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By Jasmine HallEnterprise Staff Writer
When choosing a wedding photog-rapher, couples are faced with
numerous choices with differ-ent photographic styles, goals and experience.
For those looking for a wed-ding photographer in Park County there are many choic-es with their own personal approaches, as well as tech-niques to incorporate the Mon-tana landscape. Here are just a few photographers to choose from.
Isaly PhotographyLivingston resident Keelia Isaly,
28, has been working as a profession-al photographer for four years and said she enjoys “freezing moments in time so that couples may have them forever.”
The owner and photographer of Isaly Photography she said her con-nection to clients and all-day wed-ding coverage — sometimes shooting for as long as 14 hours — sets her apart from other wedding photogra-phers in Park County. Her all-day coverage allows her to capture moments throughout the entire day, and she says it also relieves stress on the happy couples.
“It’s stressful to know that you only have a photographer for five hours that day,” Isaly said. “Because then you feel like you need to squeeze all those special minutes into those hours.”
Shooting venues at Chico Hot Springs Resort, the Livingston Depot Center and family ranches, Isaly likes to incorporate the landscapes of Montana because of client’s personal connection to their chosen venue.
“I feel like we live in a really beau-tiful spot and, for a lot of people, it holds a lot of meaning to them,” she said. “Whether they get married at a family ranch, or in Paradise Valley where they grew up, or things like
that, especially in Montana, we have such grand landscapes and they mean a lot to people.”
Leaning towards what she calls a “lifestyle” approach to capturing a wedding, she said she likes to photo-graph moments as they genuinely occur.
“I would rather let it unfold and capture those moments,” Isaly said.
To see Isaly’s work visit her web-site at www.isalyphotography.com.
Kacie Q PhotographyOwner and Photographer of Kacie
Q Photography, Kacie Quesenberry, 28, has been working professionally as a photographer for 4 years.
A Bozeman resident, and former Livingston resident with family still residing in Livingston, she has pho-tographed numerous wedding in the Park County area including locations such as Chico Hot Springs Resort, Deep Creek Range, Music Ranch Montana and other various private locations.
Valuing the relationships she forms with her clients, Quesenberry said she aims to capture couple’s happy day by watching emotions unfold.
“I try really hard for my work to be timeless and romantic,” Quesen-
berry said. “… I’m almost trying to read a moment before it happens.”
Quesenberry described her pho-tography style as a mixture of directing clients when necessary, as well as shooting natural moments.
“I also want that candid, very emo-tional, intimate moments,” she said. “Sometimes if there’s too much directing I feel like that gets taken away. So it’s trying to find a balance of both.”
Part of capturing the special day, is her inclusion of the Montana wed-ding’s venue and landscape.
“Everyone wants that outside experience,” she said. “The moun-tains, the fields, the trees, the river, so incorporating that into a couple’s story of their day is very important to me.”
When asked why a wedding party should hire her, Quesenberry said because of she is invested in telling the client’s story.
“Their story’s important,” Quesen-berry said. “And it’ such an honor to be able to tell someone’s love story.”
To view Quesenberry’s portfolio visit Kacie Q Photography at www.kacieqphotography.com.
On the cover: Eric and Catherine “Kitty” Scanlon kiss in the snow after their ceremony at the Murray Hotel in Livingston December, 2015photographed by Melanie Jones of Melanie Renee Photography
See Photographers, Page 5
Photo by Keelia Isaly of Isaly Photography
Luke and Kenzie Jesson embrace at a family ranch located between Livings-ton and Bozeman.
Photographers for that special day
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Melanie Renee Photography
Melanie Jones, 30, has worked as a professional photographer for the past 5 years and has shot Park County weddings at The Murray Bar, in the Absaro-ka Mountains and at a pri-vate Paradise Valley ranches.
Owner and photographer of Melanie Renee Photog-raphy, Jones studied for two years at the Academy of Art University, a master of fine arts program, in San Francisco. She said her understanding of the technical aspects of pho-tography sets her apart.
“(Using) technical skill to be able to capture what I want to capture is some-thing I had to train myself for,” Jones said. “I feel like there’s a lot of photogra-phers but I feel that a tech-nical ability is something sets certain photographers apart.”
Although she has a tech-nical background, Jones said she values capturing natural beauty with little editing.
“I think that remember-ing you how you were is so important and not what my
vision of you should have been,” Jones said.
She said her ability to “see moments,” has come handy. One such moment was capturing a snowy wedding photo outside the Murray Hotel — pictured on the cover of this guide.
