The Filter Building

                                  
1.  It looks a bit rustic and may need more flowers.
     (It has concrete floors and looks like an old empty building.)

2.  What happened to using a church?
     (Does anyone use the  family church anymore?)

3.  Does this building have restrooms?
     (Never visited them.)

4.  Where is the nice carpeted parlor room for the bride to dress?
     (There is an upstairs room with concrete floors.)

5.   How will the wedding party know where to stand if there is no rehearsal?
      (Access to the building is limited to the day of the wedding.)
 

Filter Building at White Rock Lake

6.  What if it rains or is cold?
      (The wedding guests needed to go outside after the wedding so that the room could be  
      rearranged for the dinner, dancing and the band.)

7.  Will guests be able to find this secluded location?
      (It was on a winding road around White Rock Lake.)

8.  How many guests will this building hold?
     (The replies for attendance were larger than this building holds.)

9.  Can it be properly heated and cooled?
     (It is an old building with high ceilings.)

10.  Are there enough parking spaces?
       (If they park along the street they will be towed away.)

11.  Have other weddings been held here?
       (This is a popular location for weddings, with many pictures of the happy day.)

Jeff before Proposal at White Rock Lake

The wedding was beautiful.  It was a warm, sunny day with people enjoying visiting  outside while overlooking the lake.  I kept referring to the building as a church because there was a beautiful sermon (by the bride's brother-in-law) with scriptures, the vows, and a prayer by the brother of the groom.  The wedding party dressed at the hotel before coming to the Filter except the bride.  The upstairs room was perfect for the bride.  The wedding party rehearsed at the restaurant at the Rehearsal Dinner.  Everyone seemed to know where their places were even though rehearsing took place in a foreign location.  Signs  placed in strategic locations near the Filter Building helped guests locate the building.  

The bridal couple created a fabulous wedding with incredible music. Who could ask for more than strings, a DJ, and a Beatles tribute band?  It was a day full of fantastic  memories.

"Rock and Roll Music" featuring James with Jeff & Carla

                            

James sang "Rock and Roll Music" with the band
 From Us to You (Beatles Tribute Band) at the wedding of Jeff & Carla.  

Jeff & Carla joined James at the end of the song.  The crowd loved it!

Rock & Roll Music by 
Chuck Berry

"Rock and Roll Music" is a song written and recorded by rock and roll icon Chuck Berry which
became a hit single in 1957 and has been covered by many artists. 

Girl from Ipanema by Cali McCord

Cali McCord  sings at her hotel in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Meson de Mesilla

Carla's Song

Carla & Huyen

The Proposal - Jeff

Max Attack (Original Song by the Shirelles)

 

Jeff & Carla

MAX ATTACK

The Oscars With James and Dan

Mother of the Groom Dress Part 2

The Dress

I decided to shop for a second choice for a Mother of the Groom dress. I went to a different store and quickly found a spectacular assortment of long dresses. I was anxious to try them on to see if they were as pretty on as they were on the hanger. I wanted to conform to the long silver dress of the bride's mother. I tried on several dresses that were dazzling. One dress was a purple elegant gown that had one jeweled strap. I had thought the one strap dress would make me uncomfortable, but this dress was a possibility. I tried on a few dresses that did nothing for my figure. The dress I fell in love with was a dark blue mermaid style with a nude top highlighted by jewels. The Adrianna Papell dress seems to be a popular influence in the store inventory. The dress hugs the body but has adequate ruching to make most women look attractive and curvy.                       

The dress was an excellent choice, but I texted several people to get their opinion. The general consensus was that this dress was more exciting than the short burgundy dress I had chosen earlier. The sales attendant suggested a silver shoe to match the jeweled dress with limited jewelry.

I asked the saleswoman about using spanx to hide any flaws. She said she did not know what I wanted to spanx and so I said thanks and left smiling.

I went by Victoria Secret as I left the store. As I viewed the multiple displays one of the sales clerks grabbed me. My sparkly black top was similar to a black bra that was in stock. As she fumbled through the drawers of bras, she finally pulled out a bra covered with sequins. It reminded me of a bra that would be worn in the movie Striptease starring Demi Moore. I thanked her and left the store as soon as possible. Instead of a sparkly bra I found silver glitter heels for my dress. Now with some modest and classic jewelry I am ready for the monumental event.