Nice Day for a White Wedding

Ok, the past 2 nights I haven't been getting to sleep until past midnight, ugh. Hoping tonight will be different but as I see its almost 11ish now, I figure by the time I am done blogging it will be midnight. Oh well.

Today Ariel and I had a lazy morning since I knew we would both be having busy afternoons. We went for a walk in town and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Ariel was decked out in her shades and hat... and her purse with her little poodle, lol. Too cute.


Late afternoon Ken comes home with our friend Jen, who is catching a ride with us to the wedding. Stella comes over and collects Ariel who is eager to spend lots of time with her favorite Aunty Lala.

I have been looking forward to this wedding for weeks now! We haven't been to one in a few years now... I guess the last one was Mike and Jo's, and thats 2 years ago this August... crazy. Anyhoo, we were so excited to be invited, and actually we played a big part in the meeting of Nicole and Blake. You see, one day when we both were working downtown, Ken was wearing his VanArts shirt, which is the school where we met and worked at. Nicole noticed his shirt and actually thought at first glance it said 'VanAnts', hee. Basically in the weeks to come, she and Ken started talking on the bus about the school when she inquired about it, eventually signing up for one of his part time classes and then signing up for the 2D program... where she then met Blake. The rest is history. Another VanArts love story.

So we arrived and the ceremony site was outside by this cute gazebo. Blake and his groomsmen and groomsdog made their way up front.


Then the bridesmaids came, the first was a former student as well, Monika, with the couple's other dog.


After all the bridesmaids, then came Nicole and her dad. Her dress was so pretty with the black detailing, very Nicole!


I think he was pretty proud, don't you?


Blake in awe of his bride.


The wedding was really sweet but they didn't have a microphone on them, so it was hard to make out some of the ceremony. It didn't help when the building behind then had its AC unit turn on. Oops.


You may kiss your bride!


Yay, congrats to the newlyweds!


Then off to the reception! The cake was so pretty, and each layer was a different flavor. Yum.


Then cutting the cake together.


First dance....


They are really cute together. Hee.


I loved Nicole's flowers, so pretty!


They had the personalized M&Ms like we did at Ariel's first birthday last year. Great little favor for everyone.


We had a really great time and I think our table by far was the most fun. It was just 4 of us, since the other people were no shows. So we had a blast with Jen, and another former student Troy. Here are some video clips from some of the craziness. Haha.

Thanks again Blake and Nicole for inviting us to be a part of your big day! We had a wonderful time. Blessings to you as your start your lives together.