The rehearsal dinner turned out even better than we expected! It was a gorgeous night at the beach and we LOVED having our families together with our closest friends. It was such a special night...we wish I could re-live it over and over so we don't forget anything. I might have shed a few tears...but all good tears.
The Rehearsal Dinner was at the Carolina Yacht Club on Wrightsville Beach. I've been going there for as long as I can remember in the summers to go to the beach, grill out, play ping pong, etc. so it was really special to have the RD there. It had the perfect laid-back/beachy feel while still having the special, festive, weddingy (is that a word?) feel. It all came together perfectly!!
The food was delicious! We had frogmore stew, macaroni and cheese, and lots of other really yummy stuff. One of my bridesmaids, Lollie, made an awesome slideshow of pictures of Richard and I growing up and pictures of us together. She did a great job and I think everybody got a kick out of some of the pictures of our awkward years (or mostly Richard's awkward years :) ). Several people gave some really sweet toasts, including a poem from my brothers titled "We may be losing our Memory but we ain't lost our mind"...I think that have a future in something great. The whole night was awesome and we both loved every second of it!
I love my girls!!
Me and my dad...the FOB as he likes to be called :)
Oma
Great friends
It was a little windy outside...poor Daddy Bob!
Where's Murphy??
Their future as country music song writers begins...
My longest friend
Richard's family also traveled from far away to be there with us
Overall it was one of the most special nights of our lives. We can't say enough about how much it meant to us to have everybody there just for us. It was truly a humbling, sweet time and again it was just a taste of what was to come. We are so grateful for all of the love and support from our friends and family and we hope that we were able to convey our thanks through the weekend.
Stay tuned for the wedding and when somebody sends me pics of the Bridesmaids Lunch I'll post those too!!
