Saturday, March 15, 2008

A Wedding and Family



On Thursday Mike's niece Ashley got was married to a neat guy, Brett. It made for a crazy week with family coming to stay and helping get things ready and the wedding dinner and the sealing and the reception and pictures etc. Despite all the craziness is was a great week. The dinner was wonderful (thanks mom and dad for staying with the kids) and the sealing was nice. The reception was at the 23rd Floor at the Wells Fargo Building and it was amazing! Mike's sister Wendy (the mother of the bride) is very talented in the party planning area and she along with her sister Shellie (caterer,etc by trade) way out did themselves. The decor was beautiful, the food was yummy, and the atmosphere was celebratory. The 23rd Floor is a neat venue with an incredible view of the mountains. It was a rainy day and at one point in the afternoon there was a rainbow. I tried to get a picture, but you can't really see it in the pic. We had to be there early for pictures and we helped set up. I am glad I came prepared, the kids (mostly the boys) were bored until I pulled the toys. I brought Legos and video games to keep them occupied and they were great! Their favorite part of the evening was the candy bar. I guess it's a new thing at weddings and was definitely a hit at this one! Doesn't Jenna look cute with the flower in her hair and the pose she's making? The other pic is of Rylee with her cousin Shannon (sister to the bride) and her Aunt Cheryl (Mike's sister from Northern CA that we were lucky enough to have stay with us this weekend), aren't they cute? I didn't take any pics of the bride and groom, but they both looked great too. It was a great day!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Candy Bar? What is the new trend? I haven't been to a wedding for a while.
Jenna is so cute.

Rachel said...

You are always so prepared! I'm trying to get better at packing food and toys for the boys whenever we go somewhere. But sometimes I wish they would think of it themselves and pack a little bag of their own! Geesh, Mom's have to think of everything :)