The Ceremony

The ceremony took place at sunset set to music by a string quartet. The couple said their vows under an arbor of greenery and ivory roses while guests enjoyed the ceremony from under the shade of tall pine trees. “My grandfather officiated the ceremony, which was one of the most special parts of our day,” says Brooke, “and after a benedictory prayer, Ricky and I released Monarch butterflies in loving memory of his mother.”