Aunty One-L Ties the Knot - Finale

When the Limo dropped us off at the church, we had to sneak in the side entrance so Andrew wouldn't be able to see Michele.  They snuck us in, and that is when the little glitch happened.  The one that almost did it.  Michele had been working with her florist for months trying to come up with what they wanted as the bouquets and the centerpieces on the tables.  The flowers were one of her most important details she was worried about.  The florist called her and said she had it figured out and she would drop the flowers off at the church Sunday morning.  The moment I walked around the corner to where the flowers were awaiting us, I knew and so did Melissa.  They were not right and they were NOT what Michele was envisioning.  She was pretty upset and she was emotionally intense at that moment anyway, five minutes before the wedding started.  Gary came back and had a pep talk to with her and then I had my chance. I reminded her that even if the flowers were ugly, and they were not, that it still wouldn't change what was about to happen.  She was about to walk down that aisle to marry her best friend and vow to spend the rest of her life with him and making a life with him.  That was why she was there and that was why he was there and why the rest of us were there to witness it.  She had finally made it!  She was getting ready to see her dreams come true right that very moment and No one and Nothing could take that from her!  We both cried of course and then dabbed our tears and she got ready to walk down the aisle to marry the man she had been praying for and waiting for years!  I was so proud of her and her attitude!  Everything was perfect!

 

 

 

Waiting to walk down the aisle. . minutes before our processional music starts.  Even captured the pep talk from Melissa, Gary and Tyler. :)  Oh, and Andy PRETENDING he was trying to get away. hahah

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew BURGE!!!!!

 

 On our way to the reception. . but wedding picture first.  The ceremony was a beautiful one and very well done.  There was crying, laughing and all the typical wedding stuff.  Then they were announced as man and wife after a long ROMANTICAL Kiss and then off to see them to the limo with their streamers. :)  Everyone else headed to the reception for cocktail hour as we headed off to face hurricane Sandy head on and get our bridal party shots! :)  So grateful for Micah, Brianna and Ryan who took the kiddos on to the reception and entertained them for the hour or so it took for us to get there. The photo shoot took awhile but was actually really fun and we all enjoyed the drama as we were trying to get clearances to get into the one part of the area we were suppose to get pictures done with.  Because of the extra crazy weather, we didn't get everything done we wanted, but we ended up getting some nice shots. :)

 

Then off to the reception!  Finally to eat and give our toasts.  I was really anxious cause Melissa had written her speech out and I had just thought about it a lot but not actually written it down. :)  I winged it but it was fun and I think Andy and Michele appreciated our speeches of how much we loved them and how much they meant to us.

 

What a Great Day October 27, 2012 was. . I saw One-Ls dreams come TRUE!  Yayy! Love ya girl!!!  Congrats to Mr and Mrs. Andrew Burge!

Last "Just Girls'" Night with Aunty One-L - Getting Ready!

After Rehearsal dinner, we went back and got the boys all situated in the condo and then Ava and I were on our way to head over to spend the night at the Honeymoon suite with the Bride-To-Be, her last night as an unmarried woman!  Of course we did not get wild and crazy because we were tired and we needed our sleep, but we did have a fun night of talking and anticipating the next BIG DAY that had finally arrived!  Melissa slept with Michele, While Ava and I crashed on the couch in the living room.  The view was amazing and the room was so very cool!  We had fun talking and then once Ava fell asleep, we snuck back and had a little more adult rated conversations. ;)  Andy had written Michele a letter and we all cried as she read it and we discussed how it had finally arrived and was finally really happening!  Very exciting.  Michele gave us each a beautiful pair of earrings and a bracelet and a wrist clutch from COACH!  It was so very nice and we were so excited! 

 

 

The Next morning was so much fun.  Between eating breakfast together in our HUGE suite, and getting ready, we all had a great time.  Michele was excited and relaxed which helped all of us too.  There was steaming of dresses, hair getting done by the hairstylist that came to our room, taking of pictures by the photographer that came to our room, and preparing of make-up.  Ava was a bit frustrated at one point, when the morning got a little long for a 7 year old girl, and she wanted to go get in the ocean that was just outside our window.  We went out to take some pictures of her and here right below us, out on the beach were the rest of our gang yelling and hollering like crazy trying to get our attention.  It was really funny and that made her feel a bit better that she got to see them! 

 

 

The Make-up / Hair artist did all of our hair and Michele's make-up.  :)  Her hair was amazing and it was really cool that she came and did it in the room we were in.  Michelle had a little Tiara for Ava's hair but it ended up being too heavy so we had to us a head band later on instead. :)  However, Ava did need help with getting her shoes buckled and Michele was the one that helped her and it made for  a sweet moment.   We joked a lot about the Hurricane coming. . .the weather was predicting it to be a big one!  Michele kept a good attitude though. :)  I really enjoyed her watching her come together as the beautiful bride she had dreamed of being.  She was so excited and shining so brightly with her beautiful smile as she was anticipating this moment we had been praying for for so many years.