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Jill Costello and Jimmy Kilmartin ;

Wedding September 17, 2005 ; 4:00 PM

At Riverland Farm, Mequon, WI

The wedding of our daughter Jill to Jimmy Kilmartin on September 17,2005 was spectacular..everything at the farm went as well or better than I could have hoped. The weather was perfect! The flowers gorgeous, Our daughter, Jill looked beautiful and her fiancee Jimmy was very handsome. His mom and family from Ireland were all so wonderful and participated in all of our activities..lending a special ingredient to this occasion. The horses were braided and made lovely with flowers and ribbons, and the pony , Honey was the flower pony. Jill was carried to the cermony in a small show cart pulled by Charmer a wonderful Morab ( half Arabian, half Morgan) we had owned who was lent to us by his present owners for the occasion and he was all decked out in his finest tack and flowers . Jill's father, Marty helped her from the cart and took her to Jimmy and the ceremony began..to the tune of John Denver's "You fill up my Senses"..(Annie's Song).

After the lovely vows written by Jimmy and Jill, and wonderful hors d'oeuvres, we all went to the big white tent, for a delicious dinner of sea bass and beef tenderloin, then karaoke, and dancing, and a special cake!! (pictures to come)

The full moon was beautiful, right on cue, as if I had ordered it, it rose in pink and purple sky..just lovely!

Thank you to all who have written with good wishes . WWC

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These are the photographs taken by the Professional Photographer, Matt Savage of The Artist Group, Grafton WI.

Here are low resolution photos for the web and for email. We have about 800, 4x6 proofs. None of these images are for sale or use by anyone without permission. If you wish to have a photo please contact Wendy and Marty Costello,

262-243-9190. Copyright, 2005.

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We will put some photos in a narrative and then posted some randomly.

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Follow the flowers to get to the wedding site.

Everyone is getting ready.Above, the horses; below, Jill is "made up" , the dress is waiting!!

Chy-Anne, below, a little cousin of the Bride, her Aunt Lu-Anne's Granddaughter is trying to be very patient.. Remy ( our TB mare) hurries to tak her place, Grandpa Don brings Chy-Anne, flowers are lovely!

Above ,The new arbors look super!. The weather is perfect! The "product", Miller of course, is in place..several places!!

Above right, The tables and flowers are lovely, just what we ordered and dreamed about.

Above left, Jimmy (Groom) and Mikey O'Brien Best Man wait for the Bride, Guests arrive..(Red Renchin, our farrier, and Kate.)

Below, left waiting for the Bride to appear, in the house and around the grounds, Lenny and Don, center, Jill's Grandfather, Arnold Winett;

Right, Jill's brother, Adam, and his girlfriend Helen, with Olive, "Nanna" Albright.

Below, The tented Reception area awaits, and so does the Father of the Bride Marty. Lovely couple, Bill and Carole Talbot, from Roswell Georgia, our dear friends of 35 years..

Below: A couple in blue, our good friend, Alex Philpin, a wonderful horseperson, and her "beau" David; Melanie Albright and Olive Albright

Above: Jan and Jon Buchler, dear friends.... and best Man Mikey O'Brien and Marcy and Dave Zini and Dr. David Ryder from Miller Brewing Co.

Below: The scene is getting set...Where is the Bride? What is happening in the Barn? Honey Bunches of Oats, the Flower Pony, is almost ready, Charmer, the Bride's Escort is almost ready, ....

ABove, left, Charmer gets the finishing touches... The Bride is upstairs almost ready.... Her bouquet is stunning,

Below, She has her best friend of 15 years, Liz with her....her matron of honor, Phyllis and Kristal bring Charmer and the buggy out of the barn

Below, Charmer steals the show when nature calls..but a good laugh is a "good thing"...

Above Marty helps his daughter to the ceremony, Below Mrs. Kilmartin and her daughter wait for the Bride.. Jimmy beams at his bride as he and judge Donegan wait for the joke to end!!

Yes, Below there is a Mother of the Bride!! Holding tight to Marty!! Jill and Liz are anxious to hear what Jimmy's sister Catherine, Right, has to say about his ability to make a good husband!

Then Belwo Adam, Jill's brother has a chance to inform Jimmy about Jill's many qualities for being a good wife! then the rings are exchanged, the vows are sealed!

We remember those who could not be with us, Grandma Winett, JImmy's father, James, Then we greet the new Mr. and Mrs. Kilmartin. Jill's lovely hair

Below , a hug for Mother- in- law, Virgis and Angela Colbert meet Jimmy ; Proud Mother of the Bride with the Bride!

Now the cake!!

This was a very special cake.Wendy and Jill had a blast picking it out, tasting all of the samples and then designing it. Jimmy's favorite flavor was the order of the day, chocolate, very chocolate!! with mousse and ganoche and whatever!! Jill ordered the cake toppers and hand painted them to look like the "members of her family".. and then she placed them on the cake. She had decided where the layers were to go..

Let's see, there is Jimmy on Jake (western style) , Jill on Dilly,(Dressage style) , Bubba and Pretty Girl, the German shepherds, Blue the Blue Heeler momma dog, The goats are Cayenne, and Coffee, adult goats, and the two goatlings, Sparky and Trouble., the Rooster is Mad Max, and the hen is Hen Wen. There are also other horses on their farm, if I can remember...Spider, Nellie (pregnant), Evie, her colt Dunny, Tony Pony and Sammie R.. pretty good for not living there.

Yes the cake was cut, however a pact had been made to not dirty the dress! So... see below