The Wedding - Part 2

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The Wedding - Part 2

Now that all the pre-pictures are done, let the ceremony begin!

At the beginning of the ceremony, both Mothers brought a different colored sand cylinder to the alter table for J & B to later pour into one cylinder. If you have ever heard of a Unity Candle, the sand serves the same purpose.

The Groom and his men are ready and waiting...

The Bridesmaid's are ready and waiting...

Dad giving away his baby girl...

Exchanging vows...

All done, we head outside for a few quick pictures before returning to the reception.

While we were outside, family and friends snacked on fruits and veggies...

The married couple... Brian and Jacqueline!

 

 

The entire wedding party together...

 

Brides parents and Grandparents...

 

The Grooms Parents and brothers...

Back inside for the toasting and speeches...

The colors of the wedding were Clover Green and Black and here were the table center pieces... beautiful lillies and roses!

Let's celebrate! Each tier was a different flavor, mmm!

Both B & J are fans of both comic and animated art, thus the theme of their cake topper.

They NICELY fed each other bites of cake! ha ha

Engraved glasses for the bride and groom.

This was the Groom's cake. Up close it looks like a book and the cover is their engagement picture as a magazine cover. Very fun!

The Garter and Flower bouquet toss!

While we all ate cake, I walked around and visited with friends and family...

 

This is the Groom with his Father and brothers, I lurve this picture!

Let the dancing begin! And oh what a GRAND AND FUN time we had! We danced the night away!


Here is me with the Groom during the money dance! The line was long so it was a quick step, step, dance, dance... here's your money, now watch out for my camera's flash! lol

Ann really got his attention here, I LURVE his expression! I'm going to have to ask her what she was telling him! ha ha

My Mom and Brother

My sisters friend first but she's become my Afternoon Tea buddy and genuine friend... Jenifer!

Groom's parents, Jan and Gilbert

 

Now this is a MEMORY because my Dad doesn't dance, but here he is out on the floor with my Mom!

My Boy would not dance with me all night long, kept giving me shifty excuses but I did get him to take pictures with me. ha ha

Here I was trying to get my Boy to dance with me again but he kept running away from me... ha ha

We could have all kept dancing but it was time to say good bye and send B & J to their honeymoon villa at the resort! I peeked inside and it was G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!

Family and Friends, I hope you enjoyed the pictures I took. Please send me what pictures you have and I'll share mine as well, just email me at chachaneen@comcast.net

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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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