Our Double Wedding Weekend

We went to 2 weddings this weekend!  Thanks goodness they weren't on the same day.  I searched all of Denton for a dress that would be appropriate for both.  Since there wasn't anyone else going to both, I decided it was okay to wear the sme dress twice.

The first one was Melinda DeVore and Josh Davis.  I work with Melinda at TMC.  It was at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano.  That place is the definition of Mega Church.  The ceremony was in the chapel.  The place was so amazing by itself it didn't need any decorations.  The reception was in the courtyard, but it was not your regular church basement.  The food was hors d'oeuvres of fruit and cheese and crackers.  The cake was amazing!  The Bride's cake was Italian creme and the Groom's cake was chocolate and peanut butter.  I wanted to get back in line for some more, but I didn't want to be rude.  It was made by the mother of a Head Guard at work.  I can't rave about it enough.  Her favor was candy.  I ate an Atomic Fireball for the first time in years.  I thought was going to cry.  David left with a green tongue from the Fun Dip.

The wedding on 10/10/10 was that of David's high school friend Thomas Birdwell.  He married his long time girlfriend, Kelly Coleman.  I had only met them once before when we went tubing last summer.  This one was outside at a park in Hickory Creek.  The weather was perfect.  It was a little hot, but there was a breeze.  The only gripe I have was the aluminum folding chairs burned my bootie!  The reception was in a pavilion.  They had a barbecue company cater.  The Groom's cake had a picture of Chuck Norris on it.  Apparently the groom is obsessed with him.  We didn't get to stay to eat it, but I bet it was great.

We were happy to hang up our wedding clothes.  Going to 2 weddings is more stressful that you would think.  Everyone else is going to have a wait a little bit to get married until I am ready for another.

You may kiss the bride!

Italian Creme Cake made by a Head Guard's mom.

Beautiful Bridal Portrait.

Best cake ever!!!

Close up for all you Aggies.

First Dance to "All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera.

Elisabeth, Jessica, and Jana.  TMC gals!

Ashley & Brad.

David and I.

Cute Coleman lantern accessory.

David's High School friend, Thomas.

John on the left escorting the Bride's sister.

Beautiful day for a lake front ceremony.

The Groomsmen.

Us in the audience.

This Groom's Cake will give you a roundhouse kick to the face!

Bride's cake.

Bride's bouquet.  I have never seen one with irises in it before.

John, Thomas, and David.

New Zealand Honeymoon

Our honeymoon was the greatest vacation I could have asked for.  We had such a good time.  I took about 900 pictures.  That is why I am not even trying to post them on the blog.  Hopefully, the links will get you to my Snapfish albums.  Trust me, it is worth the time to look at all of them.

We started off from DFW airport late.  Which casused us to miss our connection in Salt Lake City.  But they got us on the next plane to LAX.  Joshua Jackson from Dawson's Creek rode with us.  David tried to get me to go talk to him, but I wouldn't know what to say.  In LA, we went out to dinner with David's Marine friend, Alan.  He took us to a Cuban restaurant.  Then it was on to the overnight trip to Auckland.  The whole trip there took 25 hours.

We walked round Auckland by ourselves the first day.  Our tour started the second day we were there.  It took us to Waitomo and Rotorua.  I think Rotorua was our favorite place.  We got to go to a Maori hangi.  It was so much fun.  It was very authentic.  But the stench was pretty bad.  All the volcanic activity makes it smell like farts!  Then we flew from Rotorua to the South Island.

In Christchurch, David's friend's son and grandson, Andrew and Tom Blakie, picked us up and showed us around.  Then fed us some local favorites at their house in Brookland.  Then they took us snorkeling in Kaikoura.  The weather was great!  We picked up our campervan from Christchurch and tours the whole South Island ourselves.  They drive on the wrong side of the road and teh wrong side of the car.  It was so beautiful.  We went to the Cadbury chocolate factory, saw Milford Sound in the rain, saw two glaciers, and went bungy jumping.

We didn't want to leave.  After 14 days though, it was time to go.  Andrew took us back to the airport.  It took us 29 hours to get home.  David said he saw Hulk Hogan at LAX while I was sleeping.  All that flying was such a beating.

Thank you to everyone who helped us get there.  It was a magical honeymoon!

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New Zealand Countdown

It is almost time for our honeymoon! We take off on New Year's Eve for 14 days in New Zealand. Our plan is a few days on a tour on the North Island and the rest in a campervan on the South Island. We will hopefully visit the towns of Auckland, Waitomo, and Rotorua on the North Island. And Christchurch, Dunedin, Te Anau, Millford Sound, Queenstown, Greymouth, Lewis Pass, and Kaikoura on the South Island. We are going to see glow worms and kiwis, go to a Maori Hangi, and bungee jump.

We will have limited Internet access and 1 phone with us. Call and texts are going to cost us $1.99/minute. So please don't try to contact us when were are there. As they say, don't call us, we'll call you. Stay tuned for some awesome pics when we get back!

Thank you to everyone who made this possible for us. This is a dream honeymoon. We love you all!

Jenny & Jared's Wedding

We went up to Nocona for David's cousin, Jenny's, wedding. It was a simple ceremony at the Church of Christ. The reception was in the adjoining hall. We have chicken parmigiana and lasagna. The cake was vanilla and pineapple. The groom's cake was sooo good. I think there was Ecuadorian chocolate in there. It tasted like fudge! It was great wedding and it was nice to get out of town for a while.

Bobby giving Jenny away.

The vows.

More vows.

Cute topiary.

Pew bow.

Beautiful topper.

This cake was so good! It was like fudge!

So many presents!

Cute card box.

The guest book was their engagement photo.

Bobby's corsage.

Jenny & Jared with the aunts.

Bobby, Jenny, Jared, & Tommie.

Judy, Jenny & Jared.

The bride with David.

Chris, Jenny, and John.

Layne & Danielle's Wedding

David was in Layne & Danielle's wedding last night. It was in Dallas at a business park called The Atriums. It was very elegant. There was indoor waterfalls! The colors were black, red, and white. There was only about 50 people there. It's nice to have a quaint wedding. Danielle did most of the stuff for the wedding by herself. She is a regular Martha Stewart! David looked so dapper in his tuxedo. The ceremony was short and sweet underneath a white archway with Christmas lights. We had some drinks and milled around. Then, there was a plated meal of chicken and potatoes. It came with some random salad that was really good, but I have no idea what it was. The cake was white with coconut frosting and carrot cake. I got to try both, of course. They were yummy. We sat at a table with some really nice people. I never did catch their names, but we were talking about concerts all night. Then it was boogie woogie time. Time to make our exit. It was a very fun time.

David and Kevin.

The flower girl twirling around.

Kevin and Cathrine.

Me and my Groomsmen.

A toast to the Bride and Groom!

The Bride's sister wishes them well.

The Best Man had a funny speech prepared.

Beautiful set up.

We spread the love all over our toast. Yummy!

Cute favors.

Pedals to throw on the couple as they leave.

Awesome guest book.

Very creative aisle runner.

I love pomander balls.

Escort cards.

Our cards.

Cake topper.

David doing what he does best.

The archway in front of the indoor waterfall.

Us before the ceremony.

The hottest groomsman there!

Table setting.

Wedding cake.

Us with the happy couple.