In early April Laurie and I hit the road
to St. Louis Missouri… Laurie’s niece had recently gotten married in the
Caribbean on the island of St. Lucia. A
bit after their return, they scheduled a wedding reception…really a celebration
of their marriage shared with family and friends…
We liked this photo of the newly married
couple better than the one we took… Kevin acquired an instant family when he
married Kasey. Delaney and Avery already
love Kevin! They are about as cute as
any two little girls could be… Don't they make a great looking family!?
Kids are always more fun to photograph
than the adults. Here we have Delaney
and Avery with their cousins Keaton and Collin.
Villa Antonio is a family owned working
winery and event site that is located in Sandy Valley south of St. Louis in
Jefferson County Missouri. The winery
specializes in wines made from French-American hybrid grapes that are grown on
the property. The winery is named after
its winemaker and founder, Antonio Polesel. He learned the art of winemaking from his
father while growing up in the Veneto region of Northern Italy.
This is the reception pavilion at Villa
Antonio. This is where the food was
served, toasts were made and the cake was cut.
Villa Antonio Winery produces and offers
Dry Reds, Dry Whites and Sweet Wines… Bottles range in cost from $15.00 to
$24.00. Individual glasses of these
wines cost between $5.00 and $8.00 each.
In addition to lots of alcohol…food was
served. It included garlic cheese bread,
toasted ravioli, salad and pizza…lots of pizza!
After living away from St. Louis for over 23 years, adjusting to pizza
made with provolone cheese vs. mozzarella, (provolone being the St. Louis
variation), did take me a couple of slices…
Villa Antonio also has a lunch menu. In addition to the items shown above, other
offerings include Mini Italian Sandwiches, Italian Salciccia, a Cheese and
Salamini Plate and Chicken Strips.
Avery was ‘into’ the dancing going on in
the wedding or ‘music tent’, which was adjacent to the reception pavilion. Here
she’s watching her mom and Kevin as they took their initial turn on the dance
floor.
Awwww…. Isn’t love grand! Sweet!
Then it was time for Bill, the father of
the bride to step out on the dance floor with his daughter. Our photo of Bonnie, the mother of the bride (Laurie’s younger sister), just didn’t come out. Sorry Bonnie!
The sun came out and we took this photo
of Avery with her cousins Regan, Abby and Cate…who were all down running around
by the little lake near the tent. Regan,
Abby and Cate are the Karole’s grandchildren…and Karole is another of Laurie’s
sisters. FYI…Avery has some snails in
her hand!
This is Matt Weyand…”Variety to the
Extreme”. He provided the music for the
reception as well as for those folks at the winery who were just out enjoying
the day. Matt is very good…with a huge
variety of music genres at his fingertips.
His website is found at www.myspace.com/mattweyandmusic.
This is Kasey’s brother Kyle and his
oldest son Collin…
This is Melissa, Kyle’s wife, with a very
tired Keaton…
Here is the view that we had from our
table in the dance/entertainment tent… It was cloudy early on but the
temperature was just fine and the sun came out just to brighten up the event!
In addition to Kasey and Kevin’s friends
and relatives, there were a lot of people at the winery…relaxing, dancing,
visiting and enjoying the wine. This is
a very popular spot indeed!
Kasey posed for this photo on the front
porch of the 1880s cabin or home that serves as the tasting room and offices
for the winery… This was a great place for a wedding reception!!
Villa Antonio Winery is located at 3660
Linhorst Road in Hillsboro Missouri.
Phone: 636-475-5008. Website: www.villaantoniowinery.com.
The winery is open 7 days a week from 11 AM to 5 PM. On weekends, February through November, there
is live music from 1 PM to 4 PM.
Just click on any of the photos to
enlarge them…
Thanks for stopping by and sharing this
family event with us!
Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
What an adorable family and an incredible way to celebrate their marriage. Great photos of a very fun event.
ReplyDeleteSam
Looks like a great place for such an event and a good time was being had.
ReplyDeleteLovely post and nice place!! I love the kids and the pictures!!
ReplyDeletexo
She looks so beautiful! What a gorgeous reception!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great time was had by all. Congrats to the happy couple. When my youngest son got married --his beautiful wife inherited two teenage kids.... That was almost 2 years ago ----and it has all worked out VERY WELL. Praise God!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy