mission: wedding details part 1

i cannot believe it has been over a week already since my sister became mrs. dylan albright! i also cannot believe it has taken me this long to actually blog about the event, but as my husband, employer, and myself know, i have not been on my "a" game this week. so i am finally ready to share the fabulous details of a most beautiful winter wedding.

the wednesday night before the wedding, patrick and i headed down the pike to stay at my sister's apartment, for the following day we had a lot of last minute things to do! we spent the night playing rock band, and tori's friend, sarah, came over for a bit to chat. the boys (dylan, his best man dave, and patrick) went out to celebrate one more time together before the big day. we girls took it easy and went to sleep at a reasonable hour.

thursday was a whirlwind of a day. tori and i began it with a doughnut run to dunkin, which became disappointing because tori's had mold on it! she was too disgusted to eat anything else for a while, so we got ready and headed out to five below to buy some last minute gifts. then, we headed over to walmart where tori got a nail fixed as i shopped for a list of makeup, pantyhose, and other girly items, making sure we were using our time wisely. after our shopping, we took the time to get a sandwich from subway, also located in the walmart. that place kept us a little more sane because it was a one stop shop for sure! however, the time was flying by, and i knew that i had to get over to the residence inn to set up for tori's bachelorette/ lingerie party. not only that, i had to get myself ready in time for the rehearsal at the church!

when i dropped the walmart items off at tori's, i had to catch up with the boys to find out their plans. patrick told me he needed our car to take to the reception hall, lucien's manor, so that we would have a ride home from there the following day (we were all going to be in a limo to the the church and then to the reception, but not afterwards...so that became a dilemma). i told him i needed the car because it had everything in it for the party, and i didn't want tori to see it until later that night. our argument was going nowhere, until dyl solved it for us and decided that they could drop the car off at lucien's after the rehearsal dinner! great...i was off.

now, i was running 30 minutes behind my schedule, and my brother, josh, called me on my way over to the hotel. he told me to calm down and to remember that this was not my wedding (never thought that, but it was sound advice nonetheless). he made me laugh, i felt better, and i ended up having plenty of time to set up for the party. lauren, my sis-in-law, came over to help me add the final touches to the room, which was a lovely two bedroom and bathroom suite, perfect for five girls getting ready at the same time! we made it looked pink, and girly, complete with a bachelorette sign, 3 dozen pink roses, and fun games already to play.

i then got ready as quickly as i could, and lauren and i headed over to the church where we had the rehearsal. it was probably one of the funniest rehearsals i have ever been to. old man rivers (the assistant pastor) stood in for the head pastor who would lead the ceremony on the wedding day. he told us many unnecessary and slightly strange stories throughout the night. my favorite was when he was a youth pastor and the kids would call him daddy, and then when they got older they would call him grandpa. now, i thought that was a little odd...i have never referred to a youth pastor as daddy, but i guess that is what happened to him. hmmmph.

my mommom said we all acted horribly up there, but it was just too funny, and i think we kept the whole family as onlookers laughing. it was free entertainment for sure! the wedding crew then ventured down the street to charlie browns for a wonderfully fun dinner. i had the steak and mashed potatoes. i couldn't finish my meal, nor could my sister, so joshy came over and took both of our plates only to return them completely clean. he then polished off two or three pieces of cheesecake for his dessert. good thing he didn't have to worry about fitting into his outfit the next day. it was a good time with never a dull moment, and tori and dylan were chraming hosts. the bridal party and the parents were given their gifts by the happy couple, and then we were said goodbyes to head over to start the real party!

part 2 will recount the bachelorette party. stay tuned.

this is beth signing off.

mission: accomplished.

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