PREPARING For Our Off Grid WEDDING (Part 1)
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2022
- My son's remote, off grid wedding is only a few weeks away now. We have so much to do to prepare! He asked me to help him build a rustic, salvaged-wood bar for the celebration at the reception. This is a new experience for me but I am always excited to learn something new. This will be a two-part video because it proved to be more than a day's work.
As always, thank you for being part of our family. Much love to you all from Alaska!
Peace
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Father and Son working together towards the wonderful wedding to come. How lucky are you to have each other. My son is 42 and his son is almost two and I see how they love each and I hope they have the same experiences you two have for the future. Thank you.
I was amused by the priority for the wedding but I assume everything else is purchased or on the way. A bar is a very sociable spot and of course, when father and son construct it together, it creates a special bond too. I loved the 'what do you think' questions all the time - and the evidence of a real partnership in building something so prosaic but beautiful too. Wood is so tactile isn't it. Every blessing with the preparations. You have done all you can in preparing your son for his own life partnership. That's where the long term work has been!
I love your thoughtful comments Jim. Dylan had been wanting me to help him build this for a while now. To me, it is all about spending a wonderful day working with my son. My favorite part was seeing his pride in the project as it took shape. Good memories. I love that boy
I can just imagine the stories your son and his bride will be telling their children and/or grandchildren about all the projects you all worked on together, also the fishing trips, the fun times afterwards while processing and freezing the catch. Your children and grandchildren are so very blessed to have all those stories to pass down through the generations, kind of like the Native Alaskans but a little different. Have fun! Such precious times to be cherished.
P.S. Seeing all that used and weathered wood reminds me of when we were stationed in Hawaii, I was pregnant with my 4th & last child, and I was bored. I wanted to build a couple of beds with drawers underneath for my two eldest sons, but no money. So, I would drive to the dump and get old lumber, bring them home, remove the nails, sand them down, and cut them to my measurements. I got the frame completed for both beds, but went into labor. While I was in the hospital my husband decided he could stand the frames on end, put some plywood across the braces and have shelves for his storage shed. I came home from the hospital, saw my beds missing (all that was left to do was upholster them and slide in the drawers and casters). I WAS NOT HAPPY!!! I never did get to make them again. LOL!!! That was one of the many reasons he became an EX-HUSBAND. LOL
What I love most about these videos is, of course, Gale's very skilled work ... but also his great teaching style. His family is very lucky to have someone with both these talents!
Сорок секунд в начале просто шедевр съёмки природы Аляски!!!
I always love seeing the interactions among your tight-knit family. Their wedding will no doubt be beautiful out there. Absolutely gorgeous day when you filmed this. 🙂
P.S. The bar turned out very nice.
Thank you friend. We could not have asked for better weather. We are looking forward to the wedding day and hoping for nice weather then too although August can be iffy out here. We appreciate you being here and always taking time to comment. Warmest regards. 😊
Nice details on the Bar. I really enjoy you working with your Son. Good team!
Nothing like "father and son" projects. Miss seeing your gradson too. Love your story.
Another great video. Thankyou. I loved the look you had at your son measuring you had the look of proud dad congratulations
Hard to believe this is what was under all that snow. Absolutely stunning. Is Stella going to be Maid of Honour? Best of everything.
Amazing isn’t it?! We keep walking around going, “can you believe the snow was up to here just a few weeks ago!!??” Whole different world for sure! We LOVE The idea of having Stella in the wedding! Thanks for the great comment. Warmest regards from your Alaska friends.
I am really liking the bar that U2 Construction Cowboys are making. I’m sure it will be quite the conversation piece. Nice job.
Thank you.
Haha! 🤠 Thanks so much for watching the kind comment. Take care friend.
Congratulations on the pending wedding of your son may you have love and happiness and joy in your lives
I love this! That bar is being built to last forever. Just think...your son and his wife can pass it to their children..with the story that it was made by their father and grandfather for their parents' wedding. How cool is that! A family heirloom that will last for generations. Looking forward to more wedding prep. We ladies enjoy that kind of things...lol. Hope ya'll have a great 4th of July holiday! God bless!
Good morning Cathy. We are going to find many uses for this bar in the future. It will likely be installed in one of our cabins down at the lake below. The wedding planning is in full swing here. I find myself with more projects than I can get to!
Memo to young ladies: marry into a family of builders & whatever you sketch out on a napkin at breakfast, they can whip up for you out on the deck by sunset. 😍
Hello Gale & Tanya!
