Well, we finally made it home from our long vacation north. It was worth it though to be able to attend the event of the year! Jake's wedding. I still can't believe he's married. It seems like just yesterday he was just a little guy, refusing to wear zippers and buttons and playing with pinwheels and flags. Now he's all grown up and married.
The wedding was very simple and beautiful. The bride looked beautiful. She wore a long sash that wrapped around her waist and trailed behind along with the train of her dress that was the same color as the bridesmaids dresses. I'd never seen anything like that before and it looked really nice. The groom and his men were all dressed in black tuxes wearing vests and ties that matched the color as well. They all looked really sharp. The girls all wore the same color, but their dresses were all different. Some were knee length while others went to the floor. Some were spaghetti straps at the top while others were more like an around the neck halter. It distracted me and wasn't quite that "uniformed" look you usually see at weddings. It wasn't bad, just unusual and I'm not completely sold on it. Of course, it wasn't my wedding so who cares what I think! They still looked beautiful.
Of course, the bride and groom looked very happy. I don't think the smile ever came off Jake's face! He was grinning from the time he walked on the altar until I left the reception. I'm sure he continued smiling well after.
At the reception, which was at the Shrine Club (very nice set up and location), a good time was had by all. I tried to look for those Kodak moments and caught a couple of good photos during the reception. Of course, we had the bride and groom dance....
The bride and daddy....
And the groom and mommy. . .
The groom tossed the garter and Jaron, the ringbearer was the big winner. It's not that the line of 5 single guys really wanted it. They looked more like a firing line than a garter toss line. They just stood there and watched Jake toss it...twice. He needed a do-over as the first toss was a miss fire into the ceiling!
As you can see, Jaron was the only one who even made an effort to get it. And just for the record, there were a few more single guys at the wedding. They just chose not to participate. Remember the old myth about how the person who catches the garter and the person who catches the bouquet were the next to be married? That's not the case. Apparently, nobody ever told these guys!
The bride then tossed her bouquet. She was able to toss it on the first try (unlike the groom). Looks like some of the girls need to be informed about the myth of catching the bouquet as well. There were still a few more single females at the wedding but they didn't wish to participate either. At least these girls all made an effort to catch the bouquet. The winner was another little one on the bride's side. Guess it's become a kids game!
And no wedding would be complete without the Bird Dance! Some people call it the Chicken Dance. Either way, your flapping and shaking!
That's it! Once you've done the Bird Dance, you know the party is over! This is pretty much where my pictures ended. I have lots more of the ceremony and reception, but there's just too many to share them all here. All in all it was quite an eventful and memorable day. Definitely worth the trip (not that I would have missed it for the world!).
Another milestone has passed. My babies are growing up.
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