Saturday, October 05, 2024

Katrina and Jason’s Wedding

 Welcome Dinner at the Firehouse Museum

Jason and Katrina’s wedding celebration is our big activity for the entire weekend! Jason is Len’s nephew — his family have lived in this area of Michigan all his life, so we’re all very close. After ten years of being together, including having a house and Lilikoi the dog, Katrina and Jason decided to make their relationship official. Friday night was a pre-wedding “Welcome” dinner.

At the historic Michigan Firehouse Museum:
 Jason and Katrina’s party for friends and relatives coming to the wedding.



Lots of guests brought their kids, who loved the old fire engines.
(I loved them too).

Wedding Strudel

Carol, Jason’s mother, baked strudel for all the guests to take home. She said that fussing with the gift boxes was more trouble than baking the strudel. We loved every bite.

Wedding Ceremony at a Brew Pub Restaurant that’s in a Former Church


As guests arrived, Jason’s friend Mark played Bach suites
on the cello.


The ceremony was performed by Jason & Katrina’s old friend Diane, Mark’s wife.



Drinks on the Patio of the Restaurant



Dinner, Speeches, Toasts, and Dancing







Inside the brew pub that was once a church: the creation of beer.

Photos and blog post © 2024 mae sander


27 comments:

Marg said...

Congratulations to the happy couple!!

The museum looks like a fun setting for the welcome dinner!

eileeninmd said...

The wedding looks beautiful, what a neat venue!
The gift boxes with the strudel are cute.
Have a great week!

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

All the elements of this lovely wedding---the locations, the officiant, the streudel---are wonderful. It sounds like just the sort of wedding I would enjoy attending.

David M. Gascoigne, said...

May they continue to enjoy great happiness.

Nicky said...

Aw, that looks like a lovely event!

Yvonne said...

Congrats! Such nice pictures. Looks like a beautiful event.

Story Time said...

Looks like a wonderful occasion! Give my best wishes to Jason and Katrina.

My name is Erika. said...

That looks like such a lovely event. Did they step on the glass and break it? I think that is such a wonderful thing to do, along with a wonderful story to go with it. And nice museum too. I bet you had fun. hugs-Erika

Jenn Jilks said...

What a beautiful dress!
That chandelier, too. I have one with a modest 5 antlers on it...

Emma at Words And Peace / France Book Tours said...

This museum looks like a cool place for a celebration!

Penelope Notes said...

What a beautiful couple! I wish them every happiness in the world!

Literary Feline said...

What a beautiful wedding and I love the idea of having a party at the museum. It sounds like a wonderful time! I hope you have a great week, Mae!

Rachel @Waves of Fiction said...

What a wonderful celebration and unique setting! I love it!

R's Rue said...

Congratulations to the happy couple.
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My name is Erika. said...

Have a great T day Mae.

My name is Erika. said...

Just saw your comment Mae, and I know exactly what you mean about long lists. :)

Mae Travels said...

The following comment is from Elizabeth at Altered Book Lover. She sent it via email because she is having trouble with the comment feature in Blogger.

Hi Mae,

Here is the comment that woudn't publish:

The happy couple picked two very impressive venues. The Michigan
Firehouse Museum looks like a great place to hold the pre-wedding
dinner. Kids young and old love fire engines. A great place for the
children to let off steam.

Another great venue was the church turned into a Brew Pub Restaurant.
You certainly gave us lots of drinks and a beautiful wedding. They
certainly look happy and, after seeing all that food, I am starving.
Thanks for sharing these two venues with us for T this week, dear Mae.

Hugs,

E ( https://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/ )

Cloudia said...

What a beautiful, hopeful event! Thank you for inviting us. Now a brew pub church is something I could get behind! Aloha!

Linda said...

Great venues! Excellent photo story.

Iris Flavia said...

To the happy couple! Took us 19 years to get married, too :-)

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

Looks like a beautiful wedding! What a lovely touch that the mother of the bride baked homemade strudel for each guest. Her presentation was beautiful too. Congrats to the family.

Lisca said...

Congratulations and my best wishes for the future to Jason and Katrina! They look a lovely couple. The venues are really special. Each with a touch of different.
Happy T-Day,
Lisca

pearshapedcrafting said...

Two great venues! The museum looks like fun! Happy T Day, Chrisx

Let's Art Journal said...

Such a fabulous venue and the wedding must have been wonderful, everyone looks so happy😊. Sending you Happy T Day wishes! Hugs, Jo x

CJ Kennedy said...

What cool venues for the rehearsal dinner and wedding. Best wishes to the happy couple. Happy T Day

Jinjer-The Intrepid Angeleno said...

GREAT wedding locations and what a beautiful bride.

Debbie said...

what a nice looking firhouse, it is so nice the the men to have a special day devoted to them!! what a great place for a wedding and reception. we have a restaurant that did the same thing and it is gorgeous!! congrats to the happy couple!!