Tomorrow marks one month that I've been married!

EEK!

So to continue on the last post about the wedding (for now)

Is the reception.

Everyone's favorite part because they get free food and cake...

First things first...
The introductions!

This is pretty much the gist of it.
Robert refused to do anything but sway around
Until the end of course when I got dipped!
AND NOT ONE OF OUR GUESTS CAUGHT IT ON CAMERA
Not even the photographers did.
They were moving on from the boring first dance!
I blame Robert of course
Poor guy.

Next was time for dinner! YAY!


We made pretty much everything
Except the slaw and sweet tea
and rolls- we bought those, duh.

Funny story: they called the bridal party to the covered area with the food.
It was separate from the tent.
As soon as the bridal party was all safely under the shelter
The bottom fell out of the sky again.
Soaked the flower girls who had walked towards the pond.
Perfect timing for most if you ask me.
Probably not if you ask the flower girls!


Our MOH and Best man signed our marriage license and made it official
Other funny story: the preacher told them FULL addresses were not necessary
They were.
When I went to get a copy of the marriage license it had been flagged.
I had to google and text everyone to get all of them.
He also got the date wrong on Robert's mom and step-dad's marriage license
when he married them
Sweet man, but God bless.

We snuck away for a few more shots...


Then the DJ did some interactive portion of the night:


That's Robert's dad, can you tell?


The bridesmaids' table was the most fun
According to them and the DJ of course.

Then time for dancing...




I THINK I'm dancing with my new husband.
He, however, is making eyes at the best man/ his real soul mate -_-


Then it was time for more "special" dances




Then the dance competition
Where 5 unlucky people (hand picked by Robert and I)
Were forced to dance to songs they may or may not know.
Patrick (middle) as always was super entertaining and just ran with it.
We also owe a LOT of our wedding getting finished the day of to him!
(He married the Best Man's sister last April)



View of the shelter converted into the food and activity space!


Toasts!


Then the cake cutting:


What you don't know is I accidently cut the cake
When the photographer Amanda was trying to explain how to.
I thought she meant NOW.
Look back at the picture...
Fresh cut mark and cake on the knife.
Oops.




I actually smashed harder than he did.
Double oops?


It's okay he wasn't too mad!



The bridesmaids + Kelby did the Wobble for me!






Cameron caught the garter and Caitlyn the bouquet!
Cameron was really into this part!


Then we blindfolded Cameron and told him to try again
With our good friend Adam in the chair!
Hilarious.


I think Cameron was more relieved once he realized the hairy leg he felt up was a friend.


All of us!


Then all too soon it was time for the last dance


And the sparkler send off!

This is the least intoxicated looking picture we have of Robert for the sparkler part.
The shots he snuck off and took really caught up to him.


Then he tried to pee in front of our guests.
YES PEE.
We have him on video trying NOT to get into the car
Stumbling to the side of the car (people are still standing around)
and trying to pee.
Jennifer and I quickly convinced him to wait
We pulled over at his house and he peed in his mom's yard.
That's my husband, y'all.

Where was I?

Oh yeah...

I left the hotel we were getting ready at

At the bottom fell out of the sky.

And it rained and rained and rained

And not pretty romantic rain either

Noah and the ark rain.

But then about 10 minutes before the ceremony was supposed to start- it stopped.

This meant some of our sweet friends and family had to help put quilts on the hay reallly quickly before the people could take their seats!


Glad they didn't move too fast so I could get this shot!


"As two families become one, please pick a seat not a side"


Our hand crafted programs.
I sure hope people enjoyed them because they took FOREVER to make!


The masses began taking their seats!


Not before stopping to visit the horses!
This is Rebekah, Hannah, and Trapper!


I rode in on a carriage!
So very thankful it stopped raining!


My sweet flower girls Alyssa and Emma!
"here comes the bride..."


I had both parents walk me down the aisle.
I think it kind of bothered my dad
But my mom was just so honored.
And I loved having them both there.


I got my arch!!
An instance where something I wanted was moved to the bottom of the "to-do" list.
Mom came through and had a friend make it for me!


The whole picture was pretty awesome!


The bridal party looked cute up there too!


We said our vows


Robbie's sister Katie read a scripture that was NOT 1 Corinthians


We had to come back of course...


We took family photos!
That's our entire intermediate family + grandparents (- step children, sorry!).


Then Blake (a groomsmen) requested to "hold me like a fish"
Meaning he wanted the groomsmen to hold me.
Well then the bridesmaids wanted to hold me
Poor Blake.
He got to hold Robbie like a fish though!

Then we took some of our couples shots:





Finally Jennifer figured out how to bustle the dress
And we were off to the reception!

Until next time...