30 Days of Erica THE WEDDING

Erica age 19 part 2.....THE WEDDING

This is a continuation of her 19th year....because she experienced a life change:  She was married.

There were so many things to plan and work out for the wedding, so we were glad to get a head start in January since the Wedding was Nov 5.  We booked the church first and GBC gave us a wedding handbook which proved to be really helpful.  Erica and I spent Mondays planing wedding things and checking items off of our lists.
The wedding showers had begun and they were so much fun for us.

 This was a couples shower held at the Bobby and Jennifer's home.  It was fun to be at this shower because everyone was supposed to give Erica and Alan proven marriage tips.  Some of the tips were quite humorous too.

 Cass and Tish , her aunts, threw her a shower for the extended family.

 Audrey Landrum, a friend from church, hosted a shower for Erica and our church friends.

Here is Laurie...our hair stylist doing the practice run for Erica's wedding hairdo.  This was a fun time and no stress. Laurie always loved Erica and I think Erica really respected her.  I think Laurie had a little something to do with Erica wanting to be a cosmetologist.  

 Now this was at  Erica's  Bridesmaid Tea Party.  Lauren and Sarah were some of  Erica's closest friends in high school because they were in band with her and also did Color Guard.

Her sister in law, Aundrea, threw Erica a lingerie shower on Halloween night and decided to make it a costume party.  Erica was Super Girl, I was SpongeBob, and Aundrea was Snow White.  It was held at Joe's Crab Shack and it was a ton of fun.  It was so cute to see everyone in their costumes.  I thought it was a really clever idea for a shower.  

Here is the wedding party at the rehearsal.  

And after that was the rehearsal dinner.   Bobby, Alan's father, offered a toast and added that he would give $1000.00 to his first child that made him a grandfather.  Erica and Alan did just that (Savannah) and I think they collected the money too.  They remembered!!!!

Wedding Day hair is complete.  

The Bride is ready and waiting for her cue.  Gotta tell you a scary but funny story here.  When we arrived at the church to start getting ready, I had Erica with me so I was carrying the veil and Larry was bringing the dress in his car.  When I picked up the veil from the back of the car..I noticed something brown on it.  Oh no....it has dirt on it.  NOPE....it was a wasp!!!! WHAT?   Trying not to cause a scene and so glad I found it before it was placed on Erica's head....I tried to kill it.  But...it was tangled in the net.  Finally I got it loose and stepped on it and killed it for good.  Anyone who knows me knows about my bee phobia....so this was HUGE that I took care of it and didn't freak out.  True love for your child trumps phobias I guess.  

Mr and Mrs Alan Baumer

It was a beautiful wedding and a fantastic reception full of many people of all ages.  I was soaking up every minute of it and making sure to not miss anything that was happening.  I was quite proud of myself thinking about what we had pulled off....then...pop!  My ego was deflated.  The food coordinator asked me where I had put the napkins....he couldn't find them.  It hit me:  I NEVER ORDERED THE MONOGRAMMED NAPKINS!!!!  How do you forget that important item that is and has always been at EVERY wedding?  But...I did forget!  I remembered everything else and had even ordered monogrammed M & M's....but I forgot the napkins.  The kids had a good laugh about it but I felt like a loser mom.  Not sure that I have gotten past that yet?  It's amazing how 1 thing like that can totally change your outlook.