It was a Great Pumpkin Wedding...

Hello all my witchy friends...

Sorry to have flown off on my broom for so long... tis not only the witching season but the wedding season as well!!

Now some might get those two confused and I am sure that there are many that cross the line but alas I am fortunate to have only come across one bad witch-bride in amongst 12 years of wonderful Glenda-the-good-witch brides!  I shall save her story for another time.  Truly a dark and stormy night is needed!

I wanted so much to be a part of Vanessa's Fanciful Twist Halloween blog party, cooking up lots of magical brews and potions, or creating some mystical witches den.



I so love Vanessa's magical ways and her beautiful blog... to be a part of her lovely party would have been a joy but alas the ladies in the white dresses come first!

So on that note I want to share with all of you pumpkin-loving-witches and magical-muggles (not a oxymoron I assure you) a supercalifragilisticexpeallidotious wedding that I got to be a part of a few years ago.



This bride LOVED pumpkins, I think even more than Vanessa over at Fanciful Twist!

To get ready for the wedding we met her and her family at a pumpkin patch and between her family's trucks our delivery vans and trailers we hauled away over 2000 pounds of pumpkins!!!!

My husband still gets shaky when he sees a pumpkin...  he's afraid I will ask him to haul it somewhere and back again.



There were mini piles all over...



On the tables as name markers...



Tiny glittered ones as party favors...



A larger buff colored one we turned into the ring bearer's fanciful treasure chest...



They were all over the tables as general decor...



And not only did my fabulistic-fall femme like pumpkins she LOVED halloween candy (is this a woman after our haunted hearts or what!).  So of course I filled tall vases with candy corn and stuck branches in them!



She had a desert buffet laid out with pies and cakes and tons of all the most wonderful childhood-memory-inducing Halloween candy.  It was a spread that would have caused any dentist to retire early!  In addition they had a most beautiful chocolate wedding cake.



Her bouquet was filled with...  but of coarse... CHOCOLATE Cosmos (and Lilly-of-the-Valley).  They really do smell like chocolate!



What with all the Halloween/pumpkin/candy/ and delectable treats blog posts out there I thought I would share one of my all time favorite weddings that so fit the season.  Hope you enjoyed it!

Party on my Pumpkin Pals!

The Practical Magic... Looking Glass Trip

For you my little witches...  A Practical Magic inspired  story...

Aunt Louise and Aunt Thelma are enjoying an afternoon of chocolate cake and goodies after spending the day working on their spells.



Conjuring is such thirsty work don't you agree?

While they're enjoying themselves let's take a look inside their workshop...

It looks like they're cooking up something fun...  lets take a closer look.

Aahh yes... a tincture of Bella Donna...

To be placed in the tiny vials.  Just the thing to help one get a little "shut eye" .

But what's this?  Well it looks like they're brewing up a few heavenly concoctions as well...  Crystalized Amber to be turned into the most delicious perfume...

Anise pods for another wonderful tincture...

Rose petals to make a lovely water for toning your skin...  maybe that's why the Aunts don't age?

Powdered Sandalwood for incense, that's a bit of Bella Donna laying on the table just behind...

Bits and bobs for other goodies...  Sage and Ecanacia, lovely teas for the tummy and immune system.

Quail eggs, Dove and Eagle feathers,  you just never know what you will find...

What a magical place... loads of drying herbs and flowers...

Bunches of Sage and a jug of Lavender oil

As much as the Aunts are enjoying themselves...

They are thinking of wonderful far off places...

"Let's pack our bags and go for a bit of fun..."

"Light the sage...  oooohhh see it's working..."

The guardian at the gate watches...

"Are we ready?"

"Quick Louise look through the magic looking glass, do you see where we want to go?"

"Oh yes... there it is..."

"Sedona!"

"Only, something's different..."

"We have wings!!!"

"Louise, look at your eyes!"

"Thelma, your hair!"

"Did you know this would happen?  I think our instincts are getting a little rusty.  Maybe we can find a physic work shop while we're here."

"However I do love these wings!"

"Shall we go for a stroll?"  "Oh do, lets"

"Tea time, not quite as good as midnight margaritas but much easier on the head!"

"So thoughtful of you Thelma to pack the china"

"Shall we go to another magical place?"

"What do you see Louise?"

"Oh that looks lovely over there..."

"Oh I completely agree...  Lets go!"

"After all our own home is beautiful and magical!"

"Just us, these two old bitties living in this big house with all these cats"

"It's good to be home!"

To see other wonderful Practical Magic inspired blogs go to Practical Magic Blog Party and have FUN!!!!!