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A non traditional wedding to love

4 months ago
last modified: 4 months ago

My son got married on Saturday in MA. Picture perfect day on a beautiful 60-acre airb&b with sunken gardens, pools, tennis courts, a huge pond and hiking trails. (The house was straight out of ”The Sopranos”, though.) It was a completely casual wedding Groom wore a Hawaiian style shirt and bride a long white sundress she found at TJ Maxx.. There were about 40 guests, an 11 minute service, bbq lunch and cute grands running amok later.. No dancing, no dj no formalities whatsoever. Guests were encouraged to arrive early (ceremony was at 4) to swim, play tennis, etc. I wore a cute sundress and sandals and was on the verge of being overdressed. But it was a new dress and I was hell-bent on wearing it.

Ive never been to a wedding like this but it is my new favorite type. Everyone was relaxed and comfortable—including the bride and groom which is no small feat!









link (maybe?) to the estate on VRBO:https://www.vrbo.com/1801400?dateless=true&x_pwa=1&rfrr=HSR&pwa_ts=1736115760623&referrerUrl=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudnJiby5jb20vSG90ZWwtU2VhcmNo&useRewards=false&adults=2&regionId=6138812&destination=Sturbridge%2C%20Massachusetts%2C%20United%20States%20of%20America&destType=MARKET&latLong=42.108414%2C-72.078705&privacyTrackingState=CAN_TRACK&searchId=975d886c-b8f4-426f-888a-dd0da56e31c3&sort=RECOMMENDED&gclid=CjwKCAiA-Oi7BhA1EiwA2rIu2xz2oUikb3QVSfMctSD0_sKy2Bwx2-GNYU_jebm6hlyKytDgzss6qhoC_AoQAvD_BwE&semcid=VRBO-US.B.GOOGLE.BD-m-EN.VR&semdtl=a118928014385.b1170121207575.g1kwd-356328957269.e1m.m1CjwKCAiA-Oi7BhA1EiwA2rIu2xz2oUikb3QVSfMctSD0_sKy2Bwx2-GNYU_jebm6hlyKytDgzss6qhoC_AoQAvD_BwE.r1.c1.j19007347.k1.d1723609670075.h1e.i1.l1.n1.o1.p1.q1.s1.t1.x1.f1.u1.v1.w1&userIntent=&expediaPropertyId=42346831&propertyName=Your%20Own%20

Comments (38)

  • 4 months ago

    How delightful! Congrats to the sweet, happy couple! The kids are catalogue cute and you look smashing!

  • 4 months ago

    Wow, look at you, so gorgeous and healthy! What a wonderful wedding. Looks like a good time was had by all. Beautiful bride and handsome groom. Those grandkids are adorable, such little blondies. Your daughter makes cute boys! I mean boys.

    Im so happy for you for so many reasons.

  • 4 months ago

    What a delightful wedding. I wish them much happiness.


    The second picture of the two grandsons is so cute. The younger one looks like a pip-love his expression as well as his on-the-go photo, too. Glad it was fun.

  • 4 months ago

    Looks like a perfect day. Wish the trend for weddings would head in this direction; it's just so much more personal and special than the spectacles people are doing these days.

  • 4 months ago

    Mazel Tov! That looks like a wonderful day. I love small, casual weddings.

  • 4 months ago

    How lovely!

    A friend and I were talking about how neither of us had been to or heard of a traditional church wedding, or one with with an ordained officiant, in ages. Even the two of the last three bar mitzvahs were not in a synagogue, but at a secluded beach shelter, and incorporated some non-traditional but important-to-the-family-elements.

  • 4 months ago

    Happy for you and happy for them ... and you have more family to love and enjoy, a beautiful one too!

  • 4 months ago

    Beautiful! I love this kind of wedding. You look lovely in your sundress.

  • 4 months ago
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    Jojoco! Wonderful! Handsome son and daughter in pic and everone looks so happy and relaxed.

    My kind of wedding. I had a clam bake lobster wedding. I don’t do formal, however I am always interested and amazed when people do formal events.

    I wish them many years of joy.

    PS I love that dress! And you look lovely.

  • 4 months ago

    So lovely! Everyone seems happy and relaxed - perfect for such a special day. Love your MOG look, too. Very pretty!

  • 4 months ago

    Looks like a wonderful day! Congratulations to the newlyweds.

  • 4 months ago

    Just wonderful! congratulations!

  • 4 months ago

    Nothing but love, family, friends and celebration - that's a wedding! Looks like a wonderful time for all.

