The Reception

The reception was held at the Cobra Cafe on the museumplein in Amsterdam. It was again... gorgeous! It was a real party. My feet were killing me by the end of the night.

The Ceremony!

It all happened in the gorgeous Vondelkerk! It was such a beautiful location and, to be honest, we could not have asked for a more lovely ceremony. It was all we wanted and so much more.
Here are a few photos of the lovely celebration.

For those of you who are not Dutch... the Dutch ceremony is much like your normal church service. The bride enters, the pastor welcomes everyone, there is some praise and worship, a sermon, and after all that, you have the vows and typical "wedding" things!

The Photo Shoot

Here are the pictures from the photo shoot. I was finally able to get them up here! We were late and I was a bit stressed. We didn't have so much time, but I do believe that Rachell did a fabulous job!

Enjoy!

Preparation

On the day of the Church ceremony all the women gathered together to do hair and make-up.It was a lot of fun! Nothing like 10 women in one room! Here are some pictures of the process.

Civil Ceremony

At one o'clock in the afternoon on the twenty-first of August we made it legal! It was a really nice service. The woman who did it really did a good job. Beforehand she had asked us to each write our story and a few things we loved about the other, plus the reasons we had picked our witnesses to be our witnesses. She took our stories and intermixed them and then also told us what the other had written about us. That in and of itself made it very special.

It was a small affair. Just immediate family and closest friends. Lanae wore her grandmother's wedding dress which was also a little something special for her. Afterwards, we all ad a bit of cake and coffee at a bakery at the Westergasfabriek.

Here are some photos of the day. You can click through the slide show or click on the actual photo to be sent to the host site and view the slideshow full-screen.

Welcome to Blogville

Well, we've arrived. We have a blog to share! Now, ain't that cute?
Anyway, we'll be posting life's little adventures on here, so be sure to check back every so often!

Later!