Wonderful Wedding!!

It was a wonderful weekend in New Orleans 

as the Jilbert and Quayhagen families were united 

through the marriage of our daughter,

 Katherine,

 and their son, 

Collin.

Pictures of the future bride and groom

were shared at the bridesmaids' brunch

the morning of the wedding.

It was a busy, hectic, fun-filled weekend 

with early morning yoga for bridesmaids....

a bridesmaids' brunch given by grandmother and aunts...

hair appointments....

and flowers to be arranged.

OK, so we didn't do this arrangement, or the bride's bouquet, or bridesmaids' bouquets, or boutonnieres,
 but we just had to channel our inner Benny (see flower show posts) so we had to do a few arrangements ourselves.

But in the end,

 there was the most beautiful wedding

with the sweetest vows

written by the happiest couple

endorsed by the most unusual officiant

smiled upon by the proudest parents

celebrated with the craziest dancing

you can imagine,

but

imagine is all you'll be able to do for now

because I lived in the moment all night unencumbered by a camera.

Our family photographer, Jamie, and the wedding photographer, Cecilia, one of Katherine's fellow Peace Corps volunteers, will have pictures ready for us soon

and then I will share the rest of this momentous occasion. 

Until then,

Shelli (M.O.B)

What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow.

 ~Nathaniel Hawthorne