When I got there, Laura's hair was getting finished up as was her sister Kristin's.
Then Laura had her make-up started while Caitlin got her hair started.
Laura's mom brought the veil by, so the hairdresser put it in and then had us practice hugging Laura and pulling on the veil to make sure it was secure.
When Laura's make-up was done, Destiny got her hair started. I was last. I like how my hair turned out, but it was not at all like the inspiration photo I showed her. Oh well. I didn't want curls but they turned out fine. I think I had so much hair (because it wasn't straightened), that she just didn't know what to do with it!
It was almost 10:30 by the time I got out of there. So I went next door to the church to see what was going on. Laura was about to get ready. I had brought all my stuff with, so decided to just get ready at the church as well. It was fun to help Laura into her dress and see her getting ready.
Then her and Ethan left for photos, while Caitlin and I hung out at the Church for a bit. Bridal Party photos were going to be taken at the Hormel Nature Center, so we loaded up all the bridesmaid bouquets + flower girl bouquet (luckily Caitlin had big cup holders!) and headed over there. We got a little lost on the way thanks to GoogleMaps redirecting us, and ended up way out of town. Good thing for us photos were running long so we weren't even missed by the time we arrived.
After photos, we headed back to the Church to have sandwiches for lunch and wait for the ceremony to start at 3. Laura was so beautiful in her dress. She looked like Cinderella!
The ceremony was lovely. I thought it was funny they happened to have a few of the same readings we did, and actually got a little teary eyed up there. I was surprised when the pastor remarked that a couple hasn't picked the Song of Songs reading (same as we had) in over 20 years! I love that reading so couldn't believe it.
An excerpt -
Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; For stern as death is love, relentless as the nether world is devotion; its flames are a blazing fire. Deep waters cannot quench love, nor floods sweep it away.
The vows -
Lighting of the Unity Candle -
Announcement of the Couple -
And then it was over so quickly and it was time for the recessional.
I was proud of myself for smiling, walking slowly, and not tripping. Haha!
I was glad my Mom, Dad, Christine and Adam were all there.
After the receiving line was done, Laura and Ethan made their Grand Exit. It was really cute!
Bonus photo - how my hair looked in back
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