Say Cheese - Taking Pictures

After the ceremony, while our guests were enjoying cocktail hour in the farm house, we wandered off with the photographers.  While neither Anthony nor I enjoy having our pictures taken, this time was really nice.  It was the first time we had to talk with each other and it resulted in a lot of laughing...  Unfortunately, my laughing usually results in something we call "Crazy Misty Face"...  So, while so many of our pictures are beautiful, my face is far from acceptable in quite a few of them:

(all pics from our photographer, Rodger Obley)

Perfect example of "Crazy Misty Face" right after the ceremony

Despite having to weed out a bunch of those types of pictures, I have a ton of favorites.  Here are some of them...  I think they really highlight the beauty of Succop Conservancy.

Trying so hard to be normal, picture taking types

Weeping willows were a must

And a picture by one of the ponds

And, of course, a shoe pic

We practiced dips for months... I think it turned out pretty well

Then, the Barn!  

Totally loved the colors and feel of these

Seriously.

A few quick pics with our parents, 

ending with this one of all of us together.

Finally, it was time to head back inside.  I took a trip upstairs with my mom and Teri to be bustled and take off the veil.  We also attached the flowers to the belt I'd ordered with the dress.  Once I'd touched up my lip gloss and felt ready, we headed back downstairs to cut the cake!  (For me, that deserves and exclamation mark because I was SO EXCITED for the cake...  Seriously.  SO EXCITED.)

Our cake with the handmade topper and cake stand.

I'd decided early on I wanted a bright pop of color under the cake, 

since the room it went in was so neutral.

We sliced into the base layer...

It was way harder than I would have guessed to get a piece out

Then, Anthony sweetly fed me a bite

And, I did likewise... Once he opened his mouth

Then, Anthony fed my nephew a bite when he escaped 

from my sister's grasp and ran over to be near the CAKE

The first slice of cake removed and eaten

Cake eaten, it was time to move the guests into the event shelter so that we could make our entrance.  Everyone was out there, the DJ had our song queued up and we had an umbrella all set for our walk.  We waited for the signal.

Up next, we make an entrance and get the party stated with some dances.