Thank you for sharing the beautiful surroundings in your special part of Alaska. It’s breathtaking 😍
I’m excited for your family and look forward to watching your upcoming videos. Congratulations to your son and his beautiful fiancé. Hello Stella!
Thank you for watching Camilla and for the kind wishes for the happy couple. 🥰 It’s great to have you here!
What a beautiful sunrise! I'm waiting for the sun here in Southern Illinois, but it certainly doesn't look as beautiful as that stunning Alaskan skyline! God willing, I'll make it there one day! It's my biggest dream!
Good morning Amanda. We hope to see you here one day soon!
dear amanda my best wishes for u.b happy
Nice work! Nice designing! Rustic-chic!
Thank you friend! 😊
Congratulations on your son's wedding, we wish you a very happy day, give them both a big hug full of good wishes for this new adventure, that fills them with patience, tenderness and respect. Hugs from India with love
All good wishes to your son and his bride for a long and happy life together. And I loved watching the two of you together building that most important part of the ceremony 😊😊🌷
wow I caught up with your wonderful video's. now I have to wait patiently for the next one!🙂
The Bar is going to be awesome! Warms my heart to see how well they work together!
Thanks so much Jan. Take care friend. ❤️
You just can't beat the early mornings in Alaska. I was waiting to see you all sitting on the deck drinking coffee as the Sun rises. You guys did a helluva job on the bar. Is that pallet wood you were using? That's my hobby, building things with pallet wood I get free from Lowe's. I'm looking forward to that special day. Thanks for sharing.
Always interesting and fun projects for you! It's going to be a beautiful destination for the wedding and I wish you much happiness!
Cheers from Australia xoxo
Congrats on your son’s wedding. It will be a great one with Alaska’s beautiful all around.
Cocktail: Rusty Nail - 1 1/2 ounces scotch, 3/4 ounce Drambuie, Add the scotch and Drambuie into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.
Joseph, we will definitely submit this for review as we are trying to decide on a couple of drinks to serve. Thanks for passing it along and for watching! Take care friend.
Just found your channel, I’m really enjoying watching the fine workmanship that goes into the cabins and looking at the beautiful surroundings and countryside you live in , great viewing 👍👏 , you now have another subscriber
Greetings from the UK🙂
Nice to see your good old skilsaw again in action. Last time I remember, it was like at least a year ago.
j'aime beaucoup la façon que vous travaille ensemble, quel complicité, le lien et très fort père fils très beau a voir le bar et magnifique j'ai adore une fois de plus la vidéo merci beaucoup de nous faire partager c'est moment avec votre famille merci beaucoup
What an grate worker you are Sir..!! Be well and be safe to all of you out there!!
You're the best carpenter man 👍
Aww shucks! 🤓 Thank you friend.
That bar is solid! I love it!
I got so invested in this build i was nodding and agreeing with your decisions! haha I love creating but when its for something special its just all the more awesome :) Cant wait to see the end result! sending much love to you all x
Hello Delaney. So glad you enjoyed spending the day with us. I love working with the kids, seeing them take pride in their work
After a few drinks nobody will notice the great job you done😂😂
Cool,
& yes sunrise yiahwow....
The snow says goodbye, the sun comes and the landscape is still beautiful! Good Morning 🇧🇷
We've been watching your videos since you started building the small, but beautiful, log cabin. It was confusing that you never talked. Then there was Stella and you would say a word or two to her. Then your little grandson started helping you. It was all very mysterious. We wondered about your family. Slowly we have gotten to meet them, And you do talk! 😂 We were so glad to meet Tanya. She's beautiful and a perfect compliment to you, Gale. Now we get to wait for the wedding. Thank You for giving us something special to look forward to each week.
Julie, thank you for hanging in here with us for the long haul and through all the changes and evolution of this channel. We treasure your friendship more than you know! Thank you thanks you for the lovely comment. Take care ❤️
Beautiful job! 👏👏👏
Love the comradery! ❤❤
That is one sturdy bar. It is so awesome that your son is helping with all the preparations for the wedding.
It is sturdy that’s for sure! It’s a great time working together. Thanks so much for watching friend. Happy 4th!
Wow what an amazing video, I can't wait to see how you move it and get it indoors , love your videos and seeing your lovely family.