“I do give some direction to create some of those moments, but I also see opportunities as the whole ceremony within the cere-mony,” she said.
Her goal when shooting weddings is to combine the natural Montana land-scapes with the personali-ties of the bride and groom.
“I think that marrying those two things, so that you not only capture their personalities, and love, and relationships that you’re shooting, but also captur-ing why they’re here, and why they got married here,” Jones said.
To view Jones’ work visit Melanie Renee Photogra-phy at www.melanierenee-photography.com.
Sarah A. Burns Photography
Sarah Burns, 33, has worked as a professional
photographer for around eight years. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in film and photography from Montana State University in 2009, and previously working at Livingston’s Crazy Mountain Photogra-phy, she has gained strong experience in the realm of digital photography.
“I have a very thorough sense of light,” Burns said. “Which is essentially what photography’s about and then there’s the mechani-cal end of exposure.”
Burns, photographer and owner of Sarah A. Burns Photography, said she has photographed over 15 wed-dings at Park County ven-ues such as Deep Creek Range, Chico Hot Springs Resort and private Pine Creek locations.
Born and raised in Park County, Burns said she val-ues people’s connection the area, understanding that couple’s venue is personal-ly important to couples.
“It just lends itself to beauty,” she said. “So when you put a happy couple that are about to join their lives together I think it just adds to the beauty of the day,”
While capturing the wed-ding, she said she directs while in the moment. She said part of the photogra-pher’s job is to direct to help keep schedules and alleviate stress for the bride and groom.
“People want you to direct them,” Burns said. “They’re not used to being in front of the camera, they don’t know how they want you to present them-selves.”
Her goal is to capture the overall feeling of joy while holding “true to her subjects” Burns said.
“They’re are not overly posed. They’re not pres-sured,” Burns said. “I real-ly try to hone into who I’m photographing and do what I do for them so that they like the product that I’ve taken.”
To view more of Burns’ work visit her website at www.sarahburns-photogra-phy.com.
Shuman Shots Photography
Tanya Shuman, 39, has worked as a professional photographer for four years with her business Shuman Shots Photogra-phy. For the past two years she has photo-graphed around 17 wed-dings.
Mostly at private Park County locations, such as Wilsall ranches, she said capturing what the bride and groom want is most important to her.
“My focus is usually the bride and groom,” she said. “During the conciliation we go over exactly what they want.”
Shuman Shots Photogra-phy is located in downtown Livingston at 219 S. Main and she said a bridal shoot is usually part of her wed-ding process.
“I try to keep everything very simple and personal-ized to my clients,” Shu-man said. “To make sure they’re getting exactly what they like and want.”
To really photograph what the bride and groom desires she usually hires with a second photogra-pher to assist with the wedding day.
“I generally try to cap-ture every moment of the wedding — details that they wouldn’t normally capture,” she said.
Montana is also an aspect to her wedding pho-tography as she said ven-ues are what makes the photographs special.
“I’ll try to get the land-scape, the scenery,” she said. “That’s what makes some of the best photogra-phy is our location in Mon-tana.”
To see more of Shuman’s work visit her website at www.shumanshotsphotog-raphy.com.
Photo by Kacie Quesenberry of Kacie Q Photography
Hannah and JD Churchwell are pictured on their wed-ding day at Deep Creek Range in Paradise Valley.
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By Samantha Hill Enterprise Staff Writer
Wearing a well-fitted white gown sur-rounded by
flower arrangements, a tiered cake and family and friends, would not be com-plete without a location to have a wedding. Whether it be in a building full of histo-ry, outdoors among the mountains or outside of a small home, Park County has it all.
Outdoors Nestled in Sacajawea Park in
South Livingston is a beautiful new-ly refurbished gazebo with the Absoraka Mountains and Yellow-stone River serving as the back-drop. The location is good for any-one seeking a more casual affair.
Although the area is great for ambience, it may require bringing in chairs and tables for the guests, according to Livingston Parks Fore-man Eric Schneider.
For the bride and groom to reserve the space, the couple should contact the Livingston Parks and Recreation Department to find out requirements.
A fee may be assessed for those providing food or drink for guests, or for those wanting to use the Liv-ingston Civic Center in case of inclement weather.
The area is very versatile for any-one wanting a large or a more inti-mate wedding.
For details contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 223-2233.
Indoors The Livingston Depot Center is
the home of many events in Livings-ton for work parties to fancy galas, but it can also a beautiful wedding venue.
