lori
Columbus, OH
Hello Lisa, congratulations for your sons wedding! That must be exciting but also filled with alot of memories when he was young and your boy instead of a married men. How time flies. Regards, Inge
Congratulations guys…you looked like you had such a wonderful day and had some amazing ideas for your reception..hope you don’t mind but may borrow a few of them hehe…have a great life together
The reason why it is good luck to have it rain on your wedding day is because a wet knot is tighter. So when they tied the knot, it will last.
That goes without saying, though. Congratulations to the beautiful couple! They have great examples of marriage to go by.
Congratulations to the happy couple! Congratulations to you Lisa! Such cherished memories thank you for sharing them!:)
~Vanessa W
a fan of yours:)
Lisa, Thanks for sharing all the details. That’s what I enjoy. I loved looking at the beautiful photos of the happy couple and the food, decorations, etc. Loved it all!
Congratulations to Kade and Taylor.
Congratulations to Kade and Taylor! Everything looks beautiful. Best wishes to both of you for many happy years to come. Thanks for sharing the photos with us Lisa.
I haven’t read your blog in awhile, but caught up on everything today. Best wishes to the newlyweds, I hope you have many happy years together, life is hard sometimes, but if you support each other and remember to treat each other with love and respect, you’ll always have a best friend!
Blessings to the bride and groom for a wonderful life together! The bride looked gorgeous. The wedding looked like it was a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing your pictures with us.
Congrats to the happy ( beautiful ) couple!
Congratulations! Everything and everyone look simply gorgeous! Best wishes~!
Would she be willing to sell her wedding dress? I know someone who is looking for a modest wedding dress. If not…do you know where she bought it?