Beautiful Wedding and now time to go to South Dakota.

The wedding of Emily Stackhouse and Lowell Silverstein on July 12, 2014 could NOT have been more lovely.

The day started with time in the hair salon, followed by time to get ready at both the hotel and the venue, picture taking at the venue, the fabulous ceremony, more pictures, the reception, and the after party at the hotel lobby bar.  The next morning we had a catered breakfast in the hotel for all those who stayed there.

What a wonderful time we all had.

Then Cindy hosted a great family party for everyone to see her new house. It was the first time in nearly nine years that the five siblings were all together!  That was a HUGE sweet moment for all of us.

This evening Cindy will drop us off at the airport to fly to South Dakota for a 10 day driving tour.  I am taking the laptop and will post some pictures and blogs along the way.

And, of course, it is Monday, weighing in at 257.  That means I only gained one pound through the four days of wedding festivities.  I will count my blessings.  My first dress got too tight, so I shipped a new one overnight which was lovely and fit beautifully.  I liked it a lot more than the first one, so you can see it some of these pictures.

Enjoy a few of these wedding photos.

At the hair salon

Mother and daughter at the wedding venue

Mark in his new western style suit

The bride and her court

The two moms

The parents of the happy couple

The cake was delicious.

Ceremony...touching, personal, humorous

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This may turn out to be my favorite picture.

Signing their marriage into our Silverstein Family Bible at the after party

Evey and her high school friend, Mara, at the breakfast

 

My four kids at the breakfast: Eric, Evey, Lowell, and Emily

Me and my sister Flyn outside the house that we lived in from 1952-1961.

My brothers Kip and Mark playing pool in Cindy's basement.  Mark, on the right, is completely blind, and yet he was the big winner of the day!  Kip gets credit for lining up all his shots for him.

This is the first time in nine years that the five siblings have been together: L-R  Me, Kip, Mark, Flyn, and Cindy.

With spouses and kids:  L to R;  Mark and Me, Kip and Denise, Cindy (Ken had not arrived yet), Mark and Carol, Flyn and Jim.  Nephew Logan and Nieces Emily and Katie