{"id":89583,"date":"2025-07-20T13:27:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T17:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/?p=89583"},"modified":"2025-11-04T05:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:26:43","slug":"a-maine-wedding-and-a-very-busy-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/?p=89583","title":{"rendered":"A Maine Wedding….and a very busy June."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wedding of David and Stephanie at Primo restaurant in Rockland, Maine on Saturday, June 21, 2025<\/p><\/div>\n

I believe this will be my longest post ever.<\/p>\n

The day finally came for Dave and Stephanie to tie the knot, and many folks couldn’t believe it actually happened–as everyone reminded me all night long.  Yes, a wedding day…in Maine…with spectacular late June weather.  After months as serving as the primary wedding planner, the day went off (mostly) without a hitch.  I wish I could say the same for the ferry to Monhegan Island the day before.  Very rough seas caused most of the wedding guests (and the rest of the passengers) to get a bit seasick on the 60+ minute ride over to the island.  When I say a bit, I mean quite a bit.  I have never seen so many pale faces and full barf bags in my life.  I genuinely felt bad for getting folks into this mess, but at least everyone’s stomach was empty for the wedding dinner at Primo the next day.  Look at the positive side, right?<\/p>\n

This was the only opportunity we will ever get to get everyone together from Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Maine.  Judging from the photos, I think everyone had a great time. <\/p>\n

We rented two Airbnb’s for family members and tried our best to give everyone a great introduction to Maine.  Visits to lighthouses, lobster shacks, islands, restaurants, and Acadia National Park filled everyone’s time.<\/p>\n

The weather was absolutely fantastic with temps hitting 80 degrees for the wedding day with a cloudless sky.  After the wedding, we visited Bar Harbor where the temps hit the 90s–way too hot for me.<\/p>\n

We had several sources of photos, so I’ll start with the photos from Tristan, the photographer we hired for the event:<\/p>\n

ngg_shortcode_0_placeholderAnd here are the photos from all of the guests that attended:<\/p>\n

ngg_shortcode_1_placeholderAnd finally, photos from my nephew Eric, who brought his super duper camera:<\/p>\n

ngg_shortcode_2_placeholderAnd here is a video of our first dance…also from Eric:<\/p>\n