Well, it ’bout time I posted this wedding! Tim & Llama were married Dec. 6th, 2008, and I just got so busy around the holidays that I never got around to posting their wedding story! Well, here’s to a little catch-up work during the slow season to keep the blog exciting…
NAMES Llama Taylor (now Temple) and Tim Temple
LIVE IN Salem, OR
OCCUPATIONS She’s a social worker specializing as an Adolescent/Family Therapist and he’s a Commercial Plumber who helped build the new convention center, buildings at U of O and OSU, etc.
NUMBER OF ATTENDEES ?? I don’t even know? I’d guess around 175
NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS Eight bridesmaids and four groomsmen
HOW THEY MET Llama was out with a friend, and so was Tim. The girls spotted the boys first. Llama’s friend made eyes at his friend, the boys came over, and now all four of us are married!
THE ENGAGEMENT Despite growing up in Oregon, neither of us had ever been in a lighthouse. Tim proposed in Yaquina Head Lighthouse in the stinky oil room on our 2 year dating anniversary.
WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM His eyes, his sense of humor, his sincerity, and his life goals
WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER “Just the way you relate to me.”
A DATE THEY’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER On our second date we hated each other. J Llama was too eccentric, with vegetarian pizza and Sundance films, and Tim was impatient and not impressed.
WEDDING THEME Winter night with white lights and candles
WEDDING COLORS Moss green and metallic gold
WEDDING FLOWERS “Spicy” Roses and pussy willows
WEDDING CAKE Cream with a gold ribbon. White with Bavarian cream and chocolate with raspberry.
FAVORITE DETAIL Getting married in the middle of an old, gorgeously restored, barn. Finding and tweaking the Celtic “tying the knot” tradition, and incorporating it into our ceremony.
THE MOST UNEXPECTED ELEMENT When one of the 5 flower girls (Llama’s 2 year old niece) veered left and started sprinkling rose petals over by the bar! J
HOW THE WEDDING WAS DIFFERENT THAN THEY EXPECTED At the last minute we changed the song that we were going to dance to, then wished we wouldn’t have, as our song is “You are the Best Thing” by Ray Lamontagne.
THREE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE WEDDING Personal, memorable, and fun
HONEYMOON DESTINATION Southern Oregon Coast for a week, Sunriver, OR for 2nd week.
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE Green Villa Barn, Independence, OR
PHOTOGRAPHER Artisan Photographics
CATERER Roth’s Catering in West Salem
FLOWERS Forever Florals in Dallas by Penny Parrot
CAKE Roth’s Bakery in West Salem
RINGS Zales and Harry Ritchie’s
GOWN DESIGNER Casablanca and myself, as I had them incorporate two different dress patterns
ACCESSORIES Diamond and blue topaz vintage looking earrings from Macy’s fine jewelry (my something blue from the Groom’s mother)
FORMAL WEAR Mr. Formal
MAKEUP Myself!
HAIR Crystal Diglio, Capello Salon
OFFICIANT Pastor Sue Owen
INVITATIONS Michael’s, myself, and the maid of honor
RENTAL A to Z Party Rentals
HONEYMOON Wildspring Guest Habitat, Port Orford; Adobe Resort, Yachats; Sunriver Resort
PLANNER Ginger Lushenko of Green Villa
But, I have been so happy because of my new mattress! Now if only I could learn how to fall asleep at night as my brain doesn’t seem to have an off switch! So, last night my determination to not lie there awake until 1:00am, I counted down from 100 about 3 times! Every time I imaged the number I was counting and each number look me deeper and darker then the last. Finally I found myself at 3, 2, 1, 0…and then I was just sitting in a little room in my brain. I Imagined there being windows and light sheer curtains, quite pleasent. I sat indian style in the middle of the empty room, and practiced great restrain by not allowing my thoughts to go anywhere else! While sometime in my mental time-out, I found slumber. Ahhh, it was amazing!
