Destination Wedding (Part Two): Who's Who

I thought you might like to know the cast of characters in the destination wedding in Northern Ireland, my recent post.  

Main characters:  The bride Rebecca (my first cousin, twice removed) and the groom Thomas.

Thomas and Rebecca (Photo by Chad Frey.)

Father of the bride:  Kenneth, the Colonel

Father of the bride, Ken.

Mother of the bride:  Robin
Maternal grandmother of the bride:  Joan

Robin the mother of the bride.  Joan the maternal grandmother of the bride.

Maternal grandmother of the bride:  Joan

Joan, the maternal grandmother of the bride. (*Joan had a destination wedding too.  Future blog will cover that.)

Father of the groom:  David

David, the groom's father.

Mother of the groom:  Ann

Ann, the groom's mother.

Maid of honor:  Kate

Kate, the maid of honor. (Photo by James Laker.)

Bridesmaids:  Elizabeth and Emily

Ken with his three daughters.  Bridesmaids Elizabeth on left and Emily on right.

Best Man:  Aidan

Aidan the best man with Thomas. (Photo by James Laker.)

Groomsmen:  Stewart and Eddie

Groomsmen Eddie on left, Stewart (Thomas' brother) in the middle, Aidan, the best man on the right.( Photo by Helen Hillis)

Family of groom:

Thomas with his parents and sibs.  Sister Val on left and Helen on right and brother Stewart.(Photo by Helen Hillis)

Nephew and nieces of Thomas:

The nephew and nieces of Thomas enjoyed the wedding too.

This wedding brought together two wonderful families.  Blessings on the bride and groom for a long and happy life together. It was a fun wedding.
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A Destination Wedding in Northern Ireland

Rebecca and Thomas were married in Northern Ireland.

When Rebecca and Thomas recently were married in Thomas' native Northern Ireland, it was a destination wedding for Rebecca's family (from the US) and what a lovely place for a wedding.  The destination wedding theme was carried out from the invitation (a Northern Ireland "passport" and plane ticket) to the globe that was signed by the wedding guests to the compass received as a favor for the guests at the reception dinner.


The clever invitation to the wedding established a destination wedding "theme".

Instead of signing a guest book, wedding guests signed this globe.

The compass was the favor for each wedding guest.  

The venue, Parkanaur Manor, could not have been more lovely. 

Parkanaur Manor (Photo from their website.)

Because it was a wee bit windy, the ceremony was held indoors.

The wedding arch. (Photo by James Laker.)

Bride and groom at the altar.(Photo by Kate Beiler.)

I thought many of the guests would be wearing fascinators, but I learned that fascinators are usually worn when the wedding is in a church.  At least one guest did wear a beautiful fascinator though.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Glass (Photo by Chad Frey.)

It really was a beautiful wedding and fun reception.  I enjoyed it very much.  The reception will be covered in my next blog.  Stay tuned.