My Sister's Wedding (THE BIG DAY!!!)

As requested, here is the story and pictures. It went really well, so there’s no real juicy stuff to tell (except possibly my drunk older sister accidentally flashing her undercarriage while dancing - doesn’t that happen to everyone at some point or another? Besides, all the cool kids are doing it.)

The whole group on the rocks (I’m the second lady from the left, in the light purple dress). We had to walk up a long, winding, unpaved path in our high heels to get to here. This picture was taken by my husband - I’m hoping that the professional photographer’s pictures are better, because this doesn’t look worth the effort to me.

The whole group hanging around some columns. This wasn’t so bad, except the ledge I was standing on was about four inches wide, and I don’t normally wear high heels (or long dresses). I had visions of shifting my weight and just falling right off.

My mom and her four girls. The bride is the one in the middle in white. She looks so sweet and innocent there, doesn’t she? The hairdo completely hides the horns. :smiley:

My lovely husband, taking a candid shot as requested. It’s really a wonder I don’t beat him more often.

Like I said, not much story to tell. I think Tammy got all her bridezilla tendencies out before the wedding, because she was relaxed and cool both the day before and the day of. We all got gussied up, we met for pictures (she was an hour late, but that doesn’t seem too out of the norm for brides), we took pictures, we went to the church, we went out and had a ceremony, we had a reception, there was much eating and dancing and talking with family members you see at weddings and funerals, then we packed up the hall and went home.

Oh yeah, the ceremony - the groom’s sister was doing a reading, and she had trouble reading because she was choking up, and she set the groom off, and just about set the rest of the room off, too. No one cries alone at a wedding or a funeral! (My husband, an usher, says that the groom’s nephew, also an usher and a city cop, was getting pretty choked up, too. Heh.) Then the groom had to recite his vows, and could barely get through them for crying. He’s the most stoic guy in the world; I would never have pegged him as so emotional.

Later, he was to do a reading at the reception, but he got too choked up again, so my sister had to do it. The speech was about how wonderful she was, so that was good for a couple of laughs there. All in all, a very good wedding. I have to say, though (here, not to her), that we had about as much fun at my $3000 wedding as we had at her $25,000 wedding. Funny how that goes.

I’m glad it went off well and that your sister behaved.

Who’s the groomsman you’re standing with? Can you ship him to Georgia?

You look great featherlou! Ok, so does the bride. I, too, am glad everything went so well and that sis unbridezillaed before the wedding.

Snakes you’re married and I’m taken, so what good would it do to ship the cute groomsman to Jawja? :smiley:

You look great! I love that dress.

And congrats on surviving her BIG DAY.

Okay, here’s a couple more photographs:
The happy couple (aren’t they cute?). I think I’d like a copy of this picture.
An artistic shot of my sister. This is one of the best photos of a person I have ever seen. I think Mr. Photographer really does know his stuff. I’m going to want a copy of this one, too.

The cute groomsman is the best man. He also sang at the ceremony - he’s an opera dude.

What, you guys don’t think my husband is cute? :wink: :smiley:

It’s hard to tell - we’re hoping that’s not his best side. :stuck_out_tongue:

Yeah, but we heard he’s spoken for. :smiley: :stuck_out_tongue:

Since the best man isn’t needed in Georgia, please ship to Ohio. :smiley:

Glad the wedding turned out so well. (And yes, that’s a great picture of your sister.) I remember the bridezilla thread; glad she mellowed out and everyone had a nice time.

Thanks for the update.

GT

Very nice looking family! You girls look lovely. I’m glad there was no drama.

I was hoping Featherlou would at least make up some drama if there was none. :smiley:

I think I need to go to the mini-rant thread and cry about the fact that sites like photobucket and flicker are blocked at work so I can’t see the pics. :mad:

Beautiful photos!

You are a lovely lady. I’m glad it all went well.

It’s blocked at my work too, so I can only see the photos if I’m lucky enough to be able to tie up the phone line at home for the night and remember to go look at the photos in the threads I’ve already read. It hasn’t happened yet. :frowning:

That is a great shot. It’s the kind of picture that belongs in picture frames in the store, only better. It makes me feel like I know her.

(And, uh, Mr. Best Man would be most welcome in Chicago, as well. You know. Just sayin’.)

Aw, rats! We were all enjoying the bridezilla stuff, and now she’s gone and got married without any drama. Oh well, at least we get to see featherlou. Girl, you clean up real good! :slight_smile:

I KNOW! No good stories or anything! She didn’t even freak out about my husband’s mustache that he grew just to bug her (and shaved off the morning of the wedding).

It’s funny how you don’t see people when you know them - it seems universal that the best man is a good-looking dude, but he just looks like John to me.

:o <— this is me blushing at all the compliments. It probably surprises the heck out of people who know me when I get all gussied up like that; I don’t normally even wear make-up.