Angie and Ben had a "labor of love" wedding, the kind of wedding where a community of friends and family come out to help out with the decorations, the food, and the flowers.  It was a blessing.  Their wedding was a celebration of lifelong friendships and connections because friendship is a big deal. Because Angie and Ben are a big deal.  They have such kind and gentle spirits. They are givers.  They laugh and smile with ease.  They welcome people into their homes with such graciousness and warmth.  It is easy to see why people travel far to celebrate, to embrace, to rejoice, to shout to the heavens that these two are getting married.

 

Angie and Ben are a big deal.  They are farmers.  Their food and flowers were gathered from the farm they worked on or from other local farms in Vermont.  I love that about them! They understand sustainability and working off the land that you got.  This may seem old school to some people, but I whole-heartily believe that this is the way it is suppose to be.  Their wedding was as green as you could get.  Their day was not meant to follow a strict timeline or include any "traditions" that had little meaning to their relationship.  Matt and I were finally spared from the "Single Ladies" crazed that has hit most wedding.  Angie and Ben saw each other before the wedding, and they were so cute dressing each other in their wedding attire.  It was very simple, yet very real.

I love their wedding because it took us out of the ordinary and landed us in Vermont.  Vermont is just so beautiful.  I don't have words to describe how in love I am with a place that just tugs at my heart. The sky, the trees, the creeks, the air! I only had four days in Vermont and I want to go back.  

I know that years from now when someone randomly mentions Vermont, I'll think back to Angie and Ben because they are the real deal.