i cannot believe drew is married!!! he is one lucky guy because chelsea is a great great girl and they really are just so in love, it is so nice to see. chelsea grew up in rochester, ny so that is where they decided to have the wedding. the place was gorgeous, it was at a golf course named shadow lake. we headed up there on friday morning, just me, john and gia. we decided a couple weeks before not to bring jack, it was a hard decision for me, i really wanted him to be there. but the age.stage he is at right now is so tough. he wants to be sitting up, he was teething and not sleeping well at all. i just got worried about everything and thought the best bet would be to have mimi stay here with jack and us bring gia, she was a flower girl so she had to come! it was definitely the best decision. i seriously can't imagine what it would have been like to have him there too. it was a WHIRLWIND 48 hours but we had a blast. i seriously love my extended family and i wish i got to see them more than i do. we had the most amazing time, gia didn't ruin the wedding (but there were a couple close calls lol) and the weather cleared up just in time and was perfect. the only thing missing was my mom. a big thing to be missing but we knew it would be that way. i danced with my brother in place of her and it was so hard. i feel so lucky that she was able to be at mine. i never realized that she would get so bad so fast.
on a bright note, i see an amazing future for my brother and new sister. congrats to you both, we love you guys!!! oh ps i didn't bring my big camera bc it would just have been too much. i wish i had been able to take more and better pics but it was way harder than i thought it would be taking care of gia and being in the wedding party. oh well, hopefully the photog got some good shots i can steal or buy!
At the rehearsal, my grandma with Gia and Gabriella (the other flower girl, my cousins daughter)
awwww
practicing walking down the aisle. we bought gia that 'princess doll' (rapunzel) from target earlier in the day to keep her happy lol.
so cute, gia seriously was obsessed with gab
the beautiful bride :)
practicing their vows
drew!
at the rehearsal dinner, she did not nap once in a 5 hour car ride (OY) and was basically a disaster at the dinner. oh well!
after we got back to the hotel john went to bed with gia and i stayed up and partied with my fam. here i am with my cousins kristal and mike and my aunt linda
the day of the wedding, chelsea getting into her gorgeous dress!
Gia was watching it all go down. It was so hard to keep her well behaved I swear!
ready to go waiting for the limo
my little bff
she's so damn silly i love her personality!
:)
aw my cousin and the 2 flower girls
instagram pics
in the limo!
love these 2!
JUST MARRIED!!!
time for speeches :)
Gia did not spend most of this time inside, she was not too good at staying quiet lol
Chelsea's sister Miranda, her speech was so cute.
Me and John!
CHEESE
Gia was obsessed with this boa from the photo booth
eating cake
watching the dancing
dancing with my brother
on the way home, lake ontario. so pretty!
FINALLY ASLEEP!
i stole this pic from my cousin, so darn cute!
I will never forget the look on Gia's face when she started to dance with everyone. She was having the best time ever. I am so glad she came and danced her little tushie off.
CONGRATS DREW AND CHELSEA!!!
