What a wonderful, whirlwind weekend!

Well, that's that - over a year of planning and the day FLEW by!  Our wedding weekend was incredible.  More than I could have imagined.  My family started getting in to town on Tues and we got right to work on the final details - getting the hotel bags together.  We had to put labels on the outside tie a bow on them, and stuff them.  Here's the list of what we included in the bags:
     ~ Water bottles (with college labels)          ~ Virginia is for Lovers bumper sticker
     ~ Shout wipe                                             ~ Williamsburg area guidebook
     ~ Personalized coloring book/crayons       ~ Granola bars
     ~ Homemade sugar cookies (shaped like VA and WI - thanks to Jennifer Pinto!)
    ~ Do Not Disturb door hangers                  ~ Welcome letter from me and James

They turned out great!  And on Wed, we delivered them to the hotels that our guests stayed in.  

Friday included a few hours getting our nails done, setting up for the rehearsal dinner, checking in to the Williamsburg Lodge for the weekend, and getting to the rehearsal.  The rehearsal went really well and everyone got along great.  Here are a few pics from the evening:

James and I gave our parents gifts at the rehearsal for being so supportive to us throughout our lives but especially as we prepared for the wedding.  My sister, Laura, cuts vinyl to make personalized items and she helped me make photo frames and coffee mugs for our parents.  They turned out great! 

Suddenly, it was Saturday morning and we had to get ready for hair and make up.  Katie from Style by Design was awesome and came to do all our hair at the hotel.  This allowed us to relax, eat, and chat while we had our hair done.  If possible, I definitely recommend getting ready this way - so convenient!  Laura (pictured above, in the middle) did my make up and did an amazing job.  Before I knew it, the flowers arrived and so did the photographer.  We got things together and in the blink of an eye I had to get my dress on.  I wasn't nervous or anxious.  I was excited!  We took pictures, got our things together, and headed to the limo.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Details and pictures of the ceremony and reception will be posted soon...!