The Reception...

We went home and grabbed a bite to eat then loaded up to go set up the reception. Several lovely ladies had come over and put together all the fruit kabobs for me while we were at the wedding. They looked beautiful! Many thanks to Linda and Kathryn Hansen, Diane Tuckett, Kelly Laing and Amy Hintze. Couldn't have done it without them! The kabobs looked so beautiful on the trays, I wish we had taken a picture before so many had been taken off the trays! We had meatballs, bowls of strawberries and bananas (cut in half) PBJ kabobs for the kids, and Kristen's Brazilian friend made some cheesy Brazilian bread that Kristen loves (I don't think they even show up in the picture)and these yummy Brazilian chocolate treats that were to die for! I have to get the recipe! The food was beautiful AND delicious! We had a S'mores bar because Kristen really wanted one. She said sometimes people at receptions get bored and how fun would it be to make a s'more! Even though it was quite warm, we kept ice in trays under the chocolates and it was all wonderful. Eric and Randa supervised that area for us. We just had coals in little terra cotta pots. It worked pretty good. 

We appreciate all the people who helped us set up and who manned stations for us all evening. The cake turned out beautiful. We bought a plain cake from Sam's Club and Britani put the flowers on it for us (since Shawna was out of town!) We did fairy lights and hydrangeas in the lanterns on the tables and everything looked so lovely in purple and blue. Those were my wedding colors by the way...a huge shout out to Raemi Stanworth who helped hem all the squares to go under the lanterns! I would never have finished them by myself! The reception was in the yard of one of Kristen's cousins. Everything was so pretty and green. It was the perfect back drop for a reception! I think Joel and Kristen were pleased. I was sad they didn't have a chance to sit down and eat though...I don't think they got ANY of the food! More pictures to come...