Well, one birthday, one anniversary and one wedding. Taryne turned 9 months on Saturday, Kyle and I celebrated our 11th anniversary on Saturday and my sister Charlotte married Zach on Saturday. Saturday was a busy day!
I did the flowers for Charlotte's wedding, so I was busy from Friday until last night with prep and clean up. I also helped my mom with the cooking on Saturday morning. I am totally amazed at my parents for basically doing it all themselves...with the help of family and friends of course, but no catering or other "professionals" for wedding stuff.
I thought I was going to have a coronary on Friday because the flowers did not arrive in Llano until after 2 pm!!! I was panicked they would not show up and if they did I just knew they would be wilted, but luckily, they were ok. The insides of the boxes were HOT and I was so nervous they would not hold up, but they did...thank goodness.
After we got the flowers back to my parent's house, Aunt Claire and my cousin Nicole helped me make the boutonnières, bouquets and the table arrangements. I cannot thank them enough for their help! I had to miss the rehearsal, but that was ok because we got the flowers done fairly quickly and Kyle, Taryne and I had time for a drive through the pasture before it got dark.
The wedding was absolutely beautiful!! I think the only thing that would have made the day better was less wind. The wind was blowing so hard that it knocked some of the table arrangements over and each jar was filled to the top with water...
Last Wednesday, my Grandpa had surgery for his heart and we did not plan for him and my Grandma to be at the wedding. They were going to put a pacemaker in, but ended up putting something else in to monitor his heart and then go from there...I have no idea what it is called, so please ask my mom if you are curious. Well, Grandma and Grandpa made it to the wedding. They came with Uncle Ricky, Chance and Amanda. Whoohoo!!! I was so excited to see them! That really made the day perfect.
The wedding itself was short and sweet and perfect. It totally fit the personalities of Charlotte and Zach and I cannot think of anything that showed who they were more perfectly than the ceremony. Their personalities also came out in various parts of the reception as well.
Without further ado, here are pics from the prep and wedding this weekend...
The flowers...we had 100 orange Gerberas, 100 white Gerberas and 90 white daisies
The table arrangements
The bouquets...Charlotte's is the white one and the bridesmaids had orange
The prep...my mom and I cooked 50 pounds of potatoes...
The potato dish was awesome! It has potatoes, cheese, sour cream and bacon and seasonings...
Zach requested peach cobblers (like my Grandma Martin made) for the Groom's Cake...
The Bride's Cake...
Grandpa Clarence, Grandma Milady and Mom
Here comes the bride...
Charlotte & Zach
Grandpa Clarence, Grandma Milady, Me and Taryne
Taryne, Aunt Claire and Grandma Milady
Grandpa Clarence, Uncle Ricky and Nicole
Nicole, Amanda & Chance
These 2 flowers broke on Friday and I placed them in a cup of water for us to enjoy. Last night when we got back from the wedding I picked them (not sure why I did this...) but this is what I found...the stems curled up and intertwined...amazing!
More of my family was at the wedding, but somehow I did not get more pictures. I guess I was a little crazy and busy! To all my family, it was so great to see you all! I hope we can see each other again very soon! Love you all!
Until next time...Gig'em!
