Rachel's Bridal Shower, 3/25/2017

Rachel and Jason

     This past Saturday Tom and I hopped into the car and headed north from Columbus,

...through scenic small-town Ohio,

,,,to the town of  of Olmsted Falls, where Tom dropped me off at the  Falls Pointe Clubhouse,

...for the bridal shower of Rachel, fiancée of my nephew Jason.

Rachel in the middle with her mom, Lisa, and sister, Alyssa.

Mary Jane, mother of the groom, right, with Audrey, sister of the groom, and Carolyn, grandmother of the bride.

     The Falls Pointe Clubhouse was a beautiful, elegant venue,

...charmingly  done up to the nines by Rachel's mom, sister, aunts,

...and her brother, Michael,

...who made and hung the paper flowers that appeared to float above the room.

     The first order of events was lunch, a lovely buffet,

...of delicious, beautifully-presented dishes,

...all prepared by Rachel's culinarily gifted Aunt Sharon.

    There were also tables of yummy pastries made by some of the ladies of Rachel's and Jason's families.

     There were make-your-own Mimosas,

...lemonade and cucumber water.

     Some of us ate in the main dining hall,

...and some in the over-flow room.

     After lunch we played games,

...enjoyed by all.

     Then Rachel opened her gifts,

...with a little help.

     Then we chatted and visited,

...until the end,

...at which time some of the guys showed up,

...including Jason,  the groom,

...and Mike, father of the bride.

     The guys were invited to chow down on the left-overs,

...which they did.

     Lovely a day as it was,

...the best is, of course, yet to come,