Watson Wedding Weekend

We had the privilege of going home  the week of our little sister's wedding. She is my husband's baby sister and I'm so blessed that we are super close. She is very stylish and has amazing taste so of course, she had beautiful wedding and she was the most beautiful bride. She picked an outside venue with a very rustic theme. It was out on a farm. She had so many incredible ideas. Man, do I wish Pinterest had been around when I got married.

The only damper was that there was a major storm in the forecast for the weekend. At the last minute she was able to rent a tent and that literally saved the wedding. I will get into that later. Due to weather the wedding rehearsal was very hot and muggy. And other than my spray tan melting off it didn't affect the happy atmosphere.The evening was great and the food was amazing.

                                                   The darling Bride-to-be and her Mother

                                                                     The Gates' Girls

                        My spray tan was pretty dark!!! I wish It could have been permanent...lol

                                                                My husband's family.

The kid's really enjoyed the location. It was on a horse farm, so there was plenty of room to run and explore. I think there favorite part were the horses!

                                                Oh can these two melt my heart any more!!

The wedding day morning all the bridesmaids met the bride at her Salon/Boutique. The perfect set- up! We could shop while we waited! We all got up do's and I asked the sweet southern lady to make mine big. Boy, she did not disappoint!!! I felt like I should have been auditioning for Steel Magnolias..haha!

           This girl was bless with the most beautiful healthy hair. It's all real, no extensions for her.

 So, as much as I liked the style,  because my hair is so short, I felt like it needed more volume in the back. So, I added a hair piece and loved the final result

Now, we are all ready, gussied up and ready for the Big Moment. The only obstacle is the weather. It started to rain, more like pour down right when the pictures were scheduled. So the pictures had to be rescheduled till after the wedding. Thankfully, there was a short break in the rain and the cute couple were able to take a few of theirs before the wedding.  While we were waiting on the rain to stop and the wedding to start we went back and forth from the bridal room to the pavilion were the reception would be. 

                                                    I loved this cute chalkboard backdrop.

Our dresses were pretty long and most of us were wearing sandals/flip-flops until the wedding, so in order to keep our dresses out of the mud, we tied them up. Good idea huh?

Just guess what I caught my Little Arlee Bug doing???...Yep, right in front of everyone. Peeing.......Oh, boy!

Once all the guest were seated under the tent and it was time for the wedding to start, the wedding party made the long walk from the pavilion to the tent. It was drizzling a little but we all made it safely to the tent and in our spots without a problem. The bride however DID NOT. She was driven up in a little golf car. My husband and his brother were the ones who walked her down the isle. They used umbrellas to shelter her from the now heavy sprinkles She had a rustic door set up that she would walk through. And bless her. the moment they opened the doors, it began to pour. The guys quickly escorted under the tent and the umbrellas were tossed to the ground.

The entire time we were under the tent it rained and it rained HARD. Many of the guest had to move from their seats to keep dry. And pour Anna, our cousin and one of the bridesmaids was under a hole that kept leaking water and dripping on her. She had to keep moving to find a safe spot...LOL The rain was so hard and hitting the tent so loud we could not hear anything. From the moment the wedding started until it ended, not one word could be heard.

Immediately after the ceremony the rain stopped and all the guest were able to go down to the reception and we quickly took all of our pictures. And in spite of the rain, it was a beautiful wedding.

                                                The brother's walking Jessica down the isle.

                                                    Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Watson

                                                               The Wedding Party

 We are so excited that Uncle Tanner is officially part of this our family. He is definitely a favorite with the kids, I think it's because he is a big kid.

We are so glad that the wedding was everything Jessica wanted. I was not a perfect wedding , it had a few bumps in it. But it was a special day with friends and family and I don't think a bride could ask for more.

We truly wish you two all the happiness in the world. Life is not always easy, but we pray  all your dreams come true and that you two will walk through the imperfections hand in hand with the Lord by your side. We love you both!