My daughter suggested I host

    weddings to fund landscaping our

    mountain property into the internationally

    known Peace Gardens we want to

    create as a family.  Our rockery flower

    beds are lovely in April, May and June.

    We have beautiful views of 3 mountain ranges.

   

            I have boxes of cutglass serving

    dishes and am used to making sure

    30 people are well fed and comfortable

    with the children entertained and safe.

 

           The Question became how to assemble

    an attractive catering package which would

    warrant charging enough to finance the

    creation of 4 season mountain gardens

    with every view delighting visitors.

 

            A friend and I used her computer to

    find out what other wedding caterers were

    offering bridal couples and their guests.

    We discovered that none of them offered

    flowers for the bride, a wedding cake,

    refreshments or favors.  Children were

    never mentioned nor were comfortable

    chairs and convenient facilities.

 

           Children are an important part of

    families and bridal couples want to be

    generous with their loved ones on their

    special day.  I thought I could develop

    an attractive catering package with

    something for everyone for a

    reasonable price.

 

           I asked my daughter, daughter in law,

    nieces, and cousins what was important

    when they planned their weddings and

    receptions.  Which traditional activities

    did they keep and what activities are

    currently popular?  Do they want children

    participating in their marriage ceremony?

    What gifts and favors would bridal couples

    appreciate?

 

            A fesibility study of Bonners Ferry

    and Sandpoint stores revealed access to

    bakeries, gift, bath, and flower shops,

    Victorian wedding and scrapbook supplies,

    a wide selection of Deli foods, Bert's Bees

    samples, and lots of great children's gifts

    and favors for reasonable prices.  I can offer

    this generous catering package for a very

    reasonable price and still have the resources

    to complete landscaping our gardens after

    hosting 100 weddings and receptions

    over 10 years.

 

            My husband of 36 years and I choose

    to live with alternative power, wood heat, and

    hauled water in the mountain cabin

    on 6 acres that we bought after our  children

    were grown so we can focus our time and

    energy into expanding our herb and flower

    rockery  gardens.  We look forward

    to building a modest, energy efficient, home

    with a studio, craft room, wine cellar,

    orchard and food garden.

 

             Once our home is built and projects

    like an oriental garden and an arched

    conservatory centered in a reflecting pool

    are landscaped, we will no longer need

    the income from catering weddings. 

 

            Every bridal couple who celebrates

     their wedding in our gardens will have

    their names and marriage dates listed on

    a Thank You plaque to be placed under

    the wedding arch with pink and yellow

    climbing roses planted on either side.

 

          See your marriage ceremony in the

    pictured spring gardens  with your

    reception utilizing the cutglass serving

    dishes displayed among the

    fall flower beds.

  

          I invite bridal couples to consider

    the whole catering package I am offering

    them and up to 30 guests when they

    consider where they want to get married

    and how they want their wedding and

    reception catered.

 

          I look forward to working with

    bridal couples to cater a unique

    wedding and reception for each that

    will be remembered fondly through

    their long and happy marriage.

 

 

              IF I HAD A FLOWER

        FOR EVERY THOUGHT OF YOU

    MY GARDEN WOULD BLOOM FOREVER