Before I start talking about the wedding I wanted to mention Brianna's little bachelorette night that we had! Since Julia, Bri's other sister, and I aren't old enough to drink and since Brianna doesn't care to drink we decided to keep it low key and just go have some fun! We went to California Pizza Kitchen for dinner and then went over to Funway in Batavia to roller blade indoors and go bowling! It was so much fun and we had WAY too much fun with our selfie sticks. We also surprised Brianna and wore these super cute shirts that have the number of years that we've known the bride! Below are some pictures form that night.
Now onto the wedding :)
My sister got married on June 5th 2015. Her wedding was in our hometown and it was the perfect location in my opinion. For those of you who don't know my sister, Brianna, she is not the kind of person who wants all of the attention on her, so the wedding was pretty casual and simple (totally her). It was the cutest!
The night before the wedding, after the rehearsal dinner, the bridal party went and stayed at a hotel in Sycamore, which was so much fun. Brianna, her sister Julia and I all got to share a bed (good thing were all pretty tiny) just like when we were little. In the morning the fun began :) we went straight over to the hair salon, Amanda's Salon & Spa in DeKalb, to start getting ready! They did an amazing job! Everyone loved their hair and makeup and they had bagels and orange juice all ready for us :)
After getting our hair and makeup done it was time to head over to the wedding venue and make sure everything was all set up and ready to go!
Soon all of the groomsmen and groom (Joe) came. It was fun getting to hangout with everyone before the wedding! I don't see Brianna's other two sisters very much, so I really enjoyed getting to spend time with them. They are both such fun sweet girls! I'll never forget, Tessa and I were dancing and being goofy and she says "yeah, you get me!" I died laughing.
The ceremony was short, sweet and too the point! Brianna and Joe each wrote their own vows which I think is such a sweet touch to any wedding. I will never forget seeing Joe's face when my sister walked down the aisle, or my dads. I will also never forget all of my sister's facial expressions, I've never seen her as happy as she was that day, it was so so cute! Even though there had been a chance of rain all week, the day of the wedding had absolutely perfect weather! :)
Now on to the reception, my personal fave. I had so much freaking fun! The wedding was basically only family invited for the most part so it was so fun being able to see everyone! There was plenty of singing and dancing, just as there should be at any wedding! The DJ was awesome and kept everyone on their feet. Austin and I were on the dance floor until at least midnight, he's the perfect wedding date ;)
Brianna, I and the other bridesmaids and her mom made pretty much every decoration for the wedding. I got the honor to make her wedding cake which was so much fun (and nerve racking) and was definitely the most important cake that I have ever made! And it turned out pretty perfect if I do say so myself ;) We also made around 250-300 cookies for the big day FROM SCRATCH and those also turned out perfect. Her desert table was such a cute idea and so yummy.
Enjoy a bunch of pictures :)
Beyond excited for my sister and now brother to be starting their lives together! Well, I guess they have been now for awhile but they still have a long time to go ;) I love you both so so much and am so lucky to have you guys in my life and I was so grateful to be such a big part of your day :)
