we had a solstice wedding four years ago today

tim brought me yellow roses, my favorite, that morning

so I carried them as my bouquet

the solstice was happening at 6:06 pm

so we had the ceremony at that time

we had a wonderful bluegrass band

and they learned our favorite music, tweaking it bluegrass style ~

neil young, jim james, jimi hendrix, bob dylan

we walked up the grassy aisle hand in hand

to my morning jacket's "just one thing"

donovan carried the rings on his collar and ran up the aisle,

saying hello to all his people friends on the way

we had the sweetest officiant and she blessed the rings

I love that she wore purple

when I was saying my vows I got choked up

and couldn't speak, and she kept whispering

the next line in my ear

that is a temporary tattoo on tim's arm

that he had from the music festival he attended

for the entire week before

neither of us saw the other's ring

until we put it on their finger

a lot of us were barefoot

I wore pants because I like pants best

and I've never dreamed of a wedding dress

the top was from Anthropologie

the earrings were borrowed and blue

I forget what the "old" thing was

we were married in a tree park and took a short stroll

right after the ceremony to be alone and gloat

happy solstice to you and your loved ones




xo  brooke

photos mostly by my mom and my cousin leah