Lindsey called on July 1 to scheduled their July 10 wedding.  I find elopements very romantic and this was to be no exception!  Since it was just going to be Alex, Lindsey and me, I selected one of my favorite private wedding spots, The Meadowbrook Wildlife Sanctuary in Rydal.  I went there several days prior and scoped out just the right clearing for a sweet wedding.   However, Mother Nature chose July 10 for a drenching respite from this summer's ongoing drought and so the wildlife sanctuary wedding was not to be.  Instead I prepared my own private wedding space, tending to it carefully so that it would be sweet and romantic as I waited for the arrival of my guests.  I saw the blue Prius pull up alongside our house and watched as this strikingly beautiful pair emerged from their car in the rain.

I spent a few minutes with them prior to the ceremony.  I turned my satellite radio station to the all love song station.  They told me they met in college over ten years ago and have been together ever since.  They opted for a sweet, low-key wedding deciding that instead of spending their money on the wedding, they would splurge and go to France on their honeymoon.  We may not have been in the bird sanctuary but the setting was lovely and the couple was glowing. 

They exchanged rings that were first blessed in a seashell container.

They are big fans of the Tour de France and always dreamed of seeing it and so they will!