Wedding Bells

Last weekend was a big weekend. My one an only brother got married. The weekend began for us by hitting the road early on Friday, only working a half day. Then it was off to Spartanburg to pick up our tuxes. That's right; I said OUR tuxes. The kids were co-ring bearers and they looked awesome in their tuxes...even if Alex was pissed about wearing the vest.
Later that night was the rehearsal dinner. I have to say that the food and company was great. A few of the highlights were the video they had put together of Matthew and Laura over the years. There were some pics of them as kids that were awesome. There were ones that parents love, in which they were dressed up and looking nice, and then there were the ones that made everyone laugh. My favorite was one when Matthew played soccer one year, and his socks are pulled up to his knees...although you hardly noticed that fact because you could look away from him short being hiked up to his arm-pits....ok, maybe not to his arm-pits, but pretty bad. It was hilarious. If I can get a copy of that picture, I'll add it to this post late. Another highlight of the night was Jackson passing out. He was so sleepy he fell asleep sitting up in his chair. We told him he could lay on the carpeted floor under the edge of the table. He layed there, passed out for what seemed like 2 hours. Even better than that, every once in a while Alex would walk by and kick him to see if he was awake. Too funny.
The day of the wedding rolls around and we spend the morning by the pool before getting ready for the wedding. Meanwhile Matthew (and probably Laura but I cant attest to that) has a huge case of the pre-game jitters. I think that felling lasted up until the ceremony ended. At that point, I think he took his first breath since the ceremony begun a half hour earlier.
Laura looked beautiful. Matthew looked great. They looked happy. Months of build up and they were finally married. Time to party...
The reception was a blast. Stacy's parents for gracious enough to take the kids with them so we could enjoy the party. It was awesome. The band played lots of good dance shagging type music. Not usually my top choice, but definitley fun to dance to. We danced, ate a little, danced, talked to people, dance, drank, danced, and then it was over. It was such a good time, that the night couldn't end there.
The post party hangout was the bar of the hotel which we had half full until they shut the lights off.
The next day the newlyweds headed out on a week Cruise. I'm eager to hear how that went. If it is half as fun as the reception was, they wont be disappointed.
What a great night! Good luck to Matthew and Laura and may their future be as happy as mine and Stacy's is!