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The big day

It went beautifully. The weather was amazing, the bride only flubbed her vows a little (and only the groom knew it). We had wonderful guests, a lovely lunch, and a good time was had by all.

A Piece of Cake

So we went back to Ogunquit last Saturday, and within about 2 hours of hitting town we had:

1. Ordered two cakes for the lunch. Lemon coconut cake, not "wedding" cake- but what we like and judging by the goodies we took home from the same bakery, it'll be great.

2. Met the florist, who I had spoken to on the phone a few weeks ago. She showed us the flowers she planned to use for my bouquet, and I think she'll do a great job.

3. Had lunch at the restaurant where we will go after the ceremony, and talked to one of the owners. He showed us a nice sunny room where we will be out of the mainstream, and said we would be able to stay as long as we like.

So that's pretty much it. We have to finish the paperwork when we get there on the Friday before the wedding. Then Saturday we'll be figuring out how to get flowers & cakes picked up, and everyone transported to the site. Then there will be nothing left to do but enjoy the day. And our life together.

What's done is done

We have clothes, and rings, and a location. We will have flowers. We will have guests. We have a lovely place to stay, overlooking the ocean. We applied for the license.

We have a ceremony, and vows we chose. (We have to rehearse, he says.) We have the officiant.

I still have to decide on a cake. And we have to finalize the restaurant for lunch afterwards. So we'll be going back to Ogunquit this Saturday.

We better have sunshine. Otherwise, we'll have to have umbrellas.

Location, location, location

We took a ride up to Ogunquit last Saturday, to scout out a spot on the Marginal Way for our ceremony. We're going to be staying at The Beachmere and the "wedding lunch" is most likely going to be at The Oarweed, so those are our starting points. From the Oarweed it's about a 10 minute walk, to the memorial stone for all of the people who helped restore the path after the storms in 1991.

From the Beachmere, it's about 7 minutes- and barely a minute beyond the Little Beach lighthouse at Isreal Head Road. If you come in from there, face the ocean and go to your right over the rise, and you're right there.



There's a little clearing with some bushes and pine trees, on the land side of the path- behind bench #11. Plenty of space for us to stand, a little greenery to screen from traffic, and a view of the ocean. It's perfect.

Wedding Plans

I know we said we weren't setting a date yet. But, things change.

We've decided to get married in Ogunquit, Maine on June 23, 2007. I have a co-worker who got married there, and she had brought in her pictures to show in the office a couple of months ago. It just looked perfect- simple, small, beside the ocean in a beautiful location along the Marginal Way, a place we'd been to several times last summer and loved.

So I emailed the Ogunquit Town Clerk about a week ago and asked how the process worked. And we discussed it. Eric has family vacationing in the area at the same time. We're going ahead with it.

It'll be a civil ceremony; family only, very simple. It's not going to be A Wedding- we're just going to get married. And go for lunch afterwards.

So to the family: wear comfortable shoes. You'll need to walk a little to get to the right spot, but we'll try to keep it close to Perkins Cove. And if it rains- wear your slicker and bring an umbrella. There is no Plan B.

Details

For the curious: the ring is a 3-carat oval sapphire with diamond baguettes on the sides, in white gold. I picked it out, but wasn't sure exactly when I would get it. I didn't want a diamond, and this is my birthstone. I had looked at other stones, like amethyst and garnet (his birthstone) and tanzanite, but he wanted a "traditional" precious gem.

Thank you to everyone who's wished us well.