A Celebration of Love

The daughter of a good friend got married this past weekend.  It was not only a celebration of love, it was a celebration of a great Arizona landmark.  This is an old picture of the Wrigley Mansion built from 1929-1931 in Phoenix. Yes, it's William Wrigley the gum guy.  He had it built for his wife for their 50th anniversary and died a year later. 

Today it still stands.  It is 16,000 square feet and the perfect place for a wedding.

 

The view from the top is amazing. You can see the Valley of the Sun 360 degrees. 





And this is during the daylight hours.  Wait till the sun goes down.

This is the view of Camelback mountain and you get a great view of the Praying Monk.  It is a rock formation that looks exactly like a Monk kneeling to pray. Multi-million dollar homes are built by that Monk.

This is the old switch board operators room in the Mansion.  It's completely covered with Wrigley silver gum wrappers for the wallpaper. Spearmint flavored.

The Bride was beautiful and her Dad, Frank so proud.





The architecture of the house is so large it makes everyone look short.

The Bride and Groom let white doves out at the end of the ceremony.







As we left I had to get one last picture of the entrance.

What a beautiful wedding and beautiful memory.

Congratulations Sophie and Kevin!