Down on the Farm
Lisa (Berta) Wible never wanted a Cinderella wedding, but she never dreamed of a farm wedding either.
“I had never really thought about it until I met Dan, but the more we got together — he's a farmer, my grandfather was a farmer — it made perfect sense,” Lisa said.
Lisa and her husband Daniel Wible now live on Daniel's family's farm in Butler County.
“I've been living on our family farm for 33 years and it's been in the family generations for over 100 years,” Daniel said.
The couple had attended many weddings before and wanted theirs to be more personal.
They discussed a farm theme and after Daniel asked Lisa to be his wife while they were sitting in the bed of a combine at the Ohio Agriculture Science Review, the choice was obvious.
The two started their August wedding day at Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church with a ceremony lead by the Rev. Roselyn Kummer.
“They incorporated all of the nieces and nephews,” said Daniel's sister, Julie Maurer of Cowansville. “Two of the children rode in a little wagon that my mother had decorated in red and white fabric.”
All seven children made it down the aisle with no problems before Lisa's entrance.
Lisa wore a white dress trimmed with red, carrying with her red and white roses.
“Everything was formal and her dress was very classy,” Maurer said.
Daniel wore a black tuxedo, red tie, red vest and always fashionable black cowboy boots.
Once their vows were sealed with a kiss, the two exited the church and jumped on a hay wagon, pulled by their newly purchased red McCormick tractor.
The entire wedding party joined them, including parents, for a ride around Saxonburg.After a photo shoot with the tractor, the two joined family and friends at Cooper Hall in Saxonburg's Roebling Park.The guests dropped notes of best wishes into a red tractor card holder and signed a guest book full of photos of the couple on the farm.Small tractors and combines were placed on tables with red checkered table runners.The couple searched everywhere for the perfect red tractors and combines to be displayed throughout the hall, not wanting green John Deers.“We did find red tractors at Tractor Supply and some of the toy shops,” Lisa said.Mason jars filled with wildflowers of vibrant reds, oranges and yellows complemented white candles surrounded by corn kernels.Guest ate classic comfort farm foods off red paper plates.“We did chicken, ham, red potatoes, corn, green beans and apple sauce,” Lisa said.Lisa and Daniel cut into a wedding cake made by Tammy Toy, decorated with tiny tractors and the perfect cake topper.“Our friends got us a cake topper that is two cows in bride and groom clothing on a tractor,” Lisa said.Guests enjoyed the delicious desert plus favors of candy corn, complements of the happy couple.When the first few beats of Tim McGraw's “It's Your Love” began, the couple moved to the dance floor, ready to begin their first dance and their life together.