I love all your videos ❤️ nice bar 👍
Sure looks nice up there this time of year. No way could I take the winters after living in central Florida for so many years. Also at 75 I just couldn't stand it. Old and a big wussy. I wish your son the best with his up and coming marriage. You are sure making a lot of progress on the place. God bless and stay safe.
Beautiful project...Beautiful teamwork !!! That bar will be around for quite awhile , as will the story of the day it was made ! Great memories being made here ! Be safe and well...best wishes to the young couple...wishing them good health and much joy !
Thank you friend. It was a fun & special time working together. We appreciate the kind comment. Take care. ❤️
The silence right at the beginning is beautiful, hope all goes well in the upcoming wedding, sending all the best from England.
Charlotte & Dave, that you so much for the kind wishes. We are looking forward to the special day but there is so much work to be done beforehand! Pretty sure that when it’s all over we will sleep for a week! Alway lovely to have you here. Thanks so much for being faithful friends. 😊
Great Bar
How exciting to see the results. Blessings from Connecticut on many years of marriage
Wow thanks again. Love the opening. You all work so well together. Going to be a great bar. But can you lift it. Oh I forgot you are a Rock Star at moving stuff.
Wow that’s awesome congratulations on your wedding and now to wait until next Friday
Hello Gale and hello family!! It's good to see you again, very nice project in this video. I think that wood is the noblest material that exists to build things and you certainly know how to work with it. In addition, the stillness and tranquility of the place is something beautiful, ideal to work and even more so to celebrate the wedding! As always thanks for the videos! Hugs for all!! Alex from Argentina.
That was great. Inspirational!!
You two work together so well! What a sunrise! Great job on the bar. Ready for memory makin.
Wow the bar looks great. You truly have a wonderful family.
Wanda, thank you so much for watching and for the kind comment. 😊
Lovely....my best wishes for a great wedding
Oh man, I want that bar!
Wow just so love the bar your son must be so proud of you bet his wedding is going to be fantastic hope your going to video it can’t wait 😊
Good job guys! Looking forward to part 2.
Yayyy Wedding!!! So exciting!!!
Just an amazing carpenter👍
Happy Independence Day.🇺🇸
Happy 4th!
Cool project! You guys should try a planer and scraper before all that nasty sanding.
Great! It is easy to work with such help! The wedding will be fantastic!
What a wonderful project to do with your son for his special day! I love all the different colors of the wood and that massive thick table top! Looks great so far and the feeling of accomplishment is really evident in you two! Can’t wait to see the finished product! Congratulations on your son getting married and I’m sure your a proud papa! See ya in the next video! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼
Beautiful! I m disappointed the video is over!
Can’t wait to see the finished product.👏👍
Wow, Gale I have to tell you, That first 50 seconds of that opening shot. Well is scenes like that, that makes me wish I had moved to Alaska. My daughter told me to come to Fairbanks and I could stay with her there. Then later she moved to North Pole, AK with the same invitation. At the time there was deep snow and all the pavement was solid ice, so I declined because of my health. But that opening 50 seconds sure makes me wish I had reconsidered lol. Thank you for very much all the videos, I so enjoy following your channel. Hope you & yours have a Wonderful Weekend.
Good morning my friend. I did not know you had family in North Pole! Does you daughter still live here? You are never too old to visit the country. It sure sounds like you would enjoy a summer trip
Well congratulations!! 🍾😊🙏
Love the sound of the water.Good sleeping music..lol This is fantastic. Can't wait for wedding pictures.. Take care and have a great 4 th.
That is one beautiful sunrise there in Alaskan. Your son is very lucky to be having his wedding up at your off Grid place. I hope it all goes well for you and all the family let's hope the weather is good too.
It is a beautiful spot for a wedding but it’s also thinking through a lot of logistics 🤪… I’m sure it will all come together and we’re hoping hard for nice weather! Thanks so much for watching and for taking a moment to comment.
1 word.. Beautiful 😍
Great work this is one solid and level bar. Everything you design is Perfect.😎
Great team work and I'm loving the bar 💯
CONGRATS TO EVERYONE!....ENJOY YOUR DAY!!...
Well, it's not finished but you got the bar serviceable just in time for sundowners, great planning, cheers!🥂😁
Awesome time together 👍
So not only was that a great video… I really truly enjoy watching you build ! And it’s always a special thing dreaming up and building something with your son and Dylan seems to have your eye for figuring out as you. Lol. But the even better part was that while out working today it hit me that today is Friday and you’d more than likely have a video posted for me to enjoy ! And that , my friend , put a big old smile on my sweaty dusty face 😁 take care Gale and happy Independence Day to you and your entire family ! ✌️
dear so beautiful place but your job more beautiful.amazing sir .
