Sister's Wedding Story...

HEY! I know you all have wanted to hear about the wedding so I'll tell what I can in the time I have here.

Everyone arrived on time and in style to this destination wedding in South Carolina, Hilton Head Island to be exact. The day was beautiful: it was sun-shiney and warm, cool breeze from the ocean and people stopped to see the wedding. I spent the day with Anna and she did fine until it was time to line up! I heard her say she was the most relaxed she had felt in months while we were in her room getting our hair done, but that was replaced by butterflies in the tummy when the time was approaching. =)

All the grandmas and mom looked GREAT! I have pics of mom and dad that are AWESOME! I made them kiss in one shot and it turned out really well. The boys did a great job ushering the moms and grandmas to their seating. Both Tim and Steven did really well that weekend and I couldn't be prouder!!!!

When I got the pictures developed I got them on a CD so I can share them more easily. I still can't find time to put them on the site: I HATE MYSELF FOR THAT!

My college friend came down and played the violin on the sand and he did a great job. We walked down the sand to the arch they made where the boys and Mike were standing and I watched Mike try to keep himself together and that was funny and hard to do at the same time. If he wanted to he could have seen Anna from far away and watch her walk all the way down to where the chairs and aisle were, but he waited until she was standing with dad at the start of the chairs. Since I had been with Anna and knew what she looked like (NEVER BETTER! Daniel, you would have lost it! Stunning doesn't start to describe her beauty!), I watched Mike start to cry and that made me ball! I'm so glad the pastor started to pray right away because I had to yank my tissue out of my ____________ while everyone's eyes were closed!

The service was short, about 20 minutes, and went well. The kiss at the end was great too! After we marched out we waited for everyone to make it to the courtyard where Cameron was playing his music and there were chairs and little froo-froo foods and drinks while the families stayed and got pictures on the beach.

We all joined the party there in the outdoor courtyard and got to see everyone and take more pictures with cousins I haven’t seen ever and ones I haven’t seen in 11 years.

The reception was nice and laid back. The meal was chicken or roast beef and the cake was many different kinds of cheesecake. Mike’s best man and father made a toast/speech, and so did dad and I. Dad had EVERYBODY rolling! It was GREAT! So funny........but the good thing was he said it like a roller coaster: he would make everybody start to cry then crack a joke. Then he would get serious and say more wonderful things about Anna and his marriage to mom and just when you think you're going to loose it, he would make another JOKE! I was a mess at the end.