Little Miss Magic's Wedding Day

Kathleen's wedding day was great, wonderful, and...long! The morning started off with driving to Perimeter Mallfrom the hotel to meet up with my mom to get all of the necessaries for serving the bridal party their brunch. Once I got back to the hotel, Pease had just gotten there so we had to prep everything for the girls! It took us a couple trips up and down the elevator/stairs, but we brought down all of the food that Pease, Sloan, and myself made while Callan was going to pick up the Chick-Fil-A platter.

Just a glimpse of the spread

I had high hopes of squeezing in a nap or a work out that afternoon, but neither happened. Pease and I went to the (crazy) grocery store to get the roses for the candlelight flowers. Surprisingly, Callan proved  to be the craftiest of all and assembled it mostly on her own! We were impressed...and a little surprised. After checking on the bridal party a handful of times, a stop for a mimosa, and having impeccable timing to see Kathleen open her gift from Avery, my afternoon had flown by. Side note: Avery gave Kathleen the most amazing, heartfelt gift; he had a book made of all of Kathleen's blog posts about their engagement and wedding planning with a perfectly sweet note to finish it off. Oh, and a beautiful strand of pearls. It was so wonderful, and there wasn't a dry eye in the room.

Sneaking in on their getting ready...totally unplanned that we're kind of wearing Alpha Gam colors :)
Also, can we talk about how tall I look next to them?? Or most people for that matter...

I finally realized that I had less than an hour until we needed to leave for pictures at the church! I got ready in lightning fast time and it was off to the church with Callan and the bridal party for pictures in the hot, hot sun. 

We spent the afternoon in the bridal suite just hanging out...and by hanging out, I mean trimming the stray threads on the wedding dress, eating snacks, and giving some time for Mary Ellen and Liz to practice fluffing the train and veil. 

Finally, after an afternoon of "hurry up and wait", it was finally time for the Clay wedding to get underway!! I only half curtseyed/bowed, but other wise my reading went smoothly. I was worried the ceremony would seem super long, but I think I was so enthralled in "what was next" or what I should/shouldn't be doing that it went pretty quickly!

Then, the real fun started! I really didn't get to take as many pictures of the set up as I hoped, but once we got to the Emory Conference Center there was a indoor/outdoor cocktail hour. There were two bars set up with tons of hor'dourves--veggies, fruits, cheeses, crackers, sushi, and yummy little puff pastry thingies! Delish. I was a little worried when I didn't see my name card but that was because I got to sit at the head table--aka, Larry Munson! Kathleen thought of every little detail and had each table labeled as famous Georgia football players and UGA icons. 

Of course I had to take a picture or two of the cakes and of course they had UGA incorporated into the cakes! 

The first dance was so sweet--I think more than anything I was proud of Avery for getting out there to dance (since he hates dancing...). The Father-Daughter dance brought a tear...or 5...to my eyes, so sweet. Larry's speech was heartfelt and very Hogan-esque. Then the delicious dinner was served, eaten, and the dancing began! 

Singing the ole Candle Light song :)

We all had such a great night--especially dancing and in the photo booth (definitely having one of those at my some day wedding...can't wait to see all of those pictures!!) but one of the best parts was seeing how much Kathleen and Avery were enjoying themselves. They really are such a wonderful couple and I love that I got to be apart of such a special event in their lives. 

Congratulations Mrs. Kathleen Clay! And Mr. Avery Clay of course too! 

Rehearsing my Bowing

This past Thursday night kicked off Kathleen's wedding weekend with the Rehearsal and dinner! Firstly, I was just excited to see everyone and know that Kathleen would be marrying a wonderful man in the next 24 hours. But once I got to see, hug, and catch up with some of my favorites, it was time to rehearse. I had no idea what was going on before the rehearsal since Kathleen and Avery were doing a full Catholic Mass for their ceremony...and I really didn't have much more of an idea after the rehearsal either!

Waiting for the rehearsal to start!

The Beautiful Bride to Be!

All I knew was that I had to walk down the center aisle, bow at the alter...wait, bow? Yes. Bow. Problem is, I kept curtseying. Then it kind of transitioned to a bow/curtsey/yoga-esque "namaste". No joke, I was so worried about what in the world I was doing for the whole church to see and that I would totally mess it up! 

After a seemingly quick rehearsal, it was time for the Rehearsal Dinner at Parker's on Ponce--yum! The food was delicious, the wine did not disappoint (it usually doesn't ever), and the company made for tons of smiles, belly laughs, and memorable stories. And don't worry, I checked with all the Catholics about how to bow at the alter before going up to read the Scripture. It was so fun to all be together to celebrate Kathleen and Avery getting married!!

The Matron and Maid of Honor (older and younger sister of the Bride) gave an heartfelt, loving, and hilarious speak on behalf of the couple! The groomsmen gave equally as on par speeches too!

Of course Callan and I came as a package deal during the wedding weekend since we were apart of the wedding, but not bridesmaids so of course we had to get a picture together too!

And of course all the girls had to get a picture together! What a great group of girls to spend the weekend together with to celebrate Kathleen and Av!