October, my favorite month, has arrived.
The time for the trees to change into their colors of fire...for the leaves to drop like snowflakes as we walk through the woods.
The autumn breezes are breathing cooler air onto us when we step into the outdoors. Chipmunks and squirrels are collecting the acorns and nuts that fall to the ground. Its a very active time in the gardens outside Minstrel Hall.
Not only is October the month of my favorite holiday, Halloween, but I have some incredible news.
I promised you I would tell you if ever Ritchie and I were to walk down the aisle. Well, last weekend, we took those steps. After 19 years together we finally decided to put a halt to our hectic schedules and take some time for us to say those magical vows.
The ceremony was straight out of a fairytale. Simply and amazingly beautiful. We got married at the 1st certified "green" castle... Castle on the Hudson
There was a bit of rain that morning, enough to be good luck , they say. Also enough to form this "heart" puddle which was alluding to the events of that day.
The ceremony was amazing, under an arch of willow wood entwined with crystals, monarch butterflies and white roses...the readings incorporated the beauty of nature and the timelessness of love. The programs brought attention
to all the symbolism we put in to the surroundings and what each of the symbols meant to us...
Then as a finale to the ceremony... we had a dove release! Doves mate for life...And as they took to the sky and found their way home, we walked back to the castle as man and wife with our new celestial themed wedding bands showing that love has no boundaries or limits. It was beautiful.
(c) Candice Night(-Blackmore)
мои поздравления этим замечательным людям, которые делают своей музыкой мою жизнь более радостной!