Afterwards we all headed back to Stafford to have dinner at Kobe. It was the car ride from Hell. My poor brother Scott rode with us and I know he regretted that decision, lol. Abigail was overtired/teething/cranky and she cried almost the entire time. It took forever because traffic going south on 95 that time of night is awful. Audrey was playing with her Fijit (the most annoying toy on the planet- thanks Pop-Pop!) And to top it off, Scott lost his phone somewhere in my car. He did learn how to make a bottle, though! He was such a good sport about it, trying to give Abby the iPod to watch videos and just being able to laugh about the whole crappy situation.
Dinner was great (I found Scott's phone in the diaper bag when I went to change Abby.) Abby was wonderful the whole time and Audrey was petrified of the fire. She spent much of dinner hiding behind my chair :)
On the day of the wedding I took Audrey to the hair salon where Kelly was getting her hair and makeup done. I loaded my car with things for the reception and then we met my dad for breakfast at Panera. We talked about our speeches/toasts and he started to get weepy (aww!) Then Audrey and I headed up to the O Club to decorate for the reception. I got lost once and by the time we got there I was starting to freak out about time. I was all by myself with a ton of stuff to do and a toddler in tow. Thank GOD Audrey is so good! She had the best time just playing on the rolling cart and with the bubble wrap :) I set up the tables, gift table, place card table, guest book table, packed everything back up and was able to get to the chapel a little after 1:00. Kelly was already dressed and she looked stunning. My good friend and photographer Stacy Hart arrived shortly after to take pictures. I got Audrey dressed and then finally I got dressed and touched up my hair & makeup. Then it was go time!
I was so nervous for Audrey. But she did so great. I think she was a little surprised at all the people looking at her and I really thought she was going to forget to throw the flowers. But she finally did and it was adorable. When she got to the end of the aisle she said something about making a mess and she turned around to pick up the petals, lol. I admit, I cried a little as she came down the aisle. Chris got her on video which I'll hopefully be able to upload soon.
My dad walked Kelly down the aisle and I cried again. The ceremony was beautiful and we (the bridal party) laughed a little as Kelly & Jeremy lit the unity candle because their hands were shaking so badly, haha. When it was over we went outside and blew bubbles for their exit. We all headed back in for pictures. Poor Audrey tripped and hit her stomach on the stairs so we had to leave for a few minutes. Juice and a Fruit Roll Up made her feel much better, thankfully. When the pictures were done we all headed to the O Club for the party!
The bridal party took pictures outside and then we went in for the last part of the cocktail hour. We were announced and then we made our toasts (I forgot half of mine, but it still rocked!) Dinner was yummy and Audrey couldn't wait to start dancing (so she didn't...she was pretty much the entertainment while everyone ate!) Kelly and Jeremy had their first dance and then it was time for the father-daughter and mother-son dance. There was not a dry eye in the house when Jeremy and his mom danced, especially when Dustin joined them towards the end. Jennifer passed away yesterday morning after battling cancer. Kelly & Jeremy had moved up the wedding several months for that reason and despite having such a short amount of time to plan, they managed to pull off an elegant, fun, and beautiful celebration.
Stacy did an amazing job (of course) and the website is here. I can't wait to see all the images she captured of this special day.
We got snow the very next day! The flakes were huge and it was so beautiful as it came down.
The next day there was a good amount that had accumulated so I dressed both girls (that was interesting!) Of course Audrey had to go pee shortly after she was dressed and I was in the middle of dressing Abigail :)
I love their expressions. Audrey knows she's about to go play in the snow. Abigail has never had so many clothes on at once.
She really was not happy about any of it.
March is almost here and on Tuesday Abigail will be 10 months old! Time is really flying and I'm totally counting down to Spring Break...1 month, 1 week, 5 days :)
