Adventures in Galena
This last weekend, Brenton and I made our first trip to Galena, IL with one of our wonderful wedding couples.
First things first, the mission was to help the lovely couple scout out locations for their wedding ceremony. Brenton and I had never been to Galena, so this was the perfect opportunity to check it out and also scout great little spots for pictures. Galena did not disappoint.
First things first, the mission was to help the lovely couple scout out locations for their wedding ceremony. Brenton and I had never been to Galena, so this was the perfect opportunity to check it out and also scout great little spots for pictures. Galena did not disappoint.
Kellie and Michael’s wedding is this fall and can’t you just
imagine how beautiful the trees will be for their wedding? They plan on having an outdoor ceremony,
which will be divine when these trees provide a wonderful canopy of color.
While in Galena, we also took the time to stroll the streets
and stop in for a beer and good food at the Galena Brewery. The food was delicious and the flights of
beers were a refreshing break to the day.
Afterwards we walked off our food and drinks by going up and up and up
an endless flight of stairs. They
brought us to a delightful chapel with the cutest side garden. It was a little too narrow for holding the
ceremony, but it is certainly a spot that we may venture back to for a couple
pictures. My favorite spot of the
afternoon might be the fire escape stairs.
I can just picture the sunset sky and her flowing gown on the stairs. It will be epic.
The last stop we made in Galena was to the little pottery
place that I mentioned in the last blog post.
The one where the guy is never actually there, and if you would like to
purchase something, there is an “honesty policy” box where you deposit your
money---our even an “IOU” if you are short on funds. The wares were fun and made us laugh. Kellie cracked me up imitating the faces on
the figurines. Michael found the one
thing that wasn’t for sale in the store.
Brenton spotted a card reading “fartist” ---not exactly sure what that
was about. There was a TV reading “art
is dead”---I disagree. Sadly (not
pictured) there was a jacket with molded clay poo coils on it. It had some crazy other message that went
with it. The poo jacket seemed like a
bit of a contrast to the other fun stuff in the pottery store, but all in all
the pottery store was certainly worth the stop.
First trip to Galena was a success and obviously we will be
going back for the wedding this fall!