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Ok, I was so wiped out this morning that the little imp and I stayed home from church.  Here I sit with my heated wrap on my shoulders (thanks, Bunni!) and my feet up on the ottoman.  I posted pictures on my sidebar but I thought maybe I’d try to tell a little bit about the days now.

I heard several comments about how when a daddy is excited about making it the best day for his daughter, he got all kinds of things done that the church needed fixed in general.  This is my hubby’s area of expertise….besides being worship pastor, he is also gifted in lighting and audio, but I hate seeing him on this huge ladder all over the room!

 

I wasn’t any more thrilled to see the groom balancing on the edge of the platform.

 

I’m just so tickled at how well the things all pulled together.  The bride did such a great job planning what she wanted, simple but very sweet.

  

We grew grass in buckets and made flowers for weeks and weeks.  They were a huge hit, as were the lanterns….we had so many people ask what we might be doing with them afterwards.

 

We sprinkled the aisle with more flower cutouts and then the little flower girl sprinkled more as she walked in.

Practice went well, everyone was so amazed at the calm and the sweetness.

 

poor daddy had a rough time, he loves his girls so much.

We had lots of fun with the popcorn..

 

We bought flavored popcorn from the local popcorn shop…the bride had purchased pink m&ms at Valentines day and then we also popped regular with a borrowed WhirlyPop….I gotta get one of those!

 

Big hit.

 

We had prime rib at the rehearsal dinner served in the fellowship hall by the best caterers in town (also good friends….and she is a fantastic knitter besides!)

 

The groom’s dad was his best man and I missed getting a picture of the presentation because I was crying too much, but his dad presented him with a sword as a “charge to keep that 3-stranded cord of Jesus as the center of their marriage”….it was so sweet and the groom took it very seriously.  To hear these parents talk out their love of our daughter was incredibly wonderful.  Our families are blessed.  The groom’s mom and I shared a very long hug and tears, tears, tears.

The big day 

 

Our son’s girlfriend did the hair, the maid of honor did the toes.

 

My niece-in-law did the simple bouquet for the bride and put together the handmade flowers for the bridesmaids.

 

The photographer was really sweet.  She told me she loved this wedding, that the bride and groom were such a joy and the whole atmosphere was such a blessing to her.

 

Here’s big sis, matron-of-honor, getting her into her dress….can’t you just see the bride’s lightheartedness?

 

The bride chose to wear the pearls my Grandma gave me when I was in my early 20s, they are one of my biggest treasures and someday they will be hers.

 

She was so happy to see her brother all dressed up. (I missed getting  a picture of the first hug because I was a little teary-eyed)

 

The groom waited at the altar so they could have a special moment just the two of them. (and the photographer, lol)

Then the 3 of them left for pictures . . .

   

Gosh….what can I say?

 

Very possibly the next bridal couple.  I’m so proud of my kids.

 

We all went to the park for pictures…here’s two silly, happy girls trying not to get windblown.

 

And the bridal couple arriving.

 

Gotta rest for a second, but can’t wipe the smile off the face!

 

Our happy family

 

One of the few shots I dared to take.

The groom’s youngest two sisters got pulled in a wagon by his youngest brother…they were supposed to blow bubbles but they got a little scared.  They were so cute.

 

Cutting the cake.

 

She wore the shrug even though I thought it didn’t really go with the dress…she asked if I was mad to see it on her because she loves it.  Yes, I’m crying.

 

My 3 girls.  I feel bad I didn’t get many pictures of my little mama-to-be….I took a record number of blurry pictures.

The bridal party…

 

We put the strings of lighted lanterns on the table, it was so beautiful.

 

The guests.

 

The son and his sweetie.

 

I’m happy, I have cake.

 

Sisters.

The big sis did a very sweet toast to her sister and new brother, it’s so wonderful to see the love.

 

These socks aren’t handknit, but they are crazy!  This was the keyboard player who is a long-time family friend.  I told him to behave, he had a pistol strapped to his leg but I never did get what it meant…some joke about a sharpshooter. 

And then my camera battery died.

We sent the couple off, had tons of help cleaning up and 4 1/2 hours after the wedding started, we were on our way home with everything done but cleaning out hubby’s office and the conference room.  We wanted to meet the out-of-town family for dinner.

I apologize for the multitude of pictures if you have dial-up but I just wanted to re-live the day. 

And what comes next?  Baby knitting!!!!!!!

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