The Wedding

The big day!  It was such a busy day but turned out beautifully.  Here is a summary of the day in pics.  LOTS of pics.

Getting Ready

The bride has a cosmetology license (but works in ministry) so she did hair and make-up.  Kaitlyn got waterfall braids in her hair.

Time for our older sister to get her hair done.

This is the groom's mother.  Our mom is working on her hair.

E's mom told us the story of how she and her husband met and there were tears all around.  So, D decided to pull out the gifts for everyone.  The parents received handkerchief's that were embroidered differently for each one.  This is what was embroidered on my mom's handkerchief:

"I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living, your baby I'll be."

Our mom was boo-hooing!!!

We all received tote bags decorated by D.  I love tote bags!!!

The bridesmaids received make-up, nail polish, lotion, etc as well as these gorgeous necklaces.  We wore them with our dresses.

This is the bride's bouquet, made of fabric flowers and brooches.  

Here are all of the bouquets.  Our mom made all of them!

The black bridesmaids dresses were knee length, strapless, and with an A-line skirt.  Plus, it had pockets!

Here are my fabulous shoes.  I just love them!!!  (And my tattoo is minor compared to everyone else.  What can I say?  We're just an inked family.)

Preston, Kaitlyn, and their cousins before the wedding.  One is not happy.

But he's happy here!

The Ceremony

The groom's parents.

My mom and nephew.

Here I come.

The older sister.

These two had their own special entrance since their parents were the ones getting remarried.  My mom made this dress.

The bride and Daddy!

Check out the groom's face!  His eyes were full of tears.

Hugs

and kisses.

The first prayer

Me getting distracted again.  I can't help it, the photographer is very handsome!

The sand ceremony representing their unity.  It was really nice that they involved their kids with this part.

The groom had some things to share.  It was very heartfelt, spiritual, and caused lots of tears.

The kiss

Their first communion as husband and wife.

A reunited family

Our parentals

The groom's parents

Decor

The theme was vintage Hollywood-my fave!

They had this picture made into a movie poster.

The sign in table.  The framed letter was an actual letter from E to D.  All of the guest tables had various letters and pictures they had written to each other.  The house is from the movie Up.  Each guest put their fingerprint on it to represent the balloons from the movie.

All the balloons!

The arch with twinkling lights. Simple, but pretty.

These popcorn bags were on each chair.  The back side listed the order of service.  The bags would be used during the reception.

Bubbles for when the couple leaves.

 The head table

 The menu, which was delicious!

While the wedding party had to take pictures, the guests were able to enjoy snacks at the concession stand using the bags that were on their seats.

The concession stand with popcorn, pretzels, and...

...bruschetta.

The guests were also able to enjoy some drinks.

It was a coffee and hot chocolate bar. 

The cake table!!!  My mom made all of the cakes and they were each a different flavor.  It was the highlight of the reception!!!

My mom made lots of cake balls and my older sister made Mexican Wedding Cookies.  It was all so very tasty!

The Reception

Everyone is making their way to the receiving line.

These two are trouble

They are too.  This pretty much sums up how my siblings and I always behave.

Cutting the cake

The first dance

Dance with the dads

A tender moment between our dad and his 10th child, the baby of the family.

After changing into her going away dress, the couple was ready to leave.

Some Candid Photos

The DJ and Pastor

Sisters

K and Papa

K and Grandpa with his cousin.

The bride and our mom.  No telling what they are talking about.

Brothers selfie

The sand art.

K checking out the art with a cake pop that he wasn't supposed to have yet! lol

Enjoying their snacks

The Q men.

The mothers

One of the groomsmen "scratchin'"

All of the kids.  Preston is being super serious.

Craig told them to be super silly for this picture.

Couldn't resist a selfie with the handsome photographer. Notice my necklace? (BTW, he was not the professional photographer for the wedding...just the Suburban Kelley's photographer.)  

The Suburban Kelley's

Our dad after the wedding.  I think he was happy it was over! Ha!

Congratulations on this special day!!!!