My MIL's Yard.....

[DianaB]

We are having an outdoor wedding for Jaci. My MIL has one of the most beautiful yards I've ever seen but it is really run down and hasn't had any care for years. Glen and the guys have been doing a lot of work......taking down an old log cabin.....a real shame. We've all been over pulling weeds, painting, digging out old sidewalks, trimming bushes, and other yard work. We have a couple more weeks of getting it all ready but it's going to be so beautiful!!! We've also been planting flowers in pots. A couple of business have offered plant stands and flowers in pots as well!!!

Here's some pictures that I took probably a month or so ago.....it looks a lot different since we've done clean up!!

The first couple of pictures is where we'll be having the wedding. The audience will be angled to a corner that's 2/3rds the way down the trellis.....there's a short wall across the yard at that point. Everyone will be walking down the trellis......whether is to be seated or being in the wedding party. I have ferns to hang all down the sides of the trellis!!! So pretty!!!

[DianaB]

Here's some pictures of the log cabin. It was such a neat place that it was hard to tear it down but as you can see....the roof had caved in.

The fireplace was left standing. There's a tile patio on the east side and the kids tore all the ivy off and are planning on having their wedding cake in front of it. One the back side where the log cabin was at there was a nice tiled floor that we left. We're going to use it for dancing on!!

[DianaB]

Here's more pictures of the log cabin.

The fountain in the third picture is being worked on and will be somewhat operating! My husband will do anything for his girls!! I keep telling him that it's just for one day!!!

My MIL has been very gracious about everything we're doing. We did have one of Glen's sisters that got a little upset over us pulling some vines off but I decided that if we were doing the work then we'd do it the way that WE wanted it done. My MIL hasn't said a negative word and has gone along with everything......which is unusual when I'm involved. So.......so far so good!!!

[DianaB]

A few pictures that include my MIL's house!! Such a beautiful place.....it's too bad that she's a hoarder and the house is full of STUFF!!!

My BIL, Burke, is on the tractor cleaning up the log cabin.

[DianaB]

A few more pictures of the clean up and the neices, nephew, and grandchildren that helped.

You can see the tile floor that was left.

[DianaB]

The first picture is of a play house with a sandbox and a wading pool in front of it. It's never had a roof or a floor in it that I've ever seen but must have really been something in it's day!!! The man that built this owned a brick yard and it shows!!! There are brick paths all through the yard and some of them are getting the dirt cleaned off for the wedding!!

Isn't this a beautiful place? I forgot to mention that there is a brick wall that surrounds the whole yard with iron gates at both of the driveway exits. I'm just praying that it's a nice day with cool temperatures and no rain!!!! Otherwise it will be at the church and that would be a real shame!