These are pictures of the Haggerty family taken the day our youngest daughter, Kate, married Stephen Stockstad. The bride and groom selected the location, The Petaluma Pumpkin Patch, on Hwy 101 as their wedding site
Kate and Stephen both love Halloween. It is their favorite holiday. For three years the couple visited the patch about six times each Halloween season. We called the owner, Jim Goverman, and asked if we could use the patch for the wedding. He had never had a wedding there in the 13 years the patch had been open, but he was excited and agreed to the 4:00 PM wedding.
Kate was afraid the guests would be reluctant to wear costumes. Both she and Stephen were happily surprised to see all the guests arrive in colorful and creative Halloween attire.
Kate and Stephen selected matching honeybee outfits, which set them apart as the bride and groom. In the top row from the left we see David, father of the bride, appropriately dressed as the beekeeper. The bride selected my costume: I was a red butterfly. Standing next to me is our oldest son, William. He came as a court jester and took all the wedding movies. Our oldest daughter, Kelly (aka. Dr. Pain), was the bride’s maid. Tom, our youngest son, and his wife, Alayne, came appropriately dressed as a priest and nun. Tom is an ordained minister and performed the wedding ceremony. Sister Alayne, controlled the wedding music.
David’s sister, Aunt Debby, dressed as a beautiful witch. Taylor and William came as the Grim Reaper and a pirate. They are William's sons and were ring bearers for the service. Claudia, William’s wife, dressed as a beautiful black cat. She helped me hand out the bubbles to the guests to blow after the ceremony. Claudia and William’s daughters were both flower girls for the ceremony: Barbara, dressed as Dorothy of Oz, and Bella, a white fairy. It was definitely a family affair. Stephen’s brother, Jeffrey, was the best man as well as a clown. I remember the first time we met Stephen, he told us his best friend was his brother
As you can see in the photos, there’s a smile on every face. What a happy time. What a wonderful occasion to get a family picture. The best gift everyone got in the family for Christmas that year was a picture of this treasured family event.
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