The building was erected in 1908 as a train depot designed by the architect of Grand Central Station in New York City, so the building is filled with beautiful,elaborate struc-
tures, according to the Center’s Col-lections Manager Chris Rodgers.
The venue provides chairs and tables and some other accessories but renters of the venue would be required to provide music, food and any kind of alcohol,
Located in downtown Livingston, the space is close to several hotels within the city limits and ample parking is available.
The space is available for guests all year round and works for groups from anywhere between 50 to 200 people, Rodgers said.
The cost of the venue is $500 for the day, and there are extra fees for kitchen use and a dance floor.
The Livingston Depot Center is located on 200 West Park St. in the heart of the downtown. For more information, contact 222-2300.
A Little Bit Out of TownB Bar Ranch is guest ranch out-
side of Emigrant that serves up fun for groups looking to enjoy the out-doors while with a little luxury.
The space is recommended for 30 to 40 people who would stay in the space. The cost $250 per person but
they are provided with a meal from the lodging chef and accommoda-tions for the evening.
Space is provided outdoors for the event and tables and chairs are pro-vided outside the guests’ house. There is also a $1,000 event fee, according to Guest Services Super-visor Trina Smith.
If the happy couple is looking for a larger event, there is a historic barn on the property that could cov-er more people for an extra feet. There is also room on the property for a tent.
However, even though there is enough space for a large number of guests, Smith advises the closest over-night accommodations are at Chico Hot Springs and Resort, a dis-tance away from the ranch.
The ranch is located on 818 Miner Creek Road, 23 miles southwest of Emigrant. For more information, call 848-7729.
Although this does not cover all of the wedding venues for Park Coun-ty, it gives a variety of locations and prices for those seeking a place for their special day.
Photo courtsey of the Livingston Depot Center
Tables are set up outside the Livingston Depot Center as a wedding takes place.
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By Mackenzie ReissPioneer Staff Writer
Success story “It was love at first sight,”
Justin Countryman said of meeting his now wife, Jessi-ca Countryman, back in 2008. She had come to Four Winds Ministry Center all the way from Virginia on a mission trip with hopes of eventually settling in Big Timber.
Before their introduction, Countryman didn’t date much — as a single father who steered clear of the bar scene, his options were lim-ited. But when he saw Jessi-ca he just knew, and when she returned to Virginia the pair stayed in touch, some-times spending hours on the phone getting to know one another.
They played the dating game the old fashioned way — a way that few are wont to do in these modern times where instant gratification is king.
“It really allowed us to build a foundation that was built on knowing each other in every way but physically, which I think really helped,” Justin Countryman said.
Four years later, Jessica returned to Big Timber — this time for good, and she and Justin began dating offi-cially.
“Because of our belief system, we had both been praying that we would know who we were supposed to spend the rest of our life with, that we wouldn’t waste time or feelings or emotions on other people ... so before we even went on a first date it was openly talked about and it was understood that we would date with the intent to marry,” Justin Countryman said. “My par-ents have been married for almost 50 years and Jessi-ca’s parents have been mar-ried for 35 years, and they both told us that it takes work ... I think both her and I went in knowing that it
was going to take work.” The Countrymans are
among many locals who had to search beyond the bor-ders of Sweet Grass County to find love. With a limited population, few avenues for meeting people and a lack of anonymity, small-town dat-ing is ripe with obstacles.
Small poolIn Sweet Grass County, 62
percent of residents over the age of 15 are married, leaving 38 percent, or 1,387 individuals unmarried. Of those individuals, just 16.7 percent fall within the most common marriageable age range of 20 to 39 years old, equating to an estimated 231 single residents.
Local resident Amber Overstreet said the small pool of singles and lack of venues for meeting people makes dating difficult.
“Just going to the bar by yourself, which is like what you’re supposed to do, is a suicide mission,” Overstreet said. “There’s like a 1 per-cent chance that you’ll meet someone.”
Overstreet added that should you meet someone, people are quick to jump to conclusions about the status about your relationship.
“If you’re two local peo-ple, it’s hard to ... spend time
in public when you’re get-ting to know each other before you’re dating without people just deciding that you’re dating ... the stakes are higher I guess because people’s eyes are on you,” Overstreet said.
She said past experiences at the bar haven’t proven successful for meeting a match — it’s a place she’ll sooner frequent to spend time with friends, rather than seek out a partner.
Overstreet says the trou-ble in Big Timber is that there’s no meeting place for the middle-of-the-road sort of folks — people who aren’t particularly religious nor too heavily immersed in the bar scene.
