Wedding Rehearsal

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UPDATE: My feet are STILL sore... ouch! I slipped back on my comfortable shoes today for work and about melted into them they felt so good. It's pitiful that my feet don't wear heels more often! Funny how our minds think that we can still wear 3 inch heels with no problem until our body begs to differ after the long absences of them. ha ha

I think... I am one of the few people who took pictures the night of the rehearsal, so for the sake of my Niece who will need some pictures for her album, I will dedicate this post to her so she has something to put in her Wedding album. I'll save the Wedding Day pictures as the next post!

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We arrived at the beautiful Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa ready to rehearse for the big event!

We all gathered in the lobby and the excitement, nerves and mini-meltdown began on cue...

... so to pass the time and keep my kids occupied from asking too many questions, I started taking pictures!

Okay everybody is ready, let's go!

When we entered the room the vendor was setting up the ceiling swags and chandelier's,

Check out the ICE on the ends of the chandelier chains!

It immediately caught my attention. ha ha

Here is the flower girl, she is adorable and has the vocabulary of a 20 year old. So smart!

The Groomsmen....

The Bridesmaids....

As the practice run began, you could sense the tension in the room begin to fade and everybody started relaxing and enjoying themselves. Here's the Groom watching his Bride come down the isle.

Practicing the... Letting Go... part

Okay, I think these kids have got it down now. Let's party!

Then we drove over to the Groom's parents home for the

B-E-S-T homemade BBQ Ribs and Tri-Tip eh-vah!

Everything was delicious and we all enjoyed our time together visiting one another.

Okay Jackie, time for me to say goodnight and get these kids to bed for the big day tomorrow!

We got a heck of a Internet deal at a nearby hotel from the resort and for our needs, it was perfect. The bonus part of the package was that the room came with a $25 gas card EVERY MORNING with a major gas company! Those will come in handy when money gets tight!

With complete kitchen too, thankfully though I didn't have to cook on this trip as it came with a full hot breakfast!

 

Mom, can I have a butter mint? Well Son, you're already sweet enough but... okay you can have some but save a few for your Momma!

Time for everyone to get some beauty sleep because we have to be at the resort at 9 am for pictures. AUGH! I know, it was mighty early to have to look camera ready but we did it!

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