Jennifer and Tom were married on May 29 at Golden Beach Resort which is located on Rice Lake just outside of Roseneath.  This was not the original location for their wedding though.  Less than 3 months from their wedding day, they found out their wedding venue closed their doors and were no longer in business!  Imagine looking for a new wedding location so close to your wedding date - stress.  Jen and Tom, however, found out about Golden Beach Resort and when they visited in person, they were absolutely thrilled!  PHEW!  So…it all worked out for the better in the end.

Golden Beach Resort is on the south side of Rice Lake.  If you look straight across the lake, you see Peterborough.  I arrived the evening before the wedding.  Remind me not to travel on the 401 eastbound on a Friday afternoon again - yikes.  It took me over 5 hours to get there - the 401 was slower than molasses in January.  It took me just under 3 hours to come home on Saturday night so I essentially sat on the 401 for 2 hours on the way there.  It was hot and aggravating - but that’s life.  When I arrived, I had a great night’s sleep in one of the beautiful resort homes - I was extremely thankful Jen and Tom were able to put me there for the night.

This is the sunset before the wedding day.

The wedding day begins.

Jen & Tom’s dog Lucy was carrying the rings on her back. This was the first time I had ever seen a dog wear a wedding veil : )

Jen’s grandfather walked her down the aisle.

I love dove releases.

Tom wrote Jen a (very special) song and sang it to her a cappella. You’ve really got to give a guy credit for doing that, especially in front of so many people.

Congratulations to Jen and Tom!