Stacy And Michael's Wedding

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​STACY AND MICHAEL'S WEDDING

...Continued from yesterday:
     The following day, Saturday, February 11, the day of Stacy and Michael's wedding, began with breakfast in the cheery hotel dining room,

...where we enjoyed doing more catching up with the relatives.

      While Tommy opted to spend some time hanging out with his cousins,     

​...Tom and I decided to do a practice drive out to the wedding venue, which was in Hastings, the next town over.

    On the way there,  as we traversed the the snowy Minnesota countryside,

... I kept hearing in my head the the theme from the movie "Fargo" - which actually takes place in Minnesota.

    Along the way also crossed the Mississippi River.

     When Tom and I returned to the hotel in Cottage Grove we found some of the relatives gathered   in the dining room playing cards,

...and doing nails,

...until it was time to set up for the pre-wedding luncheon,

...provided by Mary Jan and Ken, parents of the bride.

Kathy and me

    A few hours later if was time to leave for the wedding, which began at 4:30.
​     Me, ready for the wedding in my sparkly shoes.

     The wedding shuttles.     

     Tom and I, however, opted to drive to Hastings, retracing the practice route we'd taken earlier in the day.

      The venue was located at a cute place called "Pioneer Village," an area that was set up to look like an old-timey town with vintage buildings.

      The wedding took place in the Little Log House, 

...a pretty, rustic building that the family had decorated with beautiful simplicity.

       Taking photographs was not allowed during the wedding, but the ceremony was lovely and  and heartfelt.
​         The newly weds​         

The flower girls.

    We walked from the Little Log House to the reception hall,

...which was beautifully decked out for the occasion,

...as were the tables.

      Ken and Mary Jane, parents of the bride.        

     Christie, mother of the groom,

      Jeff, father of the groom.

      While we waited for the arrival of the bride and groom we munched on yummy hors d'oeuvres,

...and socialized.

Tom and me

       When the happy newlyweds arrived we welcomed them with toasts.

       And after a prayer of thanksgiving by Tom,

...the feasting began,

     Dessert was a delicious variety of bundt cakes, large and small.

     After dinner there were speeches by the father of the bride,

...the sister of the bride,

...and friend of the groom.

       Then Stacy danced with her dad,

...and Michael with his mom.

...after which we all joined in dancing,

...playing,

...and otherwise enjoying the evening, until the evening was over.
​      But for Stacy and Michael, the best was just beginning.