BabyRabe

Monday, July 14, 2008

All Dressed Up!

All dressed up and waiting for everything to start!

Decorations

No, Kasee is not a decoration, but I took a picture of her, too while I was going around taking pix of the decor.

She was the photographer and very good at that! :)

Video before the Wedding: Getting Ready - and Excited!

This video is kinda funny :) I started singing our song (This Little Light of Mine - we used to always sing it together at N-land) and then when Danie joined in with her ghetto voice, I quit singing and turned started recording. Megan thought I was videoing her at first which is the reason for the frown. Then I go visit Laura getting ready in the next room...and I have no idea why I talk about the wedding eyeliner, but whatever - I guess that could be special...haha! :)

Getting Ready

We all got up Saturday morning to be at the church by 8 in the morning!

Julie got started right away on Laura's hair and then

Laura did her own make-up.

One of my favorite pix here is the one of Laura looking at her dress! (please no comments on the fuzziness - that is why i am not a photographer) ;) heehee!

Kori was the other hairstylest - I think she did about everyone's hair but mine and Laura's! Good thing she's going to be a cosmotologist - I hope she still wants too! haha!

Megan and Danie couldn't get through the day without their coffee, so Megan's parents stopped at Starbucks for them on their way over.

Amy displayed her beautiful nails. Her left hand worked out great, but when it came time for her to try to do her right hand, her left hand wasn't so coordinated. It was quite funny how

many times she redid her right hand, and I tried to do it, and Danie tried to do it. I'm not sure who finally got it to look good, but it wasn't me :) Danie had her phone up in the window all morning because that was the only place

she could get reception. Her husband, Jared is in Iraq, and I guess the only way he can communicate is through texts, so she was very excited whenever he little text ringtone would go!

Victoria is the girl in the picture with me. She is the sister of the flower girl and one of my very good friends :) We all had a very fun morning!

SO exciting!!!

Girl Party!

Mrs. Kimbrough got the bridesmaids a hotel room the night before the wedding so we could party the night before. We had so much fun hanging out together again, but we all missed laura! She was a smart girl and chose to get her beauty rest that night (she knew the only way that would really happen was if she stayed at home).

Megan, Danie & I being silly :)

Keri (Andrew's sister), Kori (Megan's sister and the very patient hairstylest of i think at least 5 people or more!), and me :)

cute lil'danie :)

A Video the Day Before!

I took this video really quick before the rehearsal. It was so fun to all be together again! And we were all so excited that Laura was getting married the next day! (So you're not confused...There's a part in the middle about being "on the second page of the program"...well, I accidentally said "Laura's recital" at first instead of rehearsal, and the big thing at our piano recitals was to be on the second page, because that meant you were one of the "big kids!" Haha! So that's what that's all about ;) Hee,hee!

Sunday, July 06, 2008

Rehearsal Dinner

After Rehearsal we all went to the Holiday Inn for a catered dinner. It was delicious! Following the meal, they opened it up for anyone to tell stories about the bride and groom. It was fun to hear the sweet and funny stories about both Andrew and Laura. It was fun to try to think back over the 19 years that Laura and I have known each other, but hard to choose which stories to tell. I am so thankful for the friendship we have shared and that she has now found so much love and happiness with Andrew. I am missing you already, Laura, but I will come visit as soon as I get a chance and look forward to YOUR visits!! Love you!

Andrew & Laura's Rehearsal

The Wedding Rehearsal! It was so fun to finally have

everyone there and to catch up with friends I hadn't seen in over a year! But it was like we'd never been apart. I couldn't believe as I was standing there that Laura was REALLY getting married the next day! The rehearsal went very smoothly and was personally good for me just to prepare me so I didn't cry the next day!

Laura's Bachelorette Party

My Best Friend, Laura, got married last Saturday, the 28th. Thursday before her wedding we had a bachelorette party for her with a few of our good friends we grew up with that were able to make the trip here for the wonderful weekend!