Here's Brad and me arriving at the reception!
We were so excited to be back in the action after all the photoshooting!
Being announced.
Our first dance... we danced to Phil Wickam's "Holy, Holy, Holy" since it was worshipful and a waltz but in retrospect we probably should have cut it down a little and maybe taken some dance classes... I hope it wasn't TOO painful for our guests!
We, though, were having he time of our life.
Kirsten sent me this picture... I love how it puts you right into the eyes of a guest sitting and watching... such a fun perspective!
Dinner was great! We had The French Gourmet cater and they were so professional and helpful and reasonable... what a blessing! We had Chicken Marsala and Roast Beef and veggies and scalloped potatoes... yum!!
It felt pretty good to sit down for a while!
Thanks hubby! Can I just point out the enormous pile of bread on our table?? How could we possibly eat all that?! Ha! I love it.
Hanging out with Tausha...
Here we are getting ready to cut the cake! We decided to use a grouping of Nothing Bundt Cakes for our dessert instead of one big, and expensive, wedding cake. Besides, we both LOVE Nothing Bundt Cakes!!
I put them all on vintage cake stands and made little signs to let people know which cake was which!
There we go!
Delish!!
Posing with the cake topper I made - pretty good likeness, eh?
hehe
Now we're just being silly...
Giving a toast and thanking our guests.
My lovely cousins Brittany and Anne were so helpful cutting the cake for us!
By the way... Anne has her own catering business! Anne Taylor Catering - you should check her out. :)
Toast time! My Maid of Honor and precious sister Kirstie started...
Then Brad's Best Man and my little brother, Scott took his turn...
You can always count on Scotto to get all misty-eyed. :)
Daddy's turn!
Finally we ended with Brad's Step-Dad Mike. So sweet. I kinda wish we had had more people speak but... what can you do? But to those planning now, really take time and think through stuff like that because you can't go back! Still, it was so amazing having them say a few words.
The father-daughter dance was a real highlight (heck, the whole night was a highlight).
Spending those moments with my dad was such a treat. I loved it.
Then Brad and Rudy joined us - so cute!!
Love.
Let the dancing begin! Here is my Uncle John and his daughter Meghan - so sweet!
And Ezekiel decided to break dance!! Haha!
Family enjoying a chance to catch up...
Kirsten's wedding still life. Love it.
Also splendid.
Time to toss the bouquet!! Gosh the time flew by...
Ready.
Set.
GO!
Frenzy ensues!!
We have a winner!! Good job Kirsten!!
She took a break from celebrating her victory to help me change in to my getaway dress...
We are ready to go!!
The whole party met us outside with sparklers to send us off!
It was so amazing. How cute are Rory and Amy?! They are getting married SO soon!! Speaking of which I have some projects to work on for their big day!
Yay!! I love this picture... completely captures how we were feeling!
Goodbye everyone!!!
Dad doing a little shout-out to the Father of the Bride... I love my dad.
Soo... thank you to everyone that made our wedding so incredible. I couldn't have pulled it off without all of your help. It was an amazing day, but I have to say, it cannot compare to the joy of living everyday with my amazing husband. The magic of that one day honestly pales in comparison to the magic of being married to the man God has designed just for you. Marriage is such a gift and a blessing. I am so thankful for Brad.
Julie
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