Yay. Now, I’m rested and back to blogging! Time for the reception for my beloved Karin and Forrest!
The families:
Some more of the gorgeous flowers:
A few portraits of the bride and groom [and above them, in the tree, are Forrest's younger brothers!]
Forrest, after arriving, gave me a gift for Karin that he wanted to present to her in between the ceremony and reception. The card was written to her new name- so sweet! It was a stuffed animal and Karin loved it!
Hey! Look what I found! These look familiar!
Into the room we go! As guests entered, they were greeted by the amazing decor!!!
The cake fixed up pretty nicely!
We used the aisle clusters to tie to the bride and groom’s chairs! It looked fab.
Their favors, which I love! They read “Karin and Forrest… Have a bite on us!”
The grand entrance:
K & F walked into “Canned Heat” by Jamaraquai and it was amazing! They jumped onto the dance floor when they got there!
Toasts by the groom’s brother, Philip, and the bride’s best friend, Jorden [who is getting married next month!]:
And a few words from Karin’s dad, James:
My assistant [and sister], Rebeks, signing our picture in their polaroid guest book:
The bride and groom danced to “You Raise Me Up” and Karin sang to Forrest along with the song. It was too sweet! [And here, to follow, are my 500 pictures of JUST their first dance!!]:
And the big-dip-finale!
Straight into “Butterfly Kisses” with Karin and Dad. Her dad actually danced with her to this song years ago, when she was in the 7th grade! The sentiment of it made her choose it for their special day!
Getting ready for The Big Cut:
Now, K & F had mentioned that they were planning to possibly smear one another with frosting. But, you never know [as a coordinator] what is real and what’s joking, and what will really truly happen. When Karin tucked her napkin into her dress- I about died! Forrest quickly followed, tucking his into his shirt. So funny! And you know what, they needed it…
It went from south, to south POLE in a matter of seconds!
As long as it ends with a kiss, and a clean up, we’ll call it a night!
A pop into the restroom to check on the cleanliness, and a pleasant surprise from T.P.!
And me!
A few shots of their six engagement pictures that we blew up and hung on the walls for that extra touch:
Another few shots of the bride’s bouquet:
The Toss!
Caught by the Maid of Honor!
The Garter. And oh how much fun Forrest had with this one! We’ll start with the “pre-garter stretching” Forrest did:
Forrest, always looking for a laugh, acting like he can’t find it!
Hurrah!!
And a kiss before the toss:
And, the garter catcher putting the garter on the bouquet catcher… What good sports they are!
Their sparkler set up for their grand exit:
A quick change before the exit, and a snap shot of the groom, his brother, and the bride:
As the guests lined up outside, K & F relished in the last moments of their wedding, and enjoyed this first true moment alone!
Sparklers!!
For the pics of them leaving, I turned off my flash. You can’t really see them, but you can see how gorgeous the sparklers were! If I were better at photo editing, I could do something about it… but I don’t think I’m “there” yet!
And finally, ready for the ride away!
But wait… [yep, about 6 of their closest friends came out of the limo, one by one, after this! A little surprise- apparently they wanted to join K & F on their honeymoon. Not happening!!
All in all, the night went PERFECTLY. Our weather was clear, crisp, and gorgeous. Not one snag, not one problem the entire day! We really had such a blessed night, and the bride and groom got to shimmy and shake with good friends and family. I hope you two are getting some much-needed rest and time alone on your honeymoon!!!
