Thursday made for lots and lots of driving. First from Nashville to Knoxville (Courtney's hometown) where the big reception was held. Then back home to Atlanta for one final shindig Friday. Here are a handful of photos highlighting the events.
...Knoxville...
Love this one of Neil. What a looker. And typical Ryan, chewing on Daddy's thumb.
Ryan: "What are ya lookin' at me for? I didn't pinch him!"
Love this one of Neil. What a looker. And typical Ryan, chewing on Daddy's thumb.
Ryan: "What are ya lookin' at me for? I didn't pinch him!"
(With sister-in-law, Allison and [tired] nephew, Grant.)
Father/Daughter dance...
The bride and maid of honor gettin' down with their bad selves...
The bride and maid of honor gettin' down with their bad selves...
My sweet babies. Ryan had about had it by this point, as you can see in his expression.
...Atlanta...
...Atlanta...
Dave and Susie's gorgeous yard - the same yard, in fact, where our reception was held nearly seven years ago!
We haven't changed too much, have we?
Lori and Jared. What a cute couple they make.
Okay, there's a really funny story behind this one! Neil's family knows this guy (Terry) from church. Each Christmas season he plays the role of Santa. Bet you never would have guessed that! So you can imagine the astonishment and wonder in Chloe's eyes the minute she spotted him. She hardly left him alone the whole evening. She even said to him at one point, "Santa, I'm so happy to see you!" We kept telling her that Brad and Courtney must be pretty special if Santa showed up to their wedding reception! The whole thing was hilarious.
What was even more hilarious is when Sunday morning rolled around and "Santa" and Mrs. Clause came and sat directly behind us in church. After tapping Chloe on the shoulder to say hello, he handed her a gift bag containing a 'Ho Ho Ho' bracelet and two candy canes. Her eyes lit up and jaw dropped. She just couldn't believe it! She kept whispering to us, "Santa's here! Santa's at Grandma Susie's church!" We are absolutely planning to use this to our advantage in the future. What's the harm in reminding Chloe that Brad and Courtney have an in with the big man? And that anytime she's being naughty they will tell him about it!
We haven't changed too much, have we?
Lori and Jared. What a cute couple they make.
Okay, there's a really funny story behind this one! Neil's family knows this guy (Terry) from church. Each Christmas season he plays the role of Santa. Bet you never would have guessed that! So you can imagine the astonishment and wonder in Chloe's eyes the minute she spotted him. She hardly left him alone the whole evening. She even said to him at one point, "Santa, I'm so happy to see you!" We kept telling her that Brad and Courtney must be pretty special if Santa showed up to their wedding reception! The whole thing was hilarious.
What was even more hilarious is when Sunday morning rolled around and "Santa" and Mrs. Clause came and sat directly behind us in church. After tapping Chloe on the shoulder to say hello, he handed her a gift bag containing a 'Ho Ho Ho' bracelet and two candy canes. Her eyes lit up and jaw dropped. She just couldn't believe it! She kept whispering to us, "Santa's here! Santa's at Grandma Susie's church!" We are absolutely planning to use this to our advantage in the future. What's the harm in reminding Chloe that Brad and Courtney have an in with the big man? And that anytime she's being naughty they will tell him about it!
The life of the party. Between Ryan and Grant, I think several women got their baby fill.
The happy couple, who by this point were probably about wedding'd out.
2 comments:
Okay, I can't even tell you how hard I laughed when I read about Chloe and Santa! That is hilarious!
nice plan about santa!!
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