"We Did" ... the Story

When Beckie and I got engaged, we said our plan was to sneak off and get married w/o telling anyone until we got back. That's pretty much what we did...

We had always assumed it was going to be a quick weekend in Vegas, and we assumed it wouldn't happen any time soon. But, with the house coming, we decided it would be best for the kids if we got married before we moved in together. Beckie had a business trip planned for Virginia the week before March 8th, and I had already planned a stay at a B&B for us, so she decided to piggy-back a wedding on the weekend. The only think I knew in advance was we were to get married while out there; the rest was to be a surprise.

The weather didn't cooperate, so on the way out to the B&B, Beckie let me in on the surprise. If it hadn't been raining, we would have had a very early (6am!) wedding on a hot air balloon that would then take us up over the Blue Ridge Mountains before landing us for a picnic brunch. Very romantic! And, something done in jeans and a sweater ... my kind of wedding!

Since it was raining, we had to do plan B, which was get married in front of the fireplace in the "great room" of our B&B. Also romantic. And, we don't feel like we missed out one bit.

After the brief ceremony, we did a brief trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was cut short, again due to rain, but Beckie didn't mind, because it gave us the opportunity to visit some local wineries. We did some tastings and bought a bunch of wine to be sent to the house. She was in heaven.

The B&B, by the way, was excellent. We stayed at the Oakmoor Country Inn, in Afton VA, nestled in the BR Mountains. Paul and Sharon Buterbaugh, our hosts, opened the B&B as a way to retire from corporate life. They've been full pretty much every weekend since opening – no surprise to us now that we've stayed there – so it's really not so much retirement, as a different kind of job. Their house is beautiful, Paul and Sharon are excellent hosts, and the breakfast is fantastic. We couldn't have picked a better place to stay, and we will definitely return.

If you haven't seen the pictures yet, go check them out at www.kyleandbeckie.com.

"I Did"

Actually, I guess it was technically "I will".

Yes, it's true, Beckie and I did a sneaky private wedding this weekend. On Saturday, March 8, we were married in a great Bed & Breakfast in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The pictures are at KyleAndBeckie.com, as usual.

The story of the weekend is coming ... stay tuned.