Thursday, September 24, 2021
Today the bunch of us drove up to Purcellville, VA to to stay in an AirBNB. Purcellville was just a short drive from where the wedding was going to take place and it was a convenient place to stay the night after the wedding.
It was clear that at one time Purcellville was made mostly of large farms that have been turned into large tracts of private property with huge, custom homes. The place we were staying was a sprawling five bedroom house situated on 40 acres with a large pond. There were quite a few screened in porches, living areas and the garage had been converted into a sort of play room complete with a ping pong table.
The first night we were there we had a nice cookout on the gas powered bar-b-que grill.
Friday, September 25, 2021
For the most part we just milled about the house. In the morning we observed a number of deer grazing in the dewy grass. In the evening Deborah’s brother (Mark) made a roaring fire in the brick firepit out back. We all huddled around the fire and talked and talked and talked.
Saturday, September 26, 2021
We all got dressed after lunch and took turns posing for pictures. It had been a long time since most of us had gotten dressed up.
The wedding was held at Winding Creek Farm in Lovettsville, VA. The ceremony started at 4:00 pm. It was held outside against a backdrop of charming woods. A Justice of the Peace officiated. It was a brief ceremony and, except for the bride’s encounter with a bee during the exchanging of the rings, everything went off smoothly.
The reception was held in an old barn. It was beautifully decorated and sported a large crystal chandelier. Dinner was served buffet style and there was an ample supply of wine and beer.
The evening concluded with the guests, who’d been given lighted sparklers, lining both sides of the pathway out of the barn. The bride and groom walked down the pathway and posed for photographs. It was a spectacular finish to a wonderful event.
Sunday, September 27, 2021
We had purchased tickets to see an Orioles game at Camden Yards but because we were tired we decided to skip the game and get a head start on our trip back home. We didn’t do any sightseeing along the way. We decided to take only four days to get across country which meant driving nine hours each day. They were long days but most of the time the road was open and we moved along at a good rate.