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| I am so proud of my little middle brother! |
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| Taking pictures in the mist... wedding moved inside. |
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| Beautiful bride, Maid Leah and Groom Chad |
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| The company I shared my chicken dinner with... |
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| Andrew with his speech... it turned out wonderful! |
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| My amazing family! |
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| The boys |
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| Snap a quick pic before Grandpa leaves |
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| Mother, Son and oh wait Father dance too! |
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| Just before Daddy left for Colorado... 8:00pm. |
Well we survived a wedding weekend of rain. Even though it rained everything turned out beautiful. Friday night the rehearsal was practiced both outside and inside for the ceremony. The girls did good with the practice job. I was hoping they would do okay and I knew it helped that they had each other to walk with. On the night of the rehearsal they walked together and held hands. Too cute. We ate dinner at Nitti's and enjoyed walleye. It was delicious.
Saturday the weather was misty and at 11 a.m. the girls and I went to the resort to get our hair done. Afterwards we had lunch at grandma's house and Ellie took a nap. Hadley rested. Around 2:15 p.m. Hadley was able to put her princess dress on and she said, "this is what I have been waiting for all year!" She was over the top excited. We woke Ellie and told her it was time to turn into a princess and that was all it took for her to jump out of bed. Picture were at 2:45 p.m. for family. Hopefully we got a couple to turn out. The girls were a little shy at first. Hadley was also a little grumpy... after a few shots by the photographer she was saying she was done with photos. I reminded her that when you are in a wedding... pictures come with the package.
The ceremony was held indoors in the reception room. I was behind the scenes during the whole walking down the aisle so I really didn't get to see the walk by the girls but I know Ellie went first by herself and Hadley followed. They both remained up front during the 15 minute ceremony with only a couple interruptions. I was really impressed as were other guests.
Hadley was excited to finally see Nevaeh after the ceremony. She just kept asking me about her as afternoon. Ellie was happy to see Parker and eat skittles.
Dinner was served shortly after announcements and I enjoyed chicken and the girls had chicken strips. Robert choose the pork tenderloin, I shared a bite of my aunt Cindy's pork and that option was delish as well. Then Andrew was up for his speech. Earlier that day I helped him get his speech started and he fine tuned it throughout the day. He did a great job, I think he even got a little teary eyed. Then cut the cake, dances, drinks and fun.
Robert left the celebration at 8:00 p.m. to head West to Colorado. It was rainy pretty hard when he left so I just gave him a quick kiss and sent him on his way. Hopefully he brings back an Elk!
The weekend ended yesterday with a brunch at my parents. It was bittersweet... I was bummed it was all over! However... we are excited for little Rogers to come along! Laura said it won't be long! Hopefully that is the case! We wish you all the best Chad and Laura and thanks for the wonderful wedding weekend. So many memories!