  • 4 months ago
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    Congrats to the couple! A small, casual wedding has so much going for it.

    Being able to dispense with worries over seating charts, napkin colors, as too much other minutiae is wonderful. All of those details were on my worklist for a long time and I don’t miss it.

  • 4 months ago
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    Now that looks like the perfect wedding! I do like a formal wedding too, but this looks like so much fun.

    You look wonderful and the grands are adorable!

    Congratulations to the beautiful couple.

  • 4 months ago

    Just lovely! Congratulations!

  • 4 months ago

    Congratulations! It sounds like a wonderful celebration. Beautiful couple, adorable grands and you looking absolutely lovely.

  • 4 months ago

    You look beautiful in your blue and white dress. Sounds like the perfect setting. Congrats to all.

  • 4 months ago

    What a great time! Congratulations to your son and daughter-in-law.

    My son and DIL did a similar wedding. A weekend house on a lake with 22 people. And it was so much fun.

  • 4 months ago

    Looks fabulous! Congrats to the happy couple.

  • 4 months ago

    Jojo - you look absolutely lovely! Great dress and fantastic hat.

    Plus a delightful setting, perfect for attendees of all ages. Congrats to the bride and groom.

  • 4 months ago

    Congratulations!

  • 4 months ago

    How fun and interesting! You look fantastic - great outfit. I looked at the listing - beautiful grounds but you're right about the interior. I'd swear I recognize that kitchen from the Sopranos.

  • 4 months ago
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    How sweet! Congratulations and best wishes to the happy couple!

  • 4 months ago

    Jojoco, I thought the picture of your daughter with one of the littles was YOU! You two lookso much alike, it’s uncanny, only the hair color is different and you are both beautiful ❤️ This is my favorite kind of wedding also, where the intent is to enjoy the wedding and being with each other. I love that the little boys were there, children bring such life and promise to wedding celebrations, it’s sad so many people ban them from receptions nowadays. They are adorable, and your new dress is perfect for you and the occasions… and how wonderful it is that you are well and recovered and that they all have you back. Best wishes to your son and his bride, who look cute, happy, relaxed and comfortable—- not a common sight at a wedding IME.

  • 4 months ago

    What a happy, relaxed couple. I love that they created a day that was right for them and their friends and didn't cost a fortune.


    Thanks for the vrbo link. The house is a hoot!

  • 4 months ago

    Congratulations!


  • 4 months ago

    The grounds are so lovely, but yeah, the house. Why is this photo from VRBO giving me Children of The Corn Part II vibes




  • 4 months ago

    What a refreshing and wonderful wedding celebration! Congratulations to your handsome son and his pretty new wife! You all look like you’re having so much fun and isn’t that the point? Your grand-boys are just adorable. A perfect day.

  • 4 months ago

    So sweet and simple! Your description reminded me of crunchy hippie weddings in the 60s & 70s. Some flower children friends of our family got married @ a local park 🙂



  • 4 months ago

    Lovely, everyone looks so happy and peaceful.


    DD also had a small outdoor house wedding but she did it at her own house. It was a surprising amount of work for Mom! If DD2 wants a house wedding I am going to suggest a VRBO.

  • 4 months ago

    Congratulations! What a happy, handsome couple. You look beautiful and your grandkids are adorable.

    I love weddings like this. My DD got married at the courthouse and we weren't there. We were planning a wedding reception and the costs were escalating without even trying hard. DH and I offered to give them cash instead of a reception. They accepted and used it as a down payment on their house. That summer we had a wedding celebration with close family at our lake house. Bathing suits, BBQ and a cupcake tower for dessert. It was fabulous. She did change into a pretty dress for some pictures.


  • 4 months ago

    Mtn, that pic is creepy as all get out.

  • 4 months ago

    Thanks for sharing the beautiful day with us, Jojoco! Congratulations, and I wish your DS and his bride a lifetime of happiness.

    And to underscore what others have said, you look fantastic!

  • 4 months ago

    What a beautiful location. (Won't comment on the interior!) Congrats to the lovely couple. Nothing better than a simple wedding celebration with close family and friends.

  • 4 months ago

    @czarinalex I hope my girls are that smart!

  • 4 months ago

    Beautiful! Congrats, Jo!

  • 4 months ago

    Congrats on the wedding, a new DIL and a wedding everyone enjoyed! Glad you wore the dress -- I don't think you were overdressed at all and now the dress will always feel comfortable and happy.