The Phoenixville Foundry Wedding Revisited-Part 1

Recently we received this compliment from one of our unique-to-the-core former brides...
"Exactly 2 years later and I still believe that I have the absolute best wedding pictures ever. Thanks for being amazing." Caroline

and suddenly we realized..."How in the world did we miss blogging her totally amazing wedding!?!?" There is so much to this wedding, that we need to make it a "Two-Parter."

It was an absolutely gorgeous summer day, with a gorgeous bride, at a gorgeous church and a gorgeous venue.  And as if that wasn't enough gorgeousness... throw in bagpipes, joyrides, and of course, animal antlers.  See for yourself after reading the totally enjoyable context from Caroline. 

How did the two of you meet?
The date:  Rob and I met on a blind date.  We decided to go to dinner near where I lived so we met at the bar in the restaurant.  In order to take some of the pressure off, we both decided to wear flip flops and restrict our conversation to punk rock music (it seemed to be even ground for us).  Unfortunately, being a bit nervous with access to a bar is not always the best situation.  We had about 7 pints between us before we even sat down for dinner.  Who knows how much Rob had before I got there!  By the time that dinner rolled around, we weren't even hungry and continued to drink and then ordered port (apparently just because it was offered to us by the waitress).  He found out that I played bagpipes and was sold.  I made a Pony Boy reference and he commented on it - it was love at first pint!  We then went out to the parking lot and made out.  We started in my car, but then had to switch to his because he felt like he needed to be in the actual driver's seat.  Fortunately we made out for approximately forever and the alcohol wore off so we could both drive home.  

How did the proposal happen? 
The proposal:  I ran a half marathon in May of 2009.  The night after the race Rob asked if I wanted to go out for a bit.  No.  Didn't I want to go out to dinner?  No way.  Out for ice cream?  Hell no.  I was trying to explain to him that I couldn't walk back up the stairs to put on pants so he was shit out of luck and had to eat the dinner that I was making.  He then got down on one knee, took the potholder off of my left hand and proposed.  It was terribly romantic - me in front of the stove, his knee in spaghetti sauce, my right hand still in a pot holder, all while wearing fish printed jammie pants from Target.   

Now time to relish in the start of the photos! (We'll leave you hanging on the edge of your seats til tomorrow to see where the animal antlers appear..)

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Magical Garden Wedding: Maria and Rick

Rock n Roll couple at the famous Magic Gardens

The Magic Gardens

Bride and Bridesmaids Hanging out before the wedding.

The Ceremony

North Bowl, Philadelphia is the Place to be - Eric and Rae:

If we were to create a "Top Ten Places to Have Your Wedding Ceremony" list (not a bad idea, actually...), Eric and Rae's venue, North Bowl, Lounge and Lanes would be right up there. This wedding had the personal, special, and classy... yet fun, chill, and crazy vibe all wrapped up in one.  They totally rocked it.
 Insight from the groom:
"We met online so I'm afraid that there is not much of a story there.  Our engagement lasted a year due to financial issues; it was tough with the current economy but we made it happen.  I would say the greatest piece of advice we would give is to stay calm and be sure to make your day exactly how you want it.  The highlight of our wedding day was when we read our vows, we wrote them ourselves and they really made people laugh.  We think that everything about our wedding day represented us as a couple.  Our wedding was very unique, unusual, and full of fun which represents us totally."