Kel & Jon become ONE!

so the brother and sister were married within just a couple weeks of each other. Chris and Cara back in October and today, Kelly & Jon. This was such a unique, but absolutely beautiful wedding. I loved how much they made it their own... it was totally them, and totally great. The church was AMAZING - old and beautiful. They had their friends standing on a loft edge, playing the music (which was my favorite part by the way). no wedding party per-say... but a group of girls came up together dressed in vintage hats to each do a portion of the reading. they held a mini communion & Kelly wore her mom's dress, just altered a bit. She was stunning. They were so happy and it was truly a joy to experience the day with them.
The reception was held at Little Turtle and was just as delightful. We were, however, missing again a big part of the day... JOY. Aunt joy couldn't make it to this wedding either, so we did the video-making again. She was missed for sure.
We are so excited for Kelly and Jon... and also at the same time can't imagine all the stress and emotion of my aunt & uncle (giving away their son & daughter over the course of 3 weeks). bittersweet for sure.
So happy to watch our family expanding! :)

We recorded the whole wedding, so I won't delight you with an hour+ video (although you'd probably enjoy seeing ellia and her "moves" on the dance floor, but a few pics of our day will suffice:

Chris & Cara Wedding

This weekend my cousin Chris (who I consider more like a brother - we're just a lot closer to cousins in my family than in most) got married to the lovely Cara. They have known each other since kindergarten and it was so neat to see how they were brought together. The wedding was absolutely wonderful! Seriously... one of the best weddings I've been to. Little-to-none on the drama front, which seems to be atypical for most weddings - and just a TON of fun! Unfortunately a big piece of the night was missing... aunt joy. It was really sad not having her right there along with us for everything. SO Pete and I took on the duty of filming the wedding - every little detail - so she could feel like she was there. It was a good distraction from her absence.
I'll admit... surprisingly, I got choked up a few times during their big day - at odd moments too (not just when the bag pipes were playing). But it was all in happiness for them. Praying for many years of happiness to come on their marriage journey. Can't believe in just 3 weeks, we'll be doin it all again for his sister!
Here are a few snapshots of the day... admittedly poor quality. I'd share the actual video too... but my dads dance moves are just too much to handle :)