I have tried to fix this about 10 different ways but for some reason, you can't view the slideshow for this post. If you want to see the pictures, click on view all images and it should let you see them. I attached a few pictures.
What a fun and exciting weekend! Tim and Kelly's wedding was finally here after almost a year and a half of planning. After hearing about the rehearsal, you are probably curious about how the wedding went - and I am so happy to say that it went off without a hitch! Everything about the wedding was gorgeous including the church, the bride, the wedding party (especially groomsman #2), the flower girl, the flowers, etc. The service was very sweet and it was a full mass so as a guilty Catholic, it is always nice to not feel too bad about sleeping in on Sunday! It was so neat how they involved Olivia in the whole event because she kept saying how "our wedding is coming up!" Tim walked her down the aisle at the beginning of the service which was adorable and then Fr. Wilke had Olivia come up for the nuptial blessing over their family at the end of the service.
After the wedding, Mark, Kelly's Dad, surprised them with a carriage outside of the church. They ran out of the church with everyone blowing bubbles and hopped into the carriage for a romantic ride. It did start to rain a little on them but you couldn't even tell when they got back into the church and I always hear that rain on your wedding day is good luck! They are going to be "very lucky!" On a side note, Emily and I were the greeters and handed out programs before the ceremony. At the end we were supposed to pass out bubbles to everyone as they left the church. We could not get back there in time. As we got back there we saw the ushers in their manly tuxes holding little baskets with bows on them going "you want some bubbles?" to all of the guests as they left. It was pretty entertaining.
I also want to throw in a HUGE THANK YOU to my Mom and Dad! Since they are always so helpful - they typically get voluntereed for lot's of side jobs. Thank you Dad for hauling down the coolers full of beverages and food for the bus afterwards. It is always tricky trying to figure out how to get those things to the church. Thank you also for video taping the ceremony. It is always fun for the bride and groom to look back at those tapes a few months and years down the road. So many things happen that you don't realize or you forget about and it is hard to catch all of the details in your memory. I know Kelly and Tim appreciate it. Thank you Mom for being on Bella detail for the ceremony and to both of you for taking such good care of her all day (and night!) Even to the point of washing her pretty dress so she didn't smell like spit up at the reception. You two are the best and I really appreciate it. It was nice to get to ride the bus and relax a little bit but I did miss my Bella Lou! Also - I felt better knowing to she could go home from the reception a little early and get all cozy in her sleeper and eat and relax at home. It was so comforting to know that she was in better hands than mine! Also - I heard she had so much fun at Christa's graduation party and got lots of snuggling from Tike! Congratulations Christa on a job well done! We hear that Truman grads are pretty smart.
God must have been watching over Tim and Kelly because apparently a few more days of rain and the route to their reception site would have been flooded. The reception was so pretty and the photo both was a hit. By the way Lissy - they did not steal you idea :) they saw it at a wedding show and it did go over very well! The lady said that on average they typically take between 100-150 photos at an event and at this event they took almost 250. The photos were hilarious and the little cousins really enjoyed it. The first dance was "Me and You" by Kenny Chesney which I remember another couple dancing too (Andy and Autumn) and it was a perfect fit for them as well. Since there was a balcony they were able to get a picture of all of the people at the reception on the dance floor. Dad went up to video tape it (of course) and he said it was really cool! The band was a ton of fun and the dancing was great as was the food! At the end of the night - they sent everyone out the door with Gus's Pretzels. What a perfect way to end the night.
There must be something about the location because I have been to two weddings there (Colleen and Kevin) and both times the bride and groom have had to find a ride home. I got to drive the newlyweds home and I think I provided a very romantic ride. Ryan was in a not so cheerful mood and pretty well passed out in the front as Scott, Emily, Kelly and Tim had to squeeze into the back. They did get to sit on laps which is sort of romantic except Tim really had to pee. I did get some funny pictures of them squeezed into the back of the car and Tim carrying Kelly over the threshhold. The whole time, Tim had on a white undershirt, huge khaki shorts which kept slipping down and high black dress socks with no shoes. The guys had to leave their tuxes at Andre's and after Tim spent days reminding everyone else, he forgot his own clothes.
Overall, it was a very sweet wedding and a blast of a reception. I think a fun time was had by all. Especially Tim and Kelly. We hope they have as much fun in Riviera Maya on their honeymoon!
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