Saturday October 3rd was the day my good friend Brenda got married to Chris, in Walnut Creek California. Derek, Lexi and I trekked (well...flew) down for a long weekend. We survived the plane ride, Lexi was good and didn't really cry at all! Phew! I was worried, but as always, she did awesome. We stayed at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, the hotel I started my career at. My friend Allison works there now and took great care of us and put us in a beautiful suite. More about the trip in the next blog...this is all about the wedding!
Me and the beautiful bride, she looked fantastic!
Below is Lexi all dolled up and ready for the ceremony. Brenda picked out the outfit for Lexi, it was the shower gift she gave me before she was born. Doesn't she look cute?? :)
Lexi was really "chatty" during the ceremony, so Derek took her off to the side, I thought this was a great picture of them talking to each other.
Lexi and I waiting for the bride! I think she is talking...hence the crazy smile.
Daddy and Lexi waiting for the ceremony to start.
Here comes the bride.....
With the outdoor ceremony, it was really hard to hear...I actually don't think I heard any of it, but you don't have to hear to know that they are in love and Brennie is going in for a kiss here!
You can see in the picture above, the red head is Brenda's good friend Pamela, she married them! I thought that was really cool.
The ceremony was in a park about a block or so away from Brenda's parents house. After the ceremony, a bagpiper popped out from behind a tree and started playing! He then led the the guests down the street to Paula and Hardy's house....I thought it was a genius way to get everyone from point A to point B.
Here is the bagpipper at the bottom of Paula & Hardy's driveway.
The reception was at Brenda's parents house, they had over 100 people in their backyard for a catered dinner...it was beautiful! They had lights and lanters around the backyard, as well as heaters as it was a bit more chilly than normal. Everyone had a blast and warmed up with wine!
Hardy gave a great toast...I think my Dad had the intentions of a similar toast at our wedding....but fell short with the execution. :)
Brenda & Chris
This is "Cousin Mike"....he insisted on holding Lexi so Derek and I could dance and she promptly fell asleep on him. We were reassured that Cousin Mike was a great guy and from what we saw he was...but we still have no idea whose Cousin he is. 
Mom - you would be proud, we packed her pajmas for the BART ride home, she had just started to fall asleep when we stopped near Berkley and a bunch of rowdy Cal/USC fans got on the train...she just hung out and sucked her thumb. :)
Overall, we had a great trip! I will post more about the trip later, but wanted to fill everyone in on the wedding. Congratulations Brenda, I am so excited for you and your new family! Welcome to being a stepmom as well!
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