The wedding was wonderful... E (dd#1) did an incredible job of planning it. It was beautiful, tastefully done, and went off without a hitch. I told her she needs to think about a career as a wedding or event planner. Everything... from our check-in at the hotel to the brunch we all shared before they left on their honeymoon... was flawless.
We got in late Monday night and our room was amazing... It was a "panorama suite" on the 34th floor of Planet Hollywood, it was huge (approximately the same size as our first house) having two bedrooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen area, and three sitting areas... and (the best part!) it had a 180 view of the Las Vegas skyline.
This was M's favorite spot to relax and watch TV...
We had a great view of the dancing waters at the Bellagio Casino. Every 30 minutes or so during the evening there is a series of fountains and water jets that come up from the pool, all set to music.
It's a pretty amazing show...
Tuesday morning the kids and I wandered down the strip looking for breakfast. I decided that we'd go hungry before we spent $16. each for room service breakfasts so we started walking...
Luckily we found a Mc D's just a few blocks away. (Wandering down the strip with the kids was a whole different experience... talk about culture shock!
We spent the rest of the day getting ready for the wedding... We made a quick trip to rent suits for dh and M (and met the most wonderful cab driver in the process... we ended up taking him out for lunch.... it was an interesting afternoon!) and then headed back to the hotel.
After we all got dressed, R and I headed down to E's room where she and the kids, and her bridesmaids were all getting ready for the wedding...
K (dd#3) and R..
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My girls and I, ready to head downstairs for the wedding...
We met up with the boys downstairs and went into the chapel for the wedding. M and B (dd#2)
M was my escort down the aisle and R was guest book attendant (here she is pretending to be frightened of us as we came to sign the guest book!)
The wedding was beautiful and very traditional... By the time the clergyman who did the wedding started reading 1st Corinthians 13 there was not a dry eye in the chapel.
My grandaughter was flower girl (and my older grandson was ring bearer). After the wedding my grandaughter decided the place looked messy and carefully picked up all the flower petals she had tossed while walking down the aisle...
Here's the wedding party right after the wedding...
Are you tired of pictures yet?
I hope not because I've got more!
Here's a picture of E and S, her matron of honor (and best friend since 2nd grade). It was almost strange to see these two beautiful women standing there when it seems like just yesterday that they were little girls... stepdancing and going to Girl Scout camp together, and I was yelling at them for giggling all night during sleep overs...
Aren't they lovely?
E and her attendants - clockwise from top left: S, our daughters B and K, and "St" (E's sister in law)
Dh and E....
The reception was wonderful... They had a sit down dinner (Mmm... filet mignon!) followed by dancing.
M loves to dance. He danced with his sisters and virtually every other woman at the wedding, some several times! (here he is dancing with B)
.... and he danced by himself. He was in heaven!
E and J and the kids (and one extra niece) dancing...
That's all for now, I'll have to finish this post tomorrow...
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