Weekend Update: Saturday & Sunday - Wedding & Goodbye

Saturday morning came fast. We got up early (7am) in order to be showered & hair dried before the hair people came. They were scheduled to arrive at 9:00. While Tricia & Stacy were showering, I headed out to find some breakfast. The sun was just starting to come up and the air was crisp. Downtown Annapolis is so cute with lots of little shops along it's narrow Main Street. People were out for their morning run, walking the dog, and sitting on outdoor patios sipping on coffee and reading the newspaper. I was in heaven with this little bit of quiet "Amie Alone Time".

The girls called when they were ready, and by then I had found a really cute locally-owned bookstore with a coffee shop as the perfect place to grab a bite. I headed back up Main Street to meet them and by this time the sky was much bluer (is that a word?). What a beautiful day for a wedding!
After breakfast, we took a nice stroll along the harbor together. Just the 3 of us. Again, more special time with my sisters! I was thrilled and couldn't be luckier to have them.
Then we headed back to the hotel to get started on our hair. The moms were set to arrive at 9 as well. This is where the day got a little crazy. The hair people didn't show up until after 10! We were making calls like crazy trying to find them and finally....luckily...they showed up. The owner who was due to have her baby that day (not pictured) had to come since the one that was going to come alone (but came late - photo below) didn't have enough time anymore. Luckily it didn't phase the beautiful bride a bit...

...then makeup arrived and she got even more beautified...

...then the flowers were delivered...

...and the champagne was corked. Stacy was a bit surprised in this pic as she wasn't expecting the "POP!".

And the bride was ready! You think she was excited?

She had a photo-shoot before the limo arrived. Her photographer was wonderful. Very helpful and made us all feel relaxed. We even walked down Main Street all gussied up for some pics along the water! People were honking their horns, yelling "Congratulations!" out the window, etc. What fun!
Then the limo arrived and we were off to the church.

I don't have any pictures from the ceremony because I was up on the altar, but I will do another post for those of you who don't have access to all of her wedding photos online. It was a beautiful ceremony!

The reception was at a local country club. Everyone had such a great time! Here are some pics from the night:

Left to right: Jacques, Dad, Stacy, Uncle David, Jay, Mom, Me

Mom and Jay. Can you tell they love each other?! I love this pic!

Sean's dad sang a Lullaby song that was so touching while Tricia & Dad and Sean & Celeste danced. I bawled like a baby.

I had to get this picture of the boys and am so glad I did! Us girls know how to pick our men!

The cousin shot! Left to right: Janet, Stacy, Robert, Melinda, Me, Tricia, Sean, Mindy, Laura and Christina. Sean and Tricia did one with Sean's side too.

Laura, Melinda, and Mimere

At the hotel bar afterwards. We were going to all go to the bars, but everyone ended up just staying at the hotel. Left to right: Mindy, Mom, Me, Melinda, Janet & Stacy. Can you tell we're all related?

And what is a big party without a late night pizza delivery?

Sunday morning with the girls. We are all a little tired as you can tell.

Stacy had a 10-hour drive ahead of her and I had a 12-hour trip across the U.S. Lucky Tricia had some adrenaline that morning as you can see - I think it's because she and her new husband left on a flight to Ireland for their honeymoon that night! They have been off radar since then, but we can't wait to hear about their travels!