“It seems like you either go to the bar or the church, or the bar and the church,” Overstreet said.
The best option, from her perspective, is to be intro-duced to a potential date through a friend. That way, she knows that person is “pre-vetted, so you’re not halfway wondering if they’re a serial killer,” she said with a laugh.
Timber Bar bartender Ross Ellett said he hasn’t witnessed many successful relationships begin from behind the bar, but rather the opposite.
“You see more infidelity than people actually going out. It is sad, but that’s kind of the way it is,” Ellett said.
He typically observes more single men out than women and recommends they adopt a less aggressive approach if they want to be successful.
And as for pickup lines? Ellett says they’re a no-go.
“Pickup lines are cheesy, that’s why they’re called pickup lines,” he said.
New ways
The dating scene in Big Timber changed drastically during the past century. Technology altered the way we communicate and even find dates with the advent of texting and resources like Match.com, OKCupid.com and Tinder.
Selma Gibby recalls a dif-ferent time — when dating was more like courtship than a 400-yard dash. She met her husband, Forrest, of 65 years through her broth-er, Arnold Mosness. She was in eighth grade the first time she came across him, and when he returned from the service years later, the pair began going out.
“(In) those days when you went to a dance or some-thing a whole bunch of you loaded in a car, and we just started getting together,” Gibby said of her relation-ship with Forrest.
In the late 1940s and early 50s, the thing to do on a Sat-urday night was to go out dancing or stop in at Dwyer’s Cafe for an ice cream. Sometimes they ven-tured to Greycliff or McLeod to go roller skating.
Back in the day, she remembers how Forrest would open doors for her and treated her like a real lady.
And today, 65 years later, not much has changed.
“He still opens the doors, usually,” Gibby said, “even if he is getting kind of shaky.”
Finding big love in a small town
Photo courtsey of City of Big Timber
The city of Big Timber is pictured in this undated photo.
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Engagement Announcement Form Engagements may be announced several ways.
FOR TRADITIONAL
Names of bride's parents (Not Mr. & Mrs.. John Doe, but John and Jane Doe)
of (city and state)
Name of bride to be of (city and state)
Groom's name of (city and state)
Groom's parents names (Not Mr. & Mrs. John Smith but John and Jane Smith)
of (city and state)
Wedding date Wedding location
OPTIONAL: Information about educational background of the prospective bride and groom may be included. Example: The bride is a (year) graduate of Gardiner High School who graduated from the University of Montana in (year). Her fiance is a (year) graduate of Big Timber High School, who graduated from Carroll College in (year).Include this information on the lines below:
IMPORTANT: If neither the prospective bride nor groom resides in Park County (for the Enterprise) or Sweet Grass County (for the Pioneer), please include information about their connection to the community, unless it is obvious from the parents' residency here. Example: Sally Doe is the granddaughter of Big Timber resident Harry Doe OR former Big Timber resident Sally Doe.
PLEASE NOTE: Wedding write-ups and a photo (or photographer's proof) of the bridal couple must be submitted within six weeks of the ceremony. It is important the information be submitted within this time frame, in order for the entire write-up to be published. Information may be sent to: [email protected] or [email protected] or bring them to the Enterprise office at 401 So. Main, Livingston or the Big Timber Pioneer office at 105 W. Second St., Big Timber.
NON-TRADITIONAL Groom of (city and state) Bride of (city and state)
are pleased to announce their engagement. Wedding date Wedding location
They are the children of Groom's parents' names of (city and state) Bride's parents' names of (city and state)
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Don’t say “I do” until you’ve submitted an engagement form to The Big Timber Pioneer
or to The Livingston Enterprise. It’s a great way to share the big news with friends
and distant relatives.You can find the engagement form on page 11 of this
guide.
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ENTERPRISE� t h e l i v i n g s t o n
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Please email to [email protected] or [email protected] bring it to the appropriate office: 401 So. Main, Livingston 105 W. Second St., Big Timber
or mail to: P.O. Box 2000, Livingston, MT P.O. Box 830, Big Timber, MT 59011
* Please list city/state for all persons. *This application must be received within 30 days of the event.
