The Wedding Day

4/26/2008 - No, no one in our family was getting married, but today was the wedding day of Andrew and Elizabeth. Why is this at all noteworthy? Well, first, they asked Nicole to be a bridesmaid. While Nicole has been in a wedding before (she was the flower girl in my sister's wedding), this was her first appearance as a bridesmaid. Second, I consider Andrew and Elizabeth very good friends. Andrew and I have worked together for about 5 years now. His son, Tristen, and Nicole are exactly the same age (both born on Jan. 6, 1998) and friends. Ryan and Tristen also have a lot in common (a love for video games and Pokemon cards). In addition, our dogs, Lizzy and Blaze, love to play together and actually get to visit each other frequently.

I had no idea just being a bridesmaid in a wedding could be so involved. There was the dress, which we ordered back in January and finally received April 8. We even had the order rushed! Plus, there was slight alterations needed. Then, there were the shoes. Luckily, Payless had a good selection of gold tone shoes. Did I mention that Nicole (age 10) is now wearing women's size 6 1/2 shoes? The rehearsal and rehearsal dinner were the night before. That went pretty smoothly, but was long. Dinner was good. It was catered by Johnny Carino's. Then the day of the wedding, there was still some shopping to do. Just miscellaneous items needed to be picked up and Nicole needed make-up! We were suppose to be at the church at 1pm ready for pictures (the wedding was at 3pm). The ceremony was gorgeous and seemed to go exactly as scripted. Then, more pictures followed by the reception catered by J. Cody's (best barbecue in town, I must say) at the Veranda. I think we finally got home around 10pm. A very long day, but well worth it.