They Did It!

What a weekend we had!
Our adventure began with a trip to Anacortes to catch the ferry and believe me when I tell you we got there just in time.
Even though we were two hours early we were one of the last cars on.
My sister from Montana showed up less than thirty minutes later and was on overload for the next boat that left about three hours later. She and her son jumped in with us and her husband stayed behind with their car so they could make it to the family dinner on time.
The dinner was fabulous, but it was crazy to look around the room at all of the grooms family and think that they were all my families family now.
My sisters family has a whole new family!

You would think that after doing this wedding thing as many times as I have it would all be routine for me, but this wedding was very different than any of my weddings
(no tattoo artists, biker gangs or smoking during the ceremony).
This wedding was perfect.
The bride was perfect, the groom was perfect, the church was perfect, and the reception was beautiful.
Instead of cake, my niece requested that everyone bring their favorite homemade pie, so there was an entire table full of fresh from the oven pies, cobblers and crisps.
They barbecued salmon and served lamb with fresh roasted vegetables and of course enough appetizers, fresh fruit and cheese to stuff me right out of my spanx!
I swear, if every reception were like this one, I'd crash a different wedding every weekend!
Heart felt speeches were made and love and luck were toasted again and again with raised glasses filled with champagne, sparkling cider and water from fancy green bottles.
Everything was absolutely... Perfect.

But, as the evening went on I started to fade, so Wyatt and I headed out but left Wendy behind to carry on and represent the rest of the night.
The next morning I got a full report of dancing late into the evening and spending time with friends and family old and new.

So here's to the bride and groom, my sister and her husband and all of their new family, I wish you a lifetime of happiness and thank you for sharing your wonderful day!