They Got Tied at the Hitchin Post (& a couple other things)

The past weekend another favorite cousin of mine got married. Z married the girl of his dreams P.

The ceremony was held in their back yard. The alter represents a hitching post, with hay bales for seating the wedding guests.

P & her Dad rode up to the ceremonial area on horseback. Yes, horseback.

It was a very simple but beautiful ceremony with the guys wearing khakis, white shirts & suspenders & the girls in simple dresses in various colors. P's little 3 year old daughter & Z's 7 year old step son also participated. Brother Jimmy married them. He performs most weddings & funerals for my family so he repeats himself a bit, which is ok. After announcing the couple husband & wife he always states "Now you can kiss your bride like your mama ain't watching".

At the end of the service the bride & groom rode off on horseback, into the sunset.

It was a lovely weekend with this obviously being the highlight.

In other news, the property got mowed & we actually fished from the boat on Sunday, catching our dinner for the night. Fried bass, coleslaw & broccoli salad, along with hush puppies made for a fine meal that the in-laws came over & shared.

I caught the big one & the little one!

And lastly, my niece got a new puppy. A silver lab. Isn't she precious?

Sadie