Wedding Receptions & Honeymoon

This week, over at KellysKornerBlog its Show Us Your Life-Wedding Receptions and Honeymoons. I haven’t done a linky before, but after seeing some of your photos I couldn’t resist reminiscing through mine and showing a few. Yes, I know the theme is "Receptions & Honeymoons", but seeing how this is my first time joining in, I couldn't help but show a few ceremony/ wedding party photos.

I just love this photo! What a perfect shot of the whole wedding party bowing their heads to pray.

We were married April 3, 2004 at 6:00 in the evening. I wanted a big ‘ole church wedding and boy did I get it. It has been rumored to be one of the biggest weddings our church had ever seen. We had a little over 500 in attendance for the ceremony and around 300-350 at the reception. It’s a good thing the annual FFA rodeo was going on the same night!

Those of you, who know me well, know how special this picture is to me.

Just couldn’t help adding this little “sweet-faces”!

Myself along with my Mama and both Grandmas’

Looking back I can say this was a true Southern event….. tons of family, home cooked food, big hair, and poofy dresses.

The “Grand-Entrance”

WOW! This picture makes me feel old. My brother looks so sweet and innocent. And then Katie, she was such a girl in this photo. It is amazing to see the beautiful young woman she has grown into….and hard to believe she will be a senior this year.

The first dance.

All our family and closest friends dishing out servings of Bar-B-Q, green beans, baked potatoes

This was the stomach nerve of the day. My Mamas' cousin, as you can makes beautiful cakes, so there was no question when it came to who would make the cake. The only problem is she lives 2 ½ hours away. She kept trying to back out and spent many hours worry what “might” happen during transport. My Aunt went down to help her make it and bring it back up. The morning of my wedding they loaded it up in two vehicles which both safely made it to the reception site.


This is a close up view of the flowers, which she makes by hand (every leaf every petal) that covered the cake. After the weeding she dried them out for me, Mama, the M-I-L and placed them in glass domes. Every time I walk by my china cabinet I can’t help but smile.

I have to leave you with these pictures and story. This was truly the spotlight of my wedding and it has nothing to do with us.

We had an awesome D.J. Everyone was out on the dance floor having a great time and as cute as all the little kids were nobody could hold a candle to my Papa and my Aunt Charlene (his sister…guess I know where Braley inherited her rhythm from). These two can “cut a rug”!

No lie, they stole the show. Just "watch" the photos.

The beginning... everyone is dancing having a good time.

The crowd is starting to turn to them.... watching..... slowing down but still dancing.

Everyone in the room has now stopped and turned to them to watch. At one point someone thought my Papa was having a heart attack........ it took them a moment to realize that Chief was getting down on the air guitar.

For our Honeymoon we went on a cruise to the Bahamas. It was wonderful! But, I don’t have any of those photos on my computer and am to lazy to scan any this morning