koen + stewart wedding

And then there was 1. This weekend I sang in the wedding of my dear friend, Emily. There were 4 of us that went from nursery to graduation together at Tate Springs Baptist Church. Dominee, Emily, Jessica, and myself. To quote the Real Housewives of New Jersey (I'm already hooked, btw) we were "as thick as thieves." We did everything together. Once, we even decided we needed to all sleep in the same twin-sized bed. I still recall that night as one of the worst nights of sleep I have ever had! Emily is the final bride of our foursome (sans myself). And goodness gracious- was she ever beautiful!!! Here are some pics from the weekend (don't judge me...there are 50 pics...but I took 1,000!). Dom, we missed you! I hope Gus enjoyed his incubation weekend with you! Emily, you were a beautiful bride and I wish you and Daniel a very blessed marriage! Now...let's see a wedding!

THE DAY BEFORE

my gorgeous motherthe mother of the bride-this is quintessential harriett- priceless

jessica- ready to roll to the bridal brunch

jana- jess's mom- lookin' good
the church was ready for emily!
but we weren't ready- off to get our nails done
emily- getting her claws, er, nails done
lori with her mittens

ahh...all is right with the world

drying is the most important part of good nail maintenance!
getting ready for the rehearsal

now walk it out...

the sweetest couple ever- badi and debbie

the precious ring bearer- ben

feet.

bride-zilla! just kidding...

lori's attention span had been maxed out

grace's too

only jess could look this good while trying to be a butt-head. yeah, i said it.

mom and me at the rehearsal

THE BIG DAY
getting beautiful- jess showed a lot of trust in my skills at this point...

putting on the dress!

so many buttons...

katie- please don't kill me, i couldn't resist

jess- i think i was starting to annoy her at this point. muah-ha-haa...

ah! jess had a slight misunderstanding with the sun while tending her garden.

the bride

having a little fun

you're never too old to play on a playground

sure, the picture's great- but you should have heard the whining!

the bride with her bridesmaids

check out those gorgeous eyes!

so beautiful!

yay, emily!

stunning.

the groom- daniel

i don't think we were in his top 100 people at this point

but he was a good sport

emily- you're married!

american gothic *mwuah*

he made me smile

beautiful child! i have no idea who she is, but she's precious!

hungry, jacob? bubbles are the obvious choice

jacob- after filling up on bubbles

jess having some fun with the bubbles herself! sending the happy couple off into the sunset...
It was so good to get to see old friends and make new ones. Also, it was quite hysterical to listen to the newly aquired Georgia twang of several old friends! Did you know that most 2 letter words have 3 syllables?! ;) I had a blast, but I did miss my New York family and am glad to be back in the city I love!

Best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stewart!