Three-wedding weekend, part 3

Part 3: The third wedding of the August 20-21 weekend was picture-perfect. I drove my banged-up truck to Rochester, Minnesota, to the historic Plummer House. It's a beautiful, Tudor-style mansion that was the residence of one of the Mayo Clinic partners and founders, and is now a center for the arts that's also open to private functions.

Trusty groomsmen helped me take the harp 

down these winding stone steps to the garden.

(Good thing I didn't bring the concert harp!)

The wedding ceremony took place

in the lower garden between two fountains.

It was definitely "In A Garden Green," as the music says.

(And yes, I navigated those steps in cute shoes.

Did some aerating of the lawn with them, too...)

After the ceremony, during which the brave and talented bride sang a song to her groom, it was back up those steps to the balcony of the house to play for the cocktail hour and dinner. The wedding was small and intimate, with just a few close friends and family. 

The bride and her 'maids enjoyed their appetizers

to the sound of harp music.

I played as the sun set and the guests toasted

and laughter and love filled the air.

A beautiful ending to a busy weekend.