Our wedding weekend turned out to be absolutely fantastic! Friday evening, we had the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Rob’s parents threw a wonderful rehearsal dinner at The Tides and invited all of the out-of-town guests. This enabled everyone to have another night (in addition to the wedding) to meet new people and catch up with friends and relatives we haven’t seen in quite some time… not to mention an additional opportunity for delicious food!
Saturday 9/13 brought some heat, but absolutely no rain! The wedding took place at 4:30pm overlooking the St. Mary’s River behind The Brome-Howard Inn with Reverend Shearon Sykes Williams from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church presiding over the ceremony.
Ethan & Dad taking a stroll before the wedding.
Erin, Mom & I before the wedding.
Jeff, Jason, Rob & Reverend Shearon
Dad presenting me to Rob.
Rob’s mother, Anne, read a passage from the Bible…
… and my Lady of Honor, Jen, read a passage from The Velveteen Rabbit.
Upon completion of the ceremony, we were pronounced husband and wife, introduced for the first time, and proceeded to walk back up the aisle to Harry Belafonte’s “Jump In The Line”.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fowler
Our reception was relatively laid back. We enjoyed a fantastic buffet dinner of carved beef with a shiraz mushroom sauce, chicken breast stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese & ham with a tomato cream sauce, and salmon with a balsamic Dijon sauce. We performed our first dance, a combo father/daughter & mother/son dance, and cut the cake. The cake was created by Sally “Mommacita” Amber and was absolutely delicious with each combo flavored layer! The bottom layer was yellow/chocolate, the middle layer was butter pecan/carrot, and the top was banana/chocolate.
Jen & I sporting our wedding cracker paper crowns.
Wedding Cake by Mommacita
The entire day was absolutely fantastic! Not only did we get married, but we did so in the company of those who play a special part in our lives!
And so married life begins...
The last photo was taken by Donna Buffin. All other photography by Merlavage Images.
