SISTER'S WEDDING

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And I thought I had a good party 8 years ago... Liana's wedding was amazing. It took place during the hottest, heat wave week of August. And it rained. And rained. All day. Which explains the flat curls and frizz. We never saw it coming. The wedding planner had her eye on the sky, and the ceremony took place on her go, in between rain clouds. August rain clouds! With a thunder and lightning show during the vows. It was actually pretty awesome. We then all huddled back inside to wait out more rain passing through. But it wasn't long before the dance floor was wiped dry, the tablecloths rung out, and we were back outside to dance, eat, make speeches, and dance some more. The 'robot' is Ewan's specialty, as seen above.

Happy one month wedding anniversary to Liana and Ryan!

Aaaand happy four year anniversary to other married sister, Felicia and Brandon!

Our anniversaries are two days apart.

Three weddings down, three to go!

My parents are getting good at this wedding thing.

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all photos by Nick Wisda

and you might recognize a lot of these guys in the wedding party

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Before iphones and mobile internet. Before myspace and facebook. Before twitter and geotagging. I married my best friend. And only he and I and the 120 people we invited knew where and when.

We baked in the september sun for the outdoor ceremony, and danced the night away in the victorian house just up the hill from the lake. There was a hosted bar, and a chocolate fountain. No seating assignments, just sit wherever. It was the happiest day, with my favorite people.

I've shared a lot of the same, favorite wedding pictures here on the blog over the years. So this year, I was determined to find some new ones to share. Like the handmade veil and crocheted garter from my mom, the blue velvet couch in the bridal room, our kate spade toasting glasses, the hand painted portrait presented at the reception, the great-grandmas cutting the rug... all special memories. A lot of these pictures below came from my in-laws old point and shoot camera that was passed around. There's not one picture collected from that day, 8 years ago, that I don't love. I was just telling my mom today that I wouldn't change a thing. Ever.

Such a mismatched group of pictures. But all special to me. There's so many more to share... next year!

Right now the two boys are in bed, Jeff is at school, and I'm reminiscing through all kinds of old pictures while waiting for him to get home. I have wedding cake ready and almond champagne waiting to toast... 8 years!!