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8 to 15 months to go:
q Have engagement photos taken
q Announce your engagement with a photo in The Big Timber Pioneer and/or The Livingston Enterprise (form is on page 12)
q Choose a wedding date
q Decide the kind of wedding you want - large or small, formal or informal, themed or non-themed
q Set a budget
q Make a system for keeping track of expenses
q Bride, groom and their families choose whom to invite - save list in safe place
q Select ceremony site and reception site - reserve these
q Ask person who will officiate to reserve the date
q Select a photographer and a videographer and have them save the date
q Start shopping for wedding gown
q Decide on maid of honor, best man, bridesmaids, groomsmen
6 to 8 months to go:
q Select wedding stationery including RSVP cards and thank you cards. Mail invitations with RSVP cards
q Start planning honeymoon
q Choose ring bearer and flower girl
q Reserve caterer - choose menu
q Decide on a florist
q Reserve a band or DJ
q Choose bridesmaids’ attire
4 to 6 months to go:q Reserve rental equipment
q Choose accommodations for out-of-town guests
q Send out “save the date” cards
q Establish bridal registry
q Shop for gifts bride and groom give each other
q Have dress alterations made
2 to 4 months to go:
q Order party favors and room decorations
q Order wedding cake
q Check marriage license regulations
q Order wedding rings
q Order bridal party gifts
1 to 2 months to go:
q Decide on hair and makeup and schedule appointment
q Keep track of RSVPs
q Purchase ring pillow, cake knife, guest book, toasting glasses
q Change bride’s name on bank accounts, driver’s license, subscriptions, etc.
q Obtain marriage license
2 to 6 weeks to go:
q Plan detailed wedding day schedule - give to wedding party members and vendors
q Do final fittings for gown and veil and for bridesmaids’ dresses
q Go over ceremony details with officiant
q Get rings - check for fit
q Give photographer and videographer idea of special photos/events to cover
q Plan seating for rehearsal dinner and wedding
q Plan seating for reception
q Let band know about special tunes - father and bride dance, etc.
q Make sure bridesmaids and groomsmen know where to get their attire
q Check with invited guests who haven’t responded
1 week to go:q Confirm honeymoon reservations/
travel
q Get bride’s gown and veil and groom’s tux/shoes
q Give caterer total guest count
q Go over final schedule with vendors and wedding party
q Pack for the honeymoon
Day of Rehearsal:q Make sure bridal party knows
procedure and musical cues
q Go over seating arrangement with ushers
q Give bridal party detailed schedule for ceremony
q Give best man check for officiant
Day of the wedding:q Follow the detailed schedule
q Make sure best man has bride’s ring
q Make sure maid of honor has groom’s ring
q Arrive at ceremony site in timely manner
q Enjoy your wedding
Planning ScheduleBrides and grooms will find this suggested timeline helpful
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Before you may both say "I do," you need a license
Applying for aMarriage License
• Marriage licenses areavailable at the Clerk of
the District Court's office
• The future bride and groom must both appear
• A valid driver's license,a valid passport or a birth certificate may be used for
identification purposes
• In the event either party was previously married, the exact
date of the divorce or death and the full name of the ex-spouse
must be written on the application
• Cost is $53.00, cash only
Solemnize the Marriage License
Only a qualified officiant may perform your ceremony and
sign the license. Those who qualify:
• Clergy • Judge or retired judge of a
court of record• Public official with power to
solemnize marriages• Tribal Judge
• Mayor• Justice of the Peace
Note: After the ceremony the officiant must return the license
to the Clerk of the District Court's office no later than 30
days from the date of the ceremony
Obtaining a copy
Copies of your marriage licenseare available at the Clerk of the
District Court's office.The cost is $5.00 or $7.00 for a
certified copy which is necessary for official use
Steps in obtaining a license:• Provide full names of couple
(including maiden name of bride)• List date of marriage
• Request regular or certified copy
• Provide appropriate fee(checks should be made out to
Clerk of Court)
Park County:City/County Complex, 414 E. Callender
Sweet Grass County:Clerk & Recorder, 200 W. 1st Ave.
By Lindsey E. Kroskob Editor Big Timber Pioneer
Wedding season is in full swing, and technology has had an impact on the traditional craziness of wed-ding season. If you know a bride-to-be, I suggest you figure
out how to block her from the website Pinterest. Every wedding I go to has signs of Pinterest overload!
I love Pinterest personally. It gives me great ideas for things such as a pastel checkerboard birthday cake. Three hours into the project, I was ready to throw the pastel cake and the comput-er in the garbage and go buy a cake at the IGA. My pastel check-erboard cake took 5 hours (not counting kitchen clean-up), looked nothing like the picture, and tasted no better than frosted card-board.
Two summers ago, my niece, Cedar, got married in Colorado. That was my first introduction to Pinterest, and I did not realize then how evil that meeting would turn out to be! The wedding was beautiful, but we barely survived Pinterest.
