Wedding Photos ~ Getting Ready

After we got our nails done, and had a wonderful lunch for all the ladies, we headed to the church to get ready.  I couldn't believe this moment was here!  We had been planning and planning for a couple of months, and it was finally time to get ready.  A couple of days before we converted the nursery to the "getting ready" place.  It worked so well!!

It was fun getting ready together and everything just went so smoothly.

Liberty and Freedom were with us for part of the time and had fun being read to and playing.

Brenna was beautiful.  Absolutely stunning.  The bridesmaids were gorgeous as well and they were all so happy to be together in these moments. So thankful for family and friends!

I had mentioned Brenna's dress in a previous post.  It really was a crazy thing to order a wedding dress on Amazon.  But, we did!!  Patrick was actually the one that found it.  (It's his claim to fame these days. :o)  )  Brenna loved it and decided to order it.  It was $172.05 which included the shipping from China.  When Brenna tried it on we realized it would need a few alterations.  We also noticed that the buttons that were supposed to go down the back were missing.  I contacted the company and they gave us a 40% refund!  So, she got the dress for right around $100! Wow!! 

Then, we had to look around for alterations.  My friends were telling me horror stories of how much it costs.   A friend of mine told her about a friend she had used that was very reasonable.  As we drove to our appointment I kept praying, "Lord, please keep it under 200."  As we met the sweet lady, she made us feel so comfortable, and we realized she really knew what she was doing.  The quote to get everything done?  $175!! Thank you Lord!!  I am so happy with how everything turned out and the dress was everything Brenna had dreamed.

The veil we bought on Amazon too!  It was under $30!! It was so beautiful and complimented the dress so well!!

 

The two flower girls were so adorable.

My boys enjoyed a few moments with Grandpa before the ceremony started.  Anytime with this man is a treasure!!

Those few moments before the wedding were special.  We enjoyed one another.  Laughed a bunch. But, as the time grew closer Brenna was quieter.  She was also sneaking peaks out the door to try and see AJ!  That girl!  She was definitely ready to becomeAJ's wife.  He had her heart already.