My Brother Got Married!!

We had a great weekend. We headed out Friday morning to my grandparents cabin outside of Gatlinburg. Caleb and Taylor really enjoyed throwing rocks in the river while Taryn ate rocks (or tried to). Taryn loved playing in the water, she is definitely my outdoor girl... she loves the outdoors!
Sam and Rose arrived and we all visited. Family members began to show up and we had the Rehearsal. Caleb was to be the ring bearer but seeing all these strange faces he began to shy away. He did not want to walk in front of all these people (and this is just the rehearsal). So my mom came up with a plan. Let's bribe him. First attempt to bribe I offered him $5. I said this is enough to buy you one of the small Bionicles you want. He said NO I need a $10 to buy a Big Bionicle. My little deal maker! That was to much for me. I said I guess they don't need a ring bearer. But my mom had to do it. She said Caleb Papa will pay you $10 if you do your job. A silly smile came across his face and he went into wedding mode.
The next day... wedding day! It seemed like any ordinary day. Sam, Rose, her brother and I worked on piecing together the edges of a puzzle. Then they sat and played Magic the gathering while Jake and I took Taryn down to the river to play. Oh, I forgot to say that after the rehearsal my aunt took the boys for dinner, putt-putt, and a night at the Motel. It was nice to have a break but I missed my boys. Now back to wedding day. Around 2 Rose and I started on her hair. She pulled it up in a French Twist and I helped to pin it up and smooth it down. Then she was off to the Lodge... Scatterridge Lodge. Sam hung around waiting on his tux... oh here is another story. Sam left his tux hanging on a door in their apartment!! Luckily their friend decided last minute to come to the wedding. He was able to stop by their apartment and pick up the tux. He made it with a couple of hours to spare!

The Lodge was up on the mountain behind my grandparents cabin but we had to meet at a local church to take a shuttle bus up. A shuttle bus up a mountain... on a one lane road... a bit scary but you could tell this driver was very experienced on this road. The Lodge itself used to be down the mountain. The owner had it moved piece by piece up the mountain and I am glad they did... the views were amazing!

The wedding was wonderful. Sam looked so excited, Rose was glowing and beautiful, the mountain setting, the flowers, the live music, the small family atmosphere, all of it was just perfect. The dinner reception consisted of meatballs, cucumber sandwiches and freshly squeezed lemonade (for appetizers), salad, then the most delicious Fettuccine Alfredo, chicken kabobs, steamed vegetables and fresh fruit. Anyway, the food was all topped of by a very scrumptious chocolate cake!
As we were all enjoying our dinner Sam's friends (who will remain nameless) were enjoying some pancakes and shaving cream :) Caleb came running around the corner, "Mommy, you have to see this!! You have to see what they did to the green car!!"
Then the party was over. Time for the bride and groom to exit through the bubbles. Oh and you know they loved their car. It was so wonderful to experience all of this with them and all the family that was there. What a wonderful wedding weekend.

To view more pictures from the wedding please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisadickey/ . Remember to scroll through the pages because I took lots of pictures. I will try to remember to post more links to their photos from family and friends as they become available.