June 8, 2005
Blake and Kristen's Wedding
And now a post from my lovely wife Jody:
Here are some pictures from Blake’s, Phil's brother's,
wedding that took place on Sunday of Memorial weekend.
Phil stood up for him and PJ was the ring bearer.
To celebrate their heritages, the wedding had Scottish
and Irish influences -- Scottish for the name Hunter
(although Phil's family is really more Norwegian than
anything else) and Irish for Kristen’s, the bride's
family, the O'Herron's.
The men in the wedding party wore kilts -- the groom,
Phil, their brother Brett, their friend Scott, the
bride's brother Sean, and PJ. Phil and his brothers wore
the Hunter plaid fabric (tartan), PJ wore the
"Blackwatch" tartan, the bride's brother wore the
ancient Irish plaid called “All Ireland Blue” and
Scott wore the more recent Irish plaid called “Irish National.”
There was a bagpiper who played during the ceremony dressed
in his own national fabric.
The men were also decked out with all of the
accessories too -- including the little "purse-like"
bag called a sporran (Phil doesn’t like me calling it a purse).
Blake and Kristen made PJ a sporran out of a coin purse with a lion’s
face and glued ribbon on it so it could hang around his
waist. They had the little colored flag elastic
things to go around their legs to hold up their socks.
They had a large pin to hold the kilts together at the hemline.
And all (except PJ) had a fake knife tucked
into their socks.
Kristen, the bride (smart, funny and creative—a sewer,
photographer, scrapbooker!!) wore a vintage-looking gown and
her hair was worn in a 40s-inspired “Up-Do”. She had a scarve, made out
of the same Irish national tartan as her brother wore, pinned to her wedding dress.
As you can see from the photos, she carried herself with elegance
and appeared as if she stepped out of a wedding photo from another era.
PJ did a great job of ringbearing given his age. He
did proceed walking by himself while holding onto Phil's
hand. But as you could sort of see in one of the
pictures he appeared as if he wanted to bury his head
in his arm. He was a total Daddy's boy that weekend,
so he didn't sit with me, but wanted to stand up on
the steps with Phil. He was a little distracting
throughout the ceremony as he played the up-down game
-- repeatedly standing up and sitting down on the
steps and laughing. For a while he stood on the step
right below Blake and dinked around. Several people
said afterwards they weren't sure if he was going to
reach up and pull on Blake's kilt. When people
clapped at the end of the ceremony he got a big smile
and clapped too. He probably thought the applause was
for him.
The flower girl was Kristen's niece Miaraed (pronounced
like Parade). She wore a fairy outfit to represent
the whimsy of Irish/Scottish culture. PJ, with his
name of Philip John, the sixth Philip in the Hunter
family, represented the past and future of family (they
had a lot of neat details in the ceremony like this).
Miaraed is adorable and smart way beyond her years. She
was a little girl, but at the same time reminded me of
a wise old woman - one of those people with a very old
soul born into their bodies. She went and sat with
her Grandmother during the service, otherwise I think
she would have performed an interpretive dance
throughout the ceremony with the two roses she was
holding.
That's about it. We had a great time. There was a
brunch afterwards with great food and desserts (including
Scottish shortbread cookies). I am really lucky
with the sister and brother-in-laws I have.
--Jody
PJ's friend Faith loves "Danny Boy" (inside joke) (sorry Bob)
--Philip
And now a bunch o' pics!:
PJ had a special song sung just for him! (He liked the guitar playing - he played better than Dad!)
Why yes that is a flask of Glenfiddich, thank you very much! And yes, it really does make the perfect Father's Day gift...
Boyz in Da Kilts - The Lady's seem to dig it...
and now....here he is...PJ!
Whew! Oh and you can call me sporran a purse all ye want Misses! I can fit a diaper in there...
Posted by hunte046 at June 8, 2005 8:42 PMAw you guys, this is a great post! Thank you for writing it! And thank you for putting up with all of our costuming!! You really looked fantastic. I'm so glad you had a good time.
Posted by: Kristen at June 8, 2005 10:02 PMGreat pix guys. We had a really nice time.
