So using the same logic as before I would say that if it made sense to start recapping our recent trip to Seattle with the first day and then follow with the second day of that vacation, then today should (and does) bring the third day of the trip as the FAT Monday post of the week. That day was actually the real purpose of the trip as it was the day The Wife’s cousin Grace was to be married.
For the purposes of this site though, where there are weddings there is beer and in this case some beer that I had thoughts of searching for on my own before finding it at the reception. As is typical with these trips, the pictures will do much of the story telling for me, but I will try to fill in the gaps as much as my memory allow me to.
Once again we were up fairly early for the day, but slightly unusual for us was the fact that we passed on the breakfast and the coffee as we wanted to enjoy both (especially coffee) with her family upon our arrival. With little traffic on Sunday morning it was a pretty quick drive to Snoqualmie Falls.
Our view coming up the driveway
My friends, the ladders
With the weather being as beautiful as it was, I spent the latter part of the morning and the better part of the afternoon making myself useful by helping to set up the grounds for the wedding and subsequent reception/party. The Wife also kept busy with wedding prep and at some point conquered her uncomfortable relationship with birds by stepping in with . . .
Just need a few eggs
Part of my duties included moving the kegs from their storage area and getting them on ice. It was a pleasant surprise to find that I would be able to sample some beer from Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Company without actually having to find time in our schedule to visit them.
Some heavy lifting
There was both their Summer Beer (my favorite of the two) and PGA Amber for the occasion. Now I did not exactly take notes on either, but I did do my fair share of sampling and thought both were pretty good. Neither beer was spectacular, but both were very drinkable and good for the long haul of a wedding celebration. To put it another way, I did not feel it necessary to switch to another beverage at any point during the celebration.
By the time the wedding ceremony was to start the weather decided to turn starting with a steady drizzle to a pretty good downpour. Fortunately with a few tweaks to the seating, the ceremony was able to be moved under the tent without too much delay.
The tent was needed earlier than expected.
The rain could not stop everything.
Though the whole day did not go exactly as they might have planned, I do think that the weather gave the wedding had a very unique and special quality (in a good way). As a result of that and because of the enjoyment that was the whole day, I don’t think anyone will forget Grace and Kristopher’s wedding anytime soon.
Cheers to them!
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