Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Wedding Weekend!

Well, my brother got hitched. We all headed to Dallas - right in the heart of downtown Dallas - for all of the festivities. Thursday night, I enjoyed hanging out with Brittany (my new SIL) and the rest of the bridesmaids. We had fun out on the town in Addison. Friday, we just hung around the hotel and let the girls swim for awhile. We didn't have too much planned until the rehearsal, so Kaitlyn and I headed up to Plano to visit my sweet friend Meredith who is spending her days (and nights) in the hospital until her sweet babies arrive. It was so fun to see her and visit for awhile. Friday night, we did the rehearsal thing. Neil and Brittany got married outside at the Avanti Fountain Place. It was SO pretty. The rehearsal dinner was at Eddie Deens - also downtown. It was VERY good food. It's one of George Bush's fav's actually. They just catered Jenna Bush's wedding - in case you were wondering. The wedding day was fairly relaxed also. The girls swam some more, and took some naps to gear up for the long night ahead. The wedding was beautiful. It wasn't too hot outside. Kaitlyn and Cora looked so sweet in their flower girl dresses. Cora ended up NOT wanting to walk down the aisle, but Kaitlyn did a good job. The reception was a blast and everyone hit the dance floor! Kaitlyn has got some moves that she DEFINITELY did NOT get from her mother.

I'm so happy for Neil and Brittany. I'm so excited that she is a part of our family now!


Me and my dad. He performed the ceremony and did an awesome job.

Sweet Claire. She was passed around to SO many people throughout the weekend. She's a trooper!
Gettin' their groove on...

The happy couple!

Mom and Dad, Neil, and our little fam...

It was fun to get all dressed up!

13 comments:

Amanda Pittman said...

BEAUTIFUL family pic, Leslie! You all look precious and chic! Glad to hear the wedding was a success and not too hot.

Cortni said...

I agree with Amanda...that family picture is PERFECT! You look awesome!

We were just down at Fountain Place tonight...and Braden got completely SOAKED in the fountains. It is such a beautiful place...I bet the wedding was gorgeous!

The Speck family said...

I love all the pics, and that last family pic is SUCH a framer! You guys are all super beautiful and congrats to Neil!

Katie said...

yay i loved the pics!! i miss y'all so much, the girls are looking so grown up!! precious.

you looked SO beautiful, leslie!!

love you.

Anonymous said...

You look so beautiful! Your whole family looks great. How fun! Miss you!

Martha said...

You are SO beautiful! And your family is so beautiful! What fun to spend the weekend celebrating. I love weddings. I love happiness. You are such a great mama and wife!

And kudos to James for the AMAZING birthday. I am still WAY impressed! Blessings, friend! M

Amy said...

You look hot. I may have to hate you. :)

Julie said...

you
look
beautiful
my.space.bar.is.broken.sorry!
i.live.down.the.street.from.avanti.
tryin.not.to.hate.....

Anonymous said...

I think James looks hot.

Cortni said...

Hey friend! I had a dream about you last night...so I tried calling today...but apparently I don't have the right number :( Will you e-mail me your numbers? a_c_henke@yahoo.com

Erica said...

Looks like a beautiful wedding! I love the family picture...I am so impressed that you were all happy and no one was crying. Those family photos are hard but it looks like you pulled it off with ease:)

GPaty said...

Yea for your beautiful family! I'm glad it was a great weekend for all of you and not stressful...weddings have the potential to be, and it sounds like this one was perfect!

Anonymous said...

whenever i move to egypt this better be updated more often or i will be mad at you... and you dont want that. just think The Mummy 1-7.