This past weekend, Kristy and Judsen exchanged vows in the gazebo of the beautiful Richardson Woman’s Club.
Located on the edge of the Sherrill Park Golf Course, the woman’s club property contains several buildings, including the original house plus an event facility and a gazebo, all of which are on a hill overlooking the course.The approximate 20 minute ceremony included a unique element called “handfasting”, a Celtic tradition that probably dates
back 1200 years or more. During this part of the ceremony, the couple's hands (palms up, hers resting in his) are bound together by a cord or ribbon in a love knot. Popular belief says that this is where the get the term “tying the knot”. At any wedding ceremony or reception, one thing that can make or break the atmosphere is the DJ. In this case, DJ Lori Jackson of Melodies & Memories Entertainment handled both the
ceremony music as well as music & Emcee duties for the reception. The ceremony music had some of us puzzled at first—have you ever heard a song you like but you can’t quite place what it is and where it came from? That was the case at this ceremony as the music was string quartet versions of popular songs (such as Eric Clapton’s “Wonderful Tonight” and others. Lori knew lots of detail about the music and advised me to check out the Vitamin String Quartet. A good DJ can absolutely add to your reception and help control the pace of the party. The fact that Lori gets it done with large doses of personality is icing on the cake. I appreciate photographer Harry Harjabrata of Harry Photo for sending me the pictures taken during the ceremony & reception. One picture I didn't receive yet shows me beside the groom, who stands 6’ 7”. Fortunately, they let me stand on the steps of the gazebo so I could almost look him in the eye :)
Blessings,
Ken
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