a beautiful wedding weekend-part 1

after a lot of anticipation and excitement, a countdown chain, forty-five to-do lists and even a last minute flower girl practice....we left before the sun rose on thursday for our trip to Texas for my brother's wedding. it was beautiful and festive and everything went so smooth. congrats to you both, blake and mandy, we wish you nothing but happy wishes and a lifetime of wonderful memories. we love you!

samantha's countdown chain

my little early birds waiting to get on the airplane. girls were happy travelers!

thursday morning in humble, texas....bride and groom were busy running last minute errands and picking friends up at the airport..... and then the boys went off to play golf while we checked into our hotel down the street.

sam (mandy's stepdad), frank (our friend from England), the groom, tyler and dad plus nick and sharp to meet at the golf course

us girls checking in to our hotel

Friday...rehearsal day! spent the day at mandy and blake's house at their Welcome to Texas BBQ and then that night to the rehearsal and dinner.

blake's yummy smoked brisket....



denim girls....(thanks shannon for letting us borrow the cute matching outfit)



of course kinsley cakes is miss popular...especially with her aunt fran and aunt pam!



gotta love horseshoes

and now time for the rehearsal at the church and a lovely dinner to celebrate

leaving our hotel

the groomsmen

the bridesmaids

loving on her mimi while the wedding party practiced

mom and dad hosted a beautiful dinner at christopher's italian restaurant

soon to be husband and wife



a special toast from dad

can you guess how much samantha LOVES her new backpack? sammy says thank you aunt mandy and uncle blake!!

kinsley slept the night away at the dinner.....i guess you call this passing out!