4th Wedding Anniversary At The Duke Mansion

Good morning my dears.

On Monday, July 31st we celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary. We started our journey together almost seven years ago, ten days after I graduated college, at a Labor Day picnic.

We started the tradition a year or so ago, to have an overnight stay at The Duke Mansion for our wedding anniversary.

We received the keys for room 215 (a porch suite) and hoped to see a soaker tub. We had one in our suite last year, so it was something I was looking forward to. Sadly, we only had a shower. So I'll be sure to remember next year, as there's nothing better than a bubble bath and bath robe before getting ready for a dinner date.

The next morning my hubby took the camera outside and snapped a few pictures of the early morning sunrise.

Afterwards, we had breakfast served buffet style in the solarium. The tables were adorned with peach damask tablecloths, crisp white napkins, polished silverware, glassware, and dainty china teacups.

The solarium is one of my favorite rooms. I  the haint blue ceiling.

My hubby got me a fragrant floral arrangement and one of my traditions is to dry out a rose each year.

One of my all-time favorite gifts can't be bought, but it can be captured.

The more I delve into family history, the more I realize the importance in taking photos to record memories to look back at one day.

So here's what we look like at thirty-five (hubby) and thirty-one (me). Ha ha!

The rose gardens were in full bloom. Perfect for a morning stroll.

My forever date.

And me, being kooky showing off my new specs.

That morning, before we checked out, we spent some time porch sitting and talking. And the weather? It was just perfect, with a nice breeze.

Cheers to four, and many more!

~Kiki Nakita ~

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Previous anniversaries:

1st

    2nd

3rd

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3rd Wedding Anniversary at Duke Mansion

My hubby, and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary on July 31st.

Our first date, almost 6 years ago, was 10 days after I graduated from college at a Labor Day picnic on the Columbia River, in Washington.

To celebrate, we stayed at The Duke Mansion in the affluent Myers Park Neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina.

We stayed in the Harris Suite, which had a Southern porch.

Anniversary flowers with three roses symbolizing three years.

That evening, we had dinner reservations at the Ritz-Carlton uptown. So, I had a bubble bath and relaxed before leaving for the evening.

It just so happened that it was the last day of Restaurant Week, so we both chose a prix fixe three course dinner.

Starters

This was my English pea risotto, it was especially light and delicious.

Main

Dessert

We got back to The Duke Mansion at dusk, and what a beautiful sunset we had that evening.

The next morning we had breakfast in the dining room. A couple from Columbia, South Carolina joined us at our table, and said they'd seen an article in a magazine and decided to come and stay.

After breakfast, we strolled through the gardens.

Don't think I didn't calculate how much I'd need per month to move in. Ha ha!

The delightful Doris Duke. We also visited her home in Newport, Rhode Island earlier this year, we're no longer strangers, but rather acquaintances.

Afterwards, we sat in the living space and library to learn more about the history of The Duke Mansion. We checked out and got back home before noon, to enjoy the day together.

3 years, and counting,

Kiki Nakita

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