Date:
June 3, 2006

Ceremony: 
Victory Bible Church, Hammonton
Just before they announced us as husband and wife I put the lasso around his neck just before our first kiss.  


Reception:
Lakeview Manor

Photographer:
The Pros 

Formalwear:
All the guys in the bridal party wore western bolo ties, cowboy boots & hats. 

Bridesmaids/Flowergirls:
My daughter had a western dress and a cowboy hat and boots.

Wedding Gown 
Special Order Online

Hair & Makeup:
Donna's, Absecon

How We Met: 
We went to the same high school but we didn't meet until many years later. 

Accessories
I wore a horseshoe necklace and earrings.  I also had a veil attached to my cowboy hat.

Invitations:
We used a western themed invitation.

We Used the Internet:
"We got a lot of ideas from the Internet and used this site to find out about bridal shows and to get our limo.

Favors: 
For our favors we gave out straw cowboy hats to all the guests. 

Cake/Cake Topper/Table #s
The cake was from Lakeview Manor and it had a western theme with a fence, sunflowers and cactus and it was in the shape of a hat.  We special ordered our cake topper from a place in New York.  The bride and groom are actually supposed to look like us.  

Table Centerpiece:
For our head table centerpiece we had cowboy boots filled with a vase and flowers.

Decorations:
Cowtown Cowboy Outfitters - Marge from Cowtown Cowboy Outfitters came out and did all the decorations.  She brought saddles, fences, cattle steer heads, lots of Western decorations.  There were hale bales out front, cactus plants, lots of western decorations.  Even the DJ booth was decorated!  

We also came up with the idea to get a washtub and washboard and we put a bubble machine inside that for a decoration on one of the tables as you came in.

First Dance:  
"I Cross My Heart" 
George Strait

DJ: Joe & Mary from Cross Country Dancers.  We had line dancing at our reception and the DJ played songs like "Suds in The Bucket."  We also did the cowboy boogie with my daughter Francesca to "Two of a Kind Working on a Full House."  Cowtown Cowboy Outfitters also decorated his booth. 

Best Part
The whole thing was great! 

Honeymoon: 
We went to Nashville, Tennessee and  I met Taylor Swift, Billy Ray Cyrus and Martina McBride at The CMA Music Festival, it's like a Woodstock but with Country Music.

Tip for Brides to Be: "Cherish every moment that day because it goes by so quickly and relax and have fun! Yee-haw!"