This is one of my favorite shots from the day... Immediately after the ceremony, Brad and I and the wedding party were ferried out onto the front porch while Ashlyn and Heather moved the rest of the crowd over to the "Andalusian" patio for appetizers and refreshments. I remember feeling like I was in a dream... everything was whirling around us but I remember just seeing Brad and thinking, "wow. this is the man I am going to spend the rest of my life with... I love him so much." I felt so incredibly blessed.
A few family members came through and gave us hugs and kisses and shared in our joy...
What an amazing feeling!
Meanwhile our guests were enjoying some delicious looking appetizers! I almost wish we could have been a part of this time as well - I hate missing anything!! ...but we had pictures to take...
Mmm... fruits and veggies with dips and breads...
Grandma... always a kick. :)
Darah and Anthony! We don;t have long to wait before their wedding! October 2nd! It's gonna be great!
I'm so glad everyone enjoyed it so much...
Soon it was time to bustle my dress! Kirsten and Kirstie went to work and did a gorgeous job... thanks girls!
Back downstairs... to my husband... :)
So Happy.
We were so blessed to have Miles officiate.
I loved that window...
One of my favorites!
While we were taking pictures... all the tables were being set up and decorated!
Lovely!
That bouquet was HUGE! Beautiful... but huge!
Ezekiel and Scott. :)
All the girls.
All the guys.
So... we have a lot of pictures coming up and I'm going to try not to put up too many inane comments... so I will just say, "I love these pictures. So much."
(this is my look of joy when I heard they found the missing boutonnieres)
Seriously, Rochelle and Kyle are VERY skilled at creating children.
Yay!! The boutonnieres arrived!!
Oh, they turned out just exactly how I hoped they would.
I was SO excited. This picture makes me laugh, it's so typical of us: me getting all ridiculous about something and Brad trying to bring me back down to earth (though he usually ends up getting excited too - because he's adorable like that.)
My incredibly beautiful sister. I love this picture.
My fantastic sister-in-law Heidi.
My brand-spankin' new sister-in-law Darah, all set to get married in October!
My partner in crime Kirsten.
My sweet "sister" Amy... who will be getting married in, oh, about three weeks!! Rory is a lucky man. :)
The whole gang!
Love it.
Love it in sepia too. :)
Little brother. Probably one of the gentlest men I have ever known.
Me with the guys... Shawn, Scott, and Anthony. :)
Shawn cracked me up...
Mommy and Daddy.
The Diehl gang!
We were so distracted by each other all day... that hasn't gone away... :)
With Brad's mom Rudy and step-dad Mike.
The Wilson gang!
Here come a whole slew of Brad and Julie shots... hold your hats!
I love the Darlington House ones...
We walked around the neighborhood to get more shots.
Brad's looking a little stiff in some of these... Relax! Shake it off Hubby! :)
That's better. Aww... that is my favorite place... right on his shoulder. Thanks for tuning in everyone! I'll try and get the rest of the pictures in one final post... keep checking in for #4 in the series!
Love you all!
