SC & JG's Wedding

I think I'm pretty much recuperated from all of Saturday's events by now, although my feet are still a little sore from standing in heels all day. I wouldn't say the wedding was without glitches, but the bride and groom were still smiling and glowing at the end of the night, and that's all that matters. Here's a picture of the happy couple with their entourage in front of the rented hummer:

Some highlights from the day:

• Great teamwork with the bridesmaids in the morning. We managed to finish making the bride's bouquet and 40+ boutonnieres before heading off to the salon to get our hair and makeup done.
• The hummer arrived at the salon and dropped off the dresses for us, but forgot to pick up some of the bridesmaids to head up to the church. That didn't go over very well with the bride, but everyone eventually got to the church in one piece.
• It was a lovely ceremony. I got a bit teary-eyed watching the bride come down the aisle with her father, but managed to hold it in and not smear my makeup. JG was positively glowing; his love for SC was really evident that day.
• Preparing for the banquet was a bit chaotic, to say the least. We had no seating chart so we didn't know where each table number went, seating cards were missing for many guests, and in some cases, more people were assigned to a table than it would fit. The guests were great though - many offered to help. Too bad I can't say the same for the restaurant. They were dragging their feet to get everything ready, and weren't very responsive when I asked multiple times for them to bring out glasses for the bar.
• George Gee Orchestra was there to kick off the night. Having a live band really does liven up the event. The bride and groom looked awesome showing off their swinging moves.
• Towards the end of the night, KF thought she was off the hook with giving the maid-of-honor toast, but when it came time to cut the brownie cake, she, along with the two best men, were called up on stage. KF didn't have her speech with her, so she winged it. She did a fantastic job at it too.