Good morning everyone, what a beautiful job on the bar . I just love the views you guy have up there. Anyway stay safe and sound and take care 😀
Love all your videos but when you add nature shots it makes them all so special.
It is fantastic what you do both alone and together with your family. I is going to be an interesting wedding with a bar like that!!! All the best to you and your wonderful family and congratulations to you all. I look forward to the next part.
Congratulation on the upcoming wedding. Best wishes to the young couple and to the family
Thank you Ava! ❤️
Very awesome
Congrats on your son's pending wedding! Have a great 4th of July! God bless and may our Blessed Mother keep you and yours!!
Thanks so much friend! Happy 4th to you as well. Hugs from your Ak. friends. 😊
Nice bar👍
Thank you Suzi ❤️
Great teamwork and beautiful views, Peace from Arkansas
Good evening Gale...you have become exceedingly skilled at capturing the beauty of your Alaska. The first 50 seconds of this video are so gorgeous I can almost feel myself there listening to the running water. Thank you...........Oh my goodness, where did that adorable puppy come from?? What does Shella think of sharing her Shangrila?? And speaking of Stella.....looks like she was walking around looking for her snow. And then she just plops down in the water where it once was snow. She is so entertaining. I can understand why you love her and pamper her with scratches and kisses. My cats give immense enjoyment and love...............It is fun watching you and Dylan work together. You have taught him well. I do not recall seeing any plans for the rustic bar so I guess you are winging it as you go along which does not surprise me. I like what I see so far. And I cannot wait for the wedding videos.........Peace & love from the northeast......🌺❤⚜
Very nice looking Bar Rustic looking have a blessed July 4th
brother gale good morning watching this video I remember the day of my wedding all the preparations all the hustle and bustle he runs runs hoping that everything goes well that day and the advice of friends who are never lacking but what I know is that the best advice is from our parents for dylan and mai I wish you the best and continue with the preparations that it is getting late greetings from medellin colombia sergio
Nice!
Awesome
happy days :)
Back at the main Cabin today vs the old resort I see 👍🏻😃
Thanks!
Good morning Dee. Thank you so much for your kind support our channel. It means so much to us to see this tangible support of our videos. Peace to you my friend. Much love from Alaska
This wedding is going to be over the top. Just being nosy, how much of Alaska do you guys own. I just finished watching you build your beautiful new cabin, I assume you have a homestead that you live on, and now the River properties. I think you own half of Alaska!!
hello friend from the otherside of the ocean how are you as always impressive work greetings from the netherlands to my friends in alaska
Hello! So great to have you here all the way from the Netherlands. Thank you for watching. Warmest regards from your Alaska friends!
I just found this channel while looking up content about Alaska, Beautiful views! Congratulations on your up coming wedding, I just love.. people in love, I’m totally a New subscriber now, lol… Now to binge watch tonight and catch up!
So good to have you on the channel! A warm welcome from Alaska
Tack!
Good morning Ana! Thank you for your gracious gift. Your support of our channel is so encouraging. It means the world to know that you appreciate our videos. Peace to you and yours from both of us
Hello Gale, it´s Good Evening from Sweden right now. Thank you for making wonderful videos, you and you family are so humble and you are a great craftsman, always working smart, and clean around you. And ofcourse I am a big doglover, so buy something nice for Stella
wow what a beautiful day a beautiful sunrise full of colors magic and shine a divine panorama wow sunrises and sunsets are my favorite times to take pictures wow say hello to tanya tell her that those hamburgers looked very tasty greetings to Dylan to Mai to Tanya and for of course you and your whole family this is my alaska sergio de medellin antioquia colombia in south america i love you
The first round is on me! 🍻🍺🥤🍷🍸🍹🤠 🇺🇲
What a start to a video, that scenery was stunning!
Fantastic work on the bar, but please tell us we don't need to wait till next week Gale...
that's just teasing and mean 😂😂😂
That is one heavy bar. No 1//8 inch Teak plywood in that baby!
A Wedding coming up, how great isn’t that? Congrats 🍾🥂, stunning place to work at. I would named it “Stellas Bar” 🐶🍻
That looks like some tough old wood!
It seems to be! It’s survived a lot of rough weather so far. I think the weathered grey adds some character. Thanks so much for watching friend.