Kenwood

Kenwood 2010 - Pre Wedding Chaos

March 2011 - Our flooded Ceremony Site

May 2011 - the pond is gone and construction has finally begun

May 2011 - a glimmer of hope, the bocce ball court is in

June 2011 - The Rain is back and construction is put on hold...

If you've ever planned a wedding you know how much work it is and if you haven't planned a wedding then consider yourself in a for a big surprise someday. Ian and I decided to get married in Kenwood at my parent's wine country vacation home and when we made this decision we thought that planning a wedding at a family home would be so much easier and more meaningful. Fast forward 7+ months and boy were we WRONG!

Last November the backyard looked great and then the winter hit and so did the rain which caused our wedding site to flood. This derailed all of our landscaping plans and led to additional cost and chaos. The pond finally drained by the beginning of May and construction finally begun (2 months later than originally planned). It seemed like as soon as construction commenced the rain came back and so did the pond. It's now early June which brought about even more rain and a temporary hold on construction. Planning a wedding is challenging enough without the added pressure of landscaping deadlines and unexpected weather. All I can say is that I hope it stops raining before August!