Our reception was held at lovely Cabell’s Mill, a historic mill and banquet hall in a Fairfax County park. Fred and Louise found the facility, not too far from their home in Oakton, VA. I had never been there before or since, but it’s a nice place for a reception. We’re glad it was a nice day to be outside.
Fred’s directions from Church to Cabell’s Mill. We only lost 1 out of 3 guests! 
Arriving at the reception in style. 
Got to be first in line for the shrimp.
Greeting the guests 
Hug from Bill’s Mom.
Barb was especially concerned about the selection of food at our reception and that she should get first cut to make sure she got the stuff she wanted. She made sure there was roast beef (rare!) and shrimp. I’m not sure she worried about much else on the buffet, though I was. We made everyone wait at the reception until we arrived after taking photos at the church. Sure enough, she was first in line.
Barb delighted to get first dibs on the roast beef 
Working our way through the buffet 
Even at the outset, eating was our favorite pastime 
Barb talks, Bill eats 
Plates full, bright days ahead 
Not quite sure what Barb’s eating there 
Sometimes Bill needs a little help 
Bill heading back for more.
Fred dispensing advice to Tim Brinsko. 
There was an ice sculpture, though not sure what of. 
Barb with…someone 
Grilling steaks and stuff in the back 
Pleased with the proceedings
Friends of the Bride. 
Another shot of the ladies.
Barb with work people from 1st Virginia Bank. 
Barb with Miss Betty Pence. 
Just hangin’ with Jonetta 
Barb’s work mafia 
Bill more or less with his work mafia though I can’t remember most of them. Neal second from left. Lisa Cocks to my right? Sally Carey to my left? Amy Sanders standing.
Jonetta with ?? and ?? from the bank
Friends from college and high school: Amy Sanders, Cindy Clark, Barb Medwin. 
Oh no she didn’t… 
Gossip, gossip.
One of the only things about our wedding that I paid close attention to in planning was the music. We decided early that we wanted a DJ rather than a tacky wedding band. I think Louise found the DJ through word of mouth. I started working on an extensive playlist of music I wanted to hear. It included songs like “I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock n’ Roll)” (the Dave Edmunds version, not Nick Lowe’s), “She’s The One” by Bruce Springsteen, “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” by Manfred Mann and many more. I spent hours and hours developing the whole list.
A few days before the reception I had a call with the DJ to go over the list. He listened for about a minute and then said “Listen, I’m the DJ and I will make the choices. The point is to get people dancing.” That’s not what I wanted to hear, and getting people to dance was the least of my concerns. The DJ ended up incorporating a couple of my suggestions and sure enough, they tended to drive people off the floor but at least I knew why were being played. He did agree to play James Taylor’s version of “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” for our first dance though I think he lobbied for Marvin Gaye’s original.
Our first dance! 
“How Sweet It Is” 
Fred and Louise get in a dance. 
Bill just can’t stop dancing, or maybe he’s going back for more food.
The cake! 
First bite 
A toast 
The garter thing
The garter toss
Betsy, Sha Ching and Barb 
Fishers with Sha Ching 
Mom, Dad and Laurie 
Fred and Louise
Betsy and ?? 
The happy bride
Last words of advice 
Making our getaway 
Off to honeymoon #1 in Georgetown
Barb and Bill Rehearsal Dinner
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