Allie and Sanchit's Wedding

The Stapleton Family 

August 3rd, 2019

Allie and Sanchit had a beautiful ceremony and reception at the Ponderosa Campground near Kamas.

Every detail was planned so perfectly.  Scott and Tim built a trellis for them to marry under.  Janice, Janet, Robbie and Allie strung marigolds from Janice's garden.  Allie and Sanchit had family and friends fly in from all over the world and country to support them in an intimate, natural setting.  They purchased flowers, amazing food and planned a beautiful program.

Everything was set up "picture perfect."  There was one hang up.  About an hour before the ceremony, it started to POUR rain.  There had been no rain predicted earlier in the day.

We were all relatively unprepared for the downpour, especially since it had been so warm.  

 

When I arrived with the children, it was a downpour.  We stayed in the car waiting for the rain to let up.  When it mostly subsided, I went out and tried to sort out the area with some of Allie's friends. Her friends untangled the Marigolds, threw away broken vases, tried to dry out the tables and chairs a bit.   It all seemed to be fine again, when it started downpouring again, and we all dived into cars and tents again.

Shortly after, the rain pulled back again, the bride and groom arrived and guests started to gather.   Though the rain continued to drizzle, it was not a downpour.  After an hour of greeting guests and waiting for the rain to either stop or completely downpour and keep the ceremony from happening altogether, it was decided to move forward with the ceremony in the drizzling rain.

Allie and Sanchit were so poised and gracious, meeting their guests with happiness, even though they had to modify plans.  I know they will have a wonderful marriage because they face hiccups with positivity together.

 A few plans were discarded (microphone), etc. and a simple, but incredibly sweet ceremony followed.   Allie and Sanchit made special vows to each other, and there were lots of joyful tears.

Part of Sanchit's vows were to always have an umbrella and poncho on hand for Allie  :)

We are all so happy for them to have found each other and look forward to seeing their life together.

After the beautiful ceremony, we began to start serving dinner 

(delicious Indian food that Allie and Sanchit had catered). 

It started raining harder, and we were so worried that it might prevent us from continuing to celebrate, but then......suddenly it started to let up more and more and more, until we were able to completely dry the tables and chairs.

The weather turned to perfection, and the evening was simply beautiful!

 

It was a completely beautiful night with twinkle lights, amazing food and great company.
Congratulations Allie and Sanchit!!!

Rain on your wedding day is good luck because…

Rain represents many things in different cultures – most of which include fertility, cleansing, unity, renewal, and tears. Here’s a look at all possible scenarios that I’ve gathered.

Fertility:  Rain on your wedding day is good luck because it signifies that you will have children.

• This belief came about since rain ultimately waters the ground and lends to fertility, thus allowing growth of plants and vegetation. This was always a big deal in communities based around agriculture.

Cleansing: Rain on your wedding day is good luck because it signifies the cleansing of tough times or sadness in your past.

• Sources say this since rain tends to wash away dirt and even pollution.

Unity: Rain on your wedding day is good luck because it signifies that your marriage will last.

• As you know, a knot that becomes wet is extremely hard to untie – therefore, when you “tie the knot” on a rainy day, your marriage is supposedly just as hard to unravel! We can thank Hindu traditions for this belief.

Renewal: Rain on your wedding day is good luck because it signifies washing away of bad memories or occurrences and, in effect, gives you a completely new, fresh chapter in your life.

• You know that refreshing scent after the rain, just when the sun starts peaking back through the clouds? That “new day” feeling is where this belief came from – that your wedding will truly be the beginning of a new chapter in your lives.

From thepinkbride.com