In a sweet ceremony at a New York country club, my cousin Kim married Rick! They both grew up in upstate NY and met in college there. Now they live about 45-50 minutes north of us in Louisburg, NC! We took a road trip to attend their wedding and for Gabriel to meet more of his extended family (which will be in a separate post)!
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| All ready! "How do we look, Daddy?" |
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| Color-coordinated family! |
The ceremony started on an outdoor patio overlooking the golf course... The grandparents and mothers were seated. Thunder rolled. The groomsmen took their places and Rick stood anxiously waiting to see his bride. Then it started to rain! Within minutes, it was a downpour. I know Kim was really disappointed, but thankfully she hadn't started her procession yet! There was an indoor location (the red building in the background below) so the wedding party and all the guests moved inside.
We sat in the back in case Gabriel acted up and we had to slip out (but he was so well-behaved!). We could see Kim hiding!
Kim & Rick had a unique unity sign! Rick's initials are RQ and Kim's were KC, so during the ceremony they painted her "c" into a "q"! So creative and sweet!
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| The new Mr. & Mrs... so in l♥ve! |
Congratulations Kim & Rick!!!
There was a beautiful view, despite the rain, from the reception "barn". She used our grandparents' cake topper, made awesome coasters with a picture they took in their travels, and DIY'd the centerpieces- everything was so elegant!
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| Parents and bridal party introductions |
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| Love this^ peek from the happy couple |
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| Sweet Father-Daughter dance and proud Mother looking on! |
At our table was all Kim's Aunts (Terri & Martha), Uncles (Gary & Alex) and cousins (me & Amy)! It was fun, of course, and nice to spend time at the wedding with my family! Wish my Mom and my brother could have been there, then it would have been complete.
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| Kim's side of the family!!! |
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| ♥ My precious grandparents ♥ |
Kim & Rick created an ice cream bar instead of serving cake (although they did have a ceremonial cake cutting!). Gabriel's face lit up when he saw all those sweets!
The bonnet Kim is wearing for the Money Dance (and the bag Alexis is holding) were made by my Grandma for my Mom's wedding to my Dad!! You give money to the bride & groom for a dance with one of them. I
tried to get Gabriel to dance with Kimmy. Too forced, I guess. His dance partners for the night? Besides Mommy. Aunt Terri & Amy!! He had a great time
dancing running in circles!
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| Back to our room and so sleepy... |
