Laurel's Wedding Part 2

SO IN PART ONE I DID MORE ON MY WHOLE EXPERIENCE
(HAIR, MAKEUP, AND PHOTOS OF THE DRESS I WORE).
PART TWO WILL BE MORE OF THE ACTUAL WEDDING.
PLUS THERE'S VIDEOS! 

(ERNIE TOOK ALL THE WEDDING PICTURES AND VIDEOS
THAT I HAVE.  IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO GIVE UP
CONTROL OF THE CAMERA, BUT WITHOUT HIM WE
WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF OUR OWN SINCE I
WAS SO BUSY DURING THE WEDDING.  HE DROPPED MY
CAMERA LIKE A BAZILLION TIMES, HA HA.)

OK STARTING WITH THE PREPARATION DAYS.
I TOOK THURS AND FRI OFF OF WORK TO HELP OUT.
(THE WEDDING WAS ON SATURDAY.)

LOTS OF ERRANDS.  LOTS OF MALL SHOPPING.

LUCKILY LACED WITH LOTS OF DRINKS.

ON SATURDAY WE ARRIVED HOURS EARLY TO 

GET READY.  WE HAD OUR HAIR AND MAKEUP

DONE FOR US WHICH IS ALWAYS KIND OF HARD

FOR ME TOO, AGAIN WITH THE CONTROL ISSUE.

IT TURNED OUT AMAZING THOUGH.

ME AND ERNIE'S OUTFITS AWAITING OUR HOT BODS.

BEFORE MAKEUP

AFTER MAKEUP

IT WAS A GORGEOUS DAY OUTSIDE.

AFTER THE RAIN CLEARED IT WAS PERFECT.

THE BOUQUETS

LAUREL REALIZED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING

THAT HER FLOWERS WEREN'T COMING SO LUCKILY

WE WERE ABLE TO GET THESE GORGEOUS BOUQUETS

ON THE FLY.  LAUREL DID GREAT ABOUT NOT FREAKING

OUT ABOUT ANYTHING.  SHE WAS THE OPPOSITE OF

A "BRIDEZILLA" OR WHATEVER THEY CALL IT.

THE GENTS PATIENTLY WAITING FOR US TO

FINISH GETTING READY SO WE COULD START.

CHRIS' PARENTS

AND HERE WE ALL COME DOWN THE AISLE-

SO CUTE.  HE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HIS

DAD'S SIDE FOR EVEN A SECOND.

THE FIRST VIDEO IS OF LAUREL COMING DOWN THE

AISLE AND MOST OF THE CEREMONY.  MY ONLY 

COMMENT IS THAT ERNIE HAS THE SHAKIEST HAND

EVER AND IT MAKES IT ALMOST HARD TO WATCH.

I'M STILL GLAD HE GOT IT THOUGH.

IT CUTS OFF AT THE RINGS BUT THE SECOND VIDEO

PICKS BACK UP AND CATCHES THE END OF THE CEREMONY-

THE NEXT VIDEO IS RIGHT AFTER THE CEREMONY

AND WE ARE WAITING TO TAKE PICTURES.

PICTURE TIME!

OOPS, FORGOT THE MEN'S FLOWERS.

I POSTED MORE OF THESE PICS IN PART ONE.

YOU KNOW ERNIE WAS THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHEN

THERE IS A RANDOM KITTY PICTURE IN THE ROLL!

NEXT UP WAS THE RECEPTION-

GORGEOUS CAKE IN THE BACKGROUND

THE GRAND ENTRANCE

GORGEOUS CENTERPIECES THANKS TO NICOLE!

AFTER WE DIDN'T HAVE FLOWERS SHE CAME UP

WITH THIS AMAZING SAVE.  IT TURNED OUT GREAT.

LAUREL AND CHRIS' TABLE RIGHT NEXT TO OURS

I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THE GARTER/BOUQUET TOSS
CAME BEFORE THE FIRST DANCE OR NOT. WHOEVER
SAID THE WEDDING WAS GONNA BE A TOTAL BLUR
WAS RIGHT, AND IT WENT BY FAST.

ANYWAY, I'LL INCLUDE THE VIDEOS OF THE DANCES
HERE ANYWAY.  IF IT DIDN'T COME BEFORE THE TOSSES
THEN OH WELL.  YOU STILL GET THE IDEA.

LAUREL AND CHRIS

LAUREL AND LLOYD

BOUQUET AND GARTER THROWING TIME

THE AUDIENCE LOOKING AT CHRIS AND LAUREL

(WE'RE ON THE RIGHT)

ALL THE SINGLE LADIES

ALWAYS GLAD WHEN I DON'T CATCH THE BOUQUET

GARTER TOSS

I THINK I MIGHT'VE TAKEN THIS PICTURE ACTUALLY
BECAUSE I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER FORCING ERNIE
TO GET OUT THERE FOR IT.  HA HA.

AND THEN I FELL TRYING TO WALK TO THAT DOOR
YOU SEE IN THE BACKGROUND SOMETIME SOON AFTER
THIS POINT.  PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE SAW.
TAKING IT FOR THE TEAM!

OVERALL IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING AND I WAS
MUCH LESS NERVOUS THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD BE.
IT HELPS THAT ME AND LAUREL ARE ALIKE IN THAT
WAY- THE WHOLE "THIS IS A BIT GIRLY FOR ME, GET
THAT BUTTERFLY AWAY FROM ME" WAY.

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