Rehearsal for a Wedding

Sunshine and warm weather made this a very beautiful day for Chelsea and Chadd's rehearsal and dinner.  Upcoming forecasts are predicting rain for Sunday.  The closer we get the more optimistic we are....but since there is a significant chance of storms we needed to have a plan B for the ceremony which was planned for out of doors.  And so we began our rehearsal at one end of the huge tent where we plan to have the reception.  Setting it up to be two separate areas will be tricky but the coordinator at the venue is very creative and full of solutions.  We are truly blessed!!

Warren cracked everyone up when he first responded, 

"My mother and I do".

Good thing we had a rehearsal. 

He got it right every time after that.

I do think he might have been a "tad" emotional. :-)

 I love every expression on the faces of Chadd and his groomsmen.

Practicing the vows.

J's first solo trip "down" the aisle.

I think it is her only solo trip down the aisle.

On Sunday she will come in with Emily.

That way we are fairly certain that she will do it.

 Big steps or little steps?

The dress is going to dictate that, I think.

We held the rehearsal dinner in this sweet room.

Chickfila brought two trays of chicken, we had purchased chicken and swiss rolls

from Costco and made fruit and garden salads.

We got Subway cookies and had a few other types that were known

favorites of people in the wedding party.

 A couple of our favorite people.....

The girls.  Well, most of them.  Chelsea photobombed this one.

 Then the girls let her in ....

 Emily noticed we were getting pictures and took her place.

The guys....

They are all very important people in Chadd's life.

Great guys.  All of them!!

It was a very fun evening.

Looking forward to Saturday and Sunday as we set up 

and then get these "kids" married.