Our wedding fell on the middle of three weekends of terrible weather in southwestern Minnesota. I did some hunting online and found these statistics about the weather that day:
Winds= 45-60 MPH
Wind Chill= 50-100 degrees BELOW ZERO
which combined to produce a "severe ground blizzard"
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| Check out the frost on the door frame and windows! |
As a result we weren't sure if it was safe to let our friends and family travel to be part of our special day.
G'pa and G'ma, Aunt Shirley and I drove in from the farm the evening before to have an early dinner with the Warnygora's and other friends who had arrived. The wind came up and we are still surprised that we found our way home that night. Many times that weekend, Grandpa recommended that we postpone the service, but at some point we called the local radio station and had them announce that our wedding would go on as scheduled! We were so grateful to all those who braved the roads and we greatly respected those who were forced to stay home.
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| Aunt Jana wore my friends' dress un-hemmed and with no shoes. |
As you can imagine, some key people were unable to attend.
Among the missing:
*a bridesmaid (Aunt Jana wore the dress which fit perfectly)
*our soloist (the youth pastor at the church was able to sing all the songs we had chosen beautifully)
*our guitarist arrived, frozen and white knuckled, about 1/2 an hour before the service, but his guitar and voice warmed up and warmed our hearts!
It is fun to look back at our wedding pictures. I met Auntie Lou for the first time that weekend. Who knew she would become one of my favorite people ever! Uncle Chuck, Corey and Andy stayed home. I don't think Kate was even born yet??? Todd couldn't come, he was at a hockey tournament. Check out cute baby Stephanie! They were brave to bring out their tiny baby in that horrible weather!
Fast forward to 2011. Kelly and Dan got engaged this weekend! Congratulations!!! We wish them all the best! Because of this, in the last few days I have been thinking about how weddings have changed over the years.
When we got married in Worthington in 1982 a catered reception was not the norm. Grandma, Aunt Marion, my sisters and I spent hours that week preparing the food. We even made hundreds of molded mints, which were a popular thing in our area at that time. I don't really remember what food was served, but I am sure it was served buffet style, kind of like a glorified church potluck. The ladies of the church worked in the kitchen serving and cleaning up. We ordered the yummy cake from 2 local ladies who made cakes for absolutely every event in the area. It was served, no doubt with individual plastic tubs of vanilla ice cream and egg coffee. That was the way it was done, and it worked out great. My, how times have changed!
Here is a recipe that was served at our wedding. Grandma joined our family with this in her recipe box. I haven't had it in years, but it is a winner! (Aunt Shirley sent me the recipe, the notes are from her.)
Macaroni Overnight Salad
Cook 1 box ring macaroni (7oz.)
Cool and combine the following:
1 medium can fruit cocktail
1 medium can pineapple
1 medium can seedless grapes (I have seen it using fresh grapes)
Drain (saving ½ cup), add 2 cups miniature marshmallows and mix fruit with macaroni.
Cook in double boiler:
4 beaten eggs
1 cup powdered sugar
½ cup fruit juice
Stir constantly until thick, cool and pour over mixture. Refrigerate overnight.
Add 1 cup whipped cream before serving. I have also added the marshmallows with the whip cream instead of the night before. I don't remember the marshmallows but it has been 29 years! Maybe Kelly might like to serve it at her reception. I bet I can find some mint molds if she is interested. I hear they might be making a comeback!
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