Melissa Lynn Singley do you take this man...
The days before the wedding... got there the night of the 8th, the rehearsal dinner was the 9th and the wedding was the 10th!
Mom and Grandma S came in on the same flight and Charlotte and I came in on different ones, which makes for a lot of runs to the airport! Thank HEAVENS for a GPS!!!! How did people travel and not get killed, kill each other or just opt to not go anywhere before GPS's existed? It was hilarious as Grandma thought there was a British woman up in a satelight talking us through our navigational adventures.
Anyway, the morning after all our travel adventures was a late rising one, even for my mom! We all slept late and hard! then we eventually met up with Jen, Steve, Meliss and the kids. We went to do odds and ends see Aunt Jenny's house, Melissa's house etc and grabbed a bite to eat.
James was there to give Melissa away! So sweet for her big brother to step in because their father had passed away just over a year ago.
Then it was time for the dinner rehearsal, Charlotte got sick, the food was great, I loved the gift Meliss gave to all of us in the Bridal Party. Its always so fun to see Kate, Aunt Jenny's little sister. She and Tommy live in South Carolina now days and are true blue Southern-er's! So much fun!
And can those two Dance!!! Kate and Mom!
And can those two Dance!!! Kate and Mom!
This pic is before Char got sick and had to leave! Poor thing!
Me and my Cutest Mom!
Jenny has been Melissa's rock all her life!
It was tough for everyone to not have Craig, Melissa's dad there.
Here comes the Bride, Here comes the Bride...
We had an Entourage of make up and hair people there with us...
Melissa in Make-up!
Sister of the Bride, Jen and Missy
Okay now here is the deal my hair was a work in progress!
I would have never thought my hair could do such things, AND stay that way most of the night!
It was really fun to have all this done, I thought at first it was over-kill but I really am glad we did it, and think that if I am ever to have a wedding, I will do the same- have someone else worrying about your hair, not you!
Now the Bride is in the HAIR CHAIR!
Wow she looked AMAZING!
Jen showing us that nothing has been left undone or forgotten, they even have mini tooth brushes and flosser-things so you dont mess up your lipstick too much or incase you need a last minute fresher-upper!
Jen in the HAIR CHAIR!
Man she has a lot of hair! I would kill for a quarter of the hair she has!
Esther and even little Tory got to get her hair-did!
These are the flowers for the bridesmaids! Hello gorgeous!
The twins, Isabell & Kathryn and Riley (off to the side baby Ella)
the adorable flower girls
So this was the final result of all that hair and make-up doin'
you have to get a picture quick
it wont look like this for long!
I am as bad as any of the kids, I get all messed up easily.
Melissa's immediate family (only missing her dad)
I wish this was like facebook and I could tag each face so you could tell who was who
Jen and Steve on the left, Jenny, Meliss, and George middle
James, Ester and fam on right and twins in the front.
BEST COUSINS!
This is such a typical picture of these four girls, the twins and Riley are inseperable
they love, love, love to be together!
James and Esther looking amazing!
They are the best couple ever!
Perfectly suited for one another!
My amazing, gorgeous Mom, Me and my gorgeous, amazing Aunt Charlotte!
Can we say large wedding party! Holy Smokes!
there were at least 7 bridesmaids!
which meant you had to have that many groomsmen
and lets not forget 5, yes 5 flowergirls!!
But we had a riot! After the wedding ceremony the wedding party goes and freshens up and the guest mingle and start in on the open bar... then they are all taken in to a sit down dinner room.
The wedding party was out in the hallway waiting, then introduced and one by one, actually two by two, and then each set of bridesmaids and groomsmen got to jam out down the "walk way..." this was my favorite part of the whole wedding it was so much fun and I am trying to find a way to incorporate that into some semblance of the mormon wedding traditions...
This was so sweet, I thought...
On a table with this note, there were tons of pictures of those that Melissa and Denny had loved and lost...
It says, (in case you cant read it)
As we celebrate we would like to remember those that could not be with us today
They are forever in our hearts
William Craig Singley, Father of the Bride (my mom's brother)
Jay Watts, Maternal grandfather of the Bride
Bryce M Singley, Paternal grandfather of the Bride (my gramps too)
And so on...
Then let the dancing begin!
The Bride Danced with her mother to the song "My Girl"
and as the song progressed they invited all the rest of the mothers and daughters to come up and join them!
It was so much fun!
The best was Melissa dancing with Grandma Singley 81 years old!
Out there shakin it with Meliss!
She looks like she's never had such fun in her life!
Essy, Tory and James
James dancing with one of his girls!
I love weddings because they bring out such a sweetness in everything. How often does a dad get to dance with his little girls in our hustle and bustle world these days?
Dont forget to enjoy these sweet moments, those little feet will be walking down the aisle as the bride before you know it!
LOVE YOU MELISS, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
