Wedding porn!

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But, back to the wedding.  You guys!  This wedding should have been on TV!  It was so amazing and beautiful but what I liked best is that it wasn't an ostentatious show of money.  Don't get me wrong, the oysters and open bar couldn't have been cheap but this was a real-live expression of love and you could feel it.  I'll tell anyone who'll listen that Nate and Julie have that thing, the IT, the thing that makes you look at them and you just know that they're going to be together forever.  That's what made their wedding spectacular.  Of course, the decorations didn't hurt!

The gift bags did have me scratching my head, I will admit.

Along with the standard bottle of water and pretzels, there

was Pepto-Bismol and Tylenol!  That was definitely a first!

From start to finish, the wedding was pure class.  Her parents were so gracious and I was immediately comfortable around them.  The only thing I wished was that I could have taken pictures of the inside of their house - it was a DIY dream!  Take my word for it, I was squealing over everything - on the inside of course.  These people didn't know me and I wanted to make a good impression. 

Her parents live in this beautiful Victorian that was totally redone on the inside!

I didn't want to be rude but I was drooling over everything!

They decorate for every Halloween and in honor of the wedding they

did a bride and groom!  It was amazing!

Okay, but back to the wedding!  I had the best role - get there early, but sit around and take pictures.  No one needed me to be anywhere, I didn't have to do anything but I got the behind-the-scenes access.

I even got to wear a wrist corsage!  It was a gardenia and it smelled sooooo good!

I wasn't expecting anything and I felt so special - class y'all, total class.

Again, a blurry picture with my suck-ass camera.

You get the idea.

Look at this venue - we got to sit in the first row! 

I've never done that before!

Gorgeous from the front - her bouquet was gardenias and they 

smelled so beautiful!  I had my nose in my corsage all night so I can

only imagine how her bouquet must have been!

Flawless from the back - I love how her hair is so nice and sleek.

Messy updos are a pet peeve of mine.

The ceremony spot

Flower detail

The cake

Drew did a reading and I was so proud of him!

This was the first time I'd ever heard him speak and he's really quite good!

I was brushing my shoulders off a little bit - that's MY man!

I love this picture so much!  They were talking about holding each other's

hands through good times and bad, when they're wrinkled and old.

It was really touching and I'm doing a terrible job of conveying the mood.

Just look at the pictures, that would be better.

Trying not to cry, and still looking fabulous.

That's what true love looks like y'all!

The ceremony was quick and soon it was time to party!  We all went to the second floor of the ballroom for cocktail hour while they changed out the main floor.  I have never seen so much food in my life and I made sure to try everything that caught my eye!

The first table as we came to the top of the stairs

Just to the left of that

To the left of that - that was just the FIRST station!

Further down was more meat and cheese and a pasta station!

And there were servers passing hors d'oeuvres besides!

I totally gorged myself and felt good about it.

The oysters I couldn't eat.  Drew told me they didn't

taste good anyway.  That was the nicest thing he could have said!

 Flawless hair

My sister-in-law and me!

We were smiling for the other photographer - the real one.

The view from the top - they had all the tables set up behind the white curtain 

that was the backdrop for the ceremony.

The catering staff moved quick!  

This was not their first rodeo!

Beautiful, GIANT flower arrangements

It was still interesting and beautiful at eye level.

You see that?  We got to be at Table 1!

Nate and Julie's first dance

I love this picture so much!

It was a total accident but doesn't she look so gorgeous!

It's so moody and sweet at the same time.

After cocktail hour, I was stuffed but I found room for my

steak and sea bass.  Those green beans were to die for!

And then there was the dessert ROOM!  This was just one station!

The guy on the right is Mac, Julie's 10-year-old brother - I love

the chocolate on his chin!

I wish I liked chocolate cake.

There were about four of these guys, all with different desserts on them

And this was BESIDES the wedding cake!

More 'look but don't touch.'  These were chocolate cups for liqueur shots.

Drew had *ahem* several of these little guys.

They had Sambuca, Kahlua, Frangelico, Bailey's, and a couple others I can't remember.

I was sad.

The Pieprzyk men - all married off now!

They had a live band that played the entire night - for me, that's the best part of a wedding.  I love to see everyone dressed up and gettin down on the dance floor!  Drew's dad has some moves and I was very pleasantly surprised!  Even Drew got out there and danced with me!  It was so sweet and I had such a great time.  Nate and Drew both went to Syracuse so Drew got to catch up with several guys from college and I know he really enjoyed that.  It was a great party but I can't stress enough that it was because of Nate and Julie.  They are beautiful wonderful people who are going to have a fabulous life together and I'm wildly happy for them.  They are presently laying on a beach soaking up married life and that's just the way it should be.

 Wonder Twins power!

Form of - married people!

Shape of - hands!