The last two days have been a whirlwind of flowers, tuxs, handsome men and a beautiful bride. We were so thankful to be a part of such a great wedding celebration!
Thursday was the rehearsal and the dinner. It was filled with a lot of family and fun. The little guys did great in a wedding party that was huge. Eight groomsmen and thirteen bridesmaids. Everyone was so sweet and encouraging to them. And they loved hanging with the big kids.
We went back to my sister-in-laws for the rehearsal dinner. And it was packed with family and friends and lots of food! The kids had a great time hanging out with cousins. Everyone looked so beautiful and handsome.
Yesterday was a whirlwind of dressing and smiling and getting last minute directions as to where to go and what to do. Hubby and I left with Boop and EG before everyone else. Boop got to get dressed with the groom and the two bestmen, the groom's brothers, Boop's cousins. It was big fun. The photographer was there and took some great pictures. I can't wait to see them. My little man was so, so handsome in his tux and vest. His cousins were so great with him giving him fist bumps and making him feel so apart of the festivities!
Then it was off to the bride's parent's house to get the little flower girl dressed, along with the 13 girls and the bride. Again, they were all so sweet to EG telling her she was the prettiest flower girl. She definitely felt special. What a wonderful group of young people! Again, the photographer was there taking pictures.
Once everyone was ready for the wedding we took all the little guys to the church. Where we waited for the rest of the wedding party to arrive. I opted to take the littles with us instead of having them ride on the wedding party trolley. :)
The guests arrived and the wedding began. It was beautiful and the setting was gorgeous. It was in a very old Catholic church. It was a full Mass so with that and the wedding it was close to an hour and a half. My little guys did great! Thanks to Aunt Reenie. She brought gummies and coloring books. EG bent over in the pew and colored the entire time. Boop sat there pretty quiet but would turn around occasionally to ask how much longer. The man sitting next to him was awesome with him. Checking on him and helping him.
The bride and groom were so handsome. But, I was kind of partial to the flower girl and ring bearer! They did so, so well and looked so darn adorable. I was one proud mama. Two little kids, in the midst of a ton of activities, surrounded by a bunch of people they barely knew and having hardly any good sleep. They rocked!!!
The reception was a blast! Surrounded by 350 of our closet friends - ha, ha!! All of hubby's family was there so a few familiar faces. Majority of our Florida cousins were there so that was great to see. We all danced, ate and enjoyed each others company.
We hung out until after 11 o'clock with all the kids hanging tough. I know there are a ton of little things that I need to remember and blog about. But, we are leaving in a little to hang with the family and celebrate Boop's 7th birthday. Maybe a blog in a day or two with just random memories . . .
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