However, now that I am back, I definitely have to share about last weekend. Thursday night I rode to Hilton Head, SC to be there for the Friday-night wedding of our friends Kelly and Lael. (Dave went a day earlier than me because he was a groomsman.) It was an adorable wedding...very pretty and small...it was probably the smallest wedding I've ever been to! Only family members and a few close friends outside of the bridal party. Very intimate. :)
Dave and me hanging out at the beach
before the wedding
Such a cute outdoor setup
Kelly, the groom, and Sion, one of the groomsmen
and the officiant (read the story below)
Dave (my husband)
All lined up and waiting for the bride
Emily, the only bridesmaid I knew
Lael coming down the isle
So sweet!
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Mills!!!
Sion and Dave after the ceremony
The wedding was on a croquet field...so the boys definitely took
advantage of that after the ceremony
Emily (Sion's wife) and me
the band - they were good!
me and Dave
first dance
This picture didn't come out great (was using my old instead of new camera), but I
found it pretty interesting, nonetheless. After dinner, some of the guys went
out to finish their game of croquet. Next thing we knew, about 80% of the
wedding party and guests had also ventured out to the field and were just standing
around. It was so random. The poor band was left to play for me, Emily, and about
five other people who decided to stay at the tables.
The clubhouse where the reception took place.
What was extra neat about this ceremony was that Sion was the officiant. To sum up the history behind this, Dave, Kelly, and Sion became friends when they were young kids, and they've remained best friends to this day. Sion is now a magistrate, so he was able to conduct the ceremony. How neat is that, that one of Kelly's best friends was his wedding officiant?? So special. :)
There were more events to the weekend, but those will come in another post.
There were more events to the weekend, but those will come in another post.
Congratulations to Kelly and Lael!!!
Beautiful pictures! Boy, I want to go to another wedding . . .
ReplyDeleteHmmm, should I be offended you called my wedding bizarre? :)
ReplyDeleteThe reason very few people danced to the band is my parents and relatives that were at the wedding don't approve of dancing, so I was lucky to get a first dance with Kelly!!! We provided croquet on purpose to give those who didn't want to dance something to do (plus I think it's fun)! The band was just there for background music (we told them ahead of time that very few guests were dancers)! Hopefully the band didn't mind:)