Posted by: EgoWhip at June 9, 2005 10:17 AMStumbled upon this post while looking for wedding sites... Had to comment: it's awesome!
Posted by: wedding dresses gowns at March 30, 2009 12:38 PMCongratulations guys! - You all looked lovely and the wedding venue looked great. I can't resist men in kilts!
Posted by: Wedding Table Centerpieces at August 27, 2009 6:28 AMPS: What a cute little page boy!
Posted by: Wedding Table Centerpieces at August 27, 2009 6:30 AMScottish weddings are awesome. Love the kilts! Looks like you made some great memories on your wedding day.
Posted by: Best Man Wedding Speeches at July 28, 2010 6:07 PMGreat photographs especially of the children. Particularly The little guy in his kilt. i Always a shame when people "ban" kids from weddings, which seems to happen surprisingly often these days.
Posted by: pat-brighton photographer at July 29, 2010 3:46 AMWow! I like Blake's attire. By the way congrats to both of you BLAKE AND KRISTEN. Have a happy life forever...
Posted by: Wedding Photography Brisbane at July 30, 2010 9:47 AMCongrats, the wedding looks beautiful. I am shooting a wedding with kilts next month, I can't wait
Posted by: Wedding Photographers in Nova Scotia at August 5, 2010 6:27 PMCongratulations guys! Love the images and the day looks like a fabulous celebration. Awesome memories to preview in the future. Cheers guys
Posted by: Wedding Photography Sydney at September 14, 2010 10:23 AMKilts! I love it! Congrats to you guys and thanks for posting great pics! I bet the bagpipes were great too... ;)
Posted by: Wedding Photography Toledo at September 23, 2010 1:07 AMAwesome, Congrats guys.. I love your costume.
Posted by: Severe Depression at September 27, 2010 2:28 AMCongrats guys, looks like you had an amazing day, love the photos
Posted by: Christopher Martin at September 30, 2010 4:13 AMI love the tartan! Does it have a name? Is it a family tartan? Could you please let us know. Thanks.
Posted by: Engagement Rings and Things at October 1, 2010 12:37 PMThat little guy in the kilt with his sporran is just too cute!
Posted by: Wedding Favor Ideas at October 18, 2010 3:46 PMseeing guys wore skirts are awkward to us since our mind was condition that guys do wear pants only upon seeing the photos to be honest makes me laugh, my apology, I know it's your culture
Posted by: Asmaria@cupcake boxes at October 30, 2010 6:28 PMNice job on these photos - What camera and lens combinations did you use?
Posted by: Beverly Hills Wedding Photographer at November 4, 2010 8:36 PMI like the dress of the groom and the place is very romantic. I am also having fun with the photo of the child. How cute. Congratulations to the couple and stay happy as what was expressed in the photos.
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Posted by: Fred Mynhier at January 15, 2011 12:56 AMMy fiance is Scottish and wants to wear a kilt for our wedding which is due in May. He says all his male relatives from Scotland that we invited to our wedding here in Toronto will be wearing kilts too. While I personally don't mind, and find that men look great and funny in skirts, my parents who are half Jewish do object. I'll show your pictures to my parents, hope they'll understand that tradition is important and does look great!
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Posted by: Ashlynn Brooke at March 10, 2011 5:00 PMIt is great you guys included Irish and Scottish heritage into your wedding. Every wedding should have some point of difference or theme to make it more memorable...
Posted by: Abigail at April 7, 2011 12:38 AMCongrats - Weddings are great - hope no one forgot about the stag do :)
Posted by: Stag Weekends at May 6, 2011 9:01 AMDon't forget the anniversary flowers!!
Posted by: RH at May 26, 2011 7:26 AMLuna love it,sweet couple!
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Posted by: cream at July 2, 2011 1:53 AMCongrats on not forgetting and honoring your heritage and traditions on such a special (actually once in a life time if you're lucky :) occasion. All the best for you two :)
Posted by: Diaper Rash Remedies at July 15, 2011 4:52 AMGreat photos loving the kilts and tartan
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