For quite some time before the wedding, the bride began get-ting ideas off Pinterest and pinning them. There were amazing ideas from tea light garlands made of Mason jars to do-it-your-self cupcake liners. She pinned hundreds of ideas, and I had an inkling that we were going to rue the day she had discovered Pin-terest.
When I arrived in Colorado, a few days before the wedding, their house looked like a Pinterest warehouse. They had taken old pictures, spray painted them with chalkboard spray, and made signs for everything from parking to signs for the flower girls to carry. They had completed dozens of Pinterest ideas, but I was to
find out there were many more to be completed.Did you know that you can make fondant for cakes with micro-
waved marshmallows? Me neither, but I spent most of one day making bags and bags of it. We froze water in balloons, tied flow-ers and bows on everything, and we even folded the paper nap-kins into tuxedo folds that housed the silverware, dangled Christ-mas tree lights from every tree in the park in Eckley, Colorado, and had a photo booth. We were Pinterestized!
In fact, we were so Pinterestized that we almost forgot how much time it would take to provide food for 300 people. We were lighting the candles in the beautifully decorated Kerr jars all down the aisle as the bride was coming up the aisle. We were so busy keeping the tuxedo pleated napkins from blowing away with the silverware that we forgot to put out the 300 bottles of bubbles that we had carefully tied sachets around. The the water-filled balloons never made it out of the freezer we stuck them in. We needed a wedding planner just to keep track of all of the Pin-terest ideas that were supposed to have been executed flawlessly. But the wedding was fairytale beautiful despite the fact that we forgot the bubbles and the balloons and a bunch of other really cool Pinterest things.
This summer, I have another niece, Michelle, getting married, and I am terrified that she too will fall victim to the lures of Pin-terest. My sister-in-law asked me to help them figure out what to do about the cake. I kept quiet about my knowledge of fondant and found her an on-line cake decorating course that just hap-pened to be discounted by 66 percent. For a paltry fee, I figure that she has at least two months to learn cake decorating and make her daughter’s wedding cake. I am pretty sure she realized I was joking, but if not, perhaps I can volunteer to make one pas-tel checkerboard layer, since we have over a month to get it done!
Pinterest: a wedding miracle or curse?
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By Jim DurfeyEnterprise Staff Writer
Kirsten and Charles Holy-Cross were married by a
justice of the peace June 6 in 2014. Due to a recent death
in the family and other complications, the couple had to opt for what’s called a Declaration of Marriage at the City County Com-plex. No friends or rela-tives were present for the ceremony, with witnesses drafted for service from the halls of the complex. But the couple didn’t want to settle for that.“We wanted to celebrate
with family and friends,” Charles explained. So the couple planned what they called a “Wedaversay” event, which occurred exactly one year later.The event was to take
place outside, but the couple did have tents and awnings in place if Mother Nature brought rainy weather.“The big issue was the
weather,” said Kirsten. “We worried about it.”But June 6, 2015, was a
bluebird day. Guests were very comfortable in sum-mer attire. Sun screen was a popular item.According to the Holy-
Crosses, a lot of prepara-tion took place for the event but since many of the guests helped getting everything set up it was what Charles called “a team effort.”The bride’s sons sur-
prised the couple with a fireworks show in the eve-ning, much to the delight of many of the younger attendees.To sum it up, Kirsten
said, “We just had fun.”
‘Wedaversary’ makes for an extra special event
Enterprise photos by Jim Durfey
Kirsten, left, and Charles HolyCross smile as six-year-old Anna Doxatater, right, scatters rose petals near the edge of the circle of daisies that friends made for the couple’s We-daversary ceremony. Between the HolyCrosses and Anna are Charles’ daughters, Vanessa HolyCross and Molly Doxatater. The HolyCrosses invited friends and relatives into the circle during the ceremony. According to Kirsten, it symbolized the union of their families and friends. Both the bride and the groom had been married before.
Mattie Harris, 10, of Wibaux, Mon-tana, waits to fill out her name tag while Adrienne Fabich, of Livings-ton, fills out a tag for a friend before the Wedaversary ceremony begins. Attendees came from all over the state, with a few hailing from out-side Montana.
Charles HolyCross, the groom, removes smoked baby back ribs from a smoker. HolyCross prepared and cooked 150 pounds of the ribs. Both the cere-mony and the reception were held at the HolyCross’ home on Hidden Ridge Road in Livingston. Friends and relatives brought potluck items while the Holy-Crosses supplied the meat and the beverages.
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