Update to our family wedding

Ok so this was the weekend for our wedding in Virginia beach on Ft. Story. It was so very different from anything I have been to and it so reinforced going away is the only way to do it. So some highlights from the day are: Will add more photos of the base later!

• Bride showed up 15 min late not dressed and finally walked down the aisle an hour later.
• Minister who was the brides sister in law, was late as well since her daugter (brides niece) was sleeping and didnt want to wake her up (WTF)
• No photographer whatsoever, just anyone who had a camera and the table cameras at the reception.
• Food was horrible. Coctail reception consited of butterfly shaped crackes and baby cubes of cheese, veggie platter and overcooked crab stuffed mushrooms and someother misc. unknown fried ball thing.
• Dj played for 2 hrs out of the 5 and played 80's songs (like mc hammer)
• Dinner was mystery meat was supposed to be beef but it was like a overdone pot roast. and slathered in salty brown gravy and mushrooms. The chicken dinner was like a wind and breast with the bone in, again dry and over cooked.
• Bar was good :)
• Bridemaids had beer hiding in there ugg boots before wedding.
• Brides brother didnt show up because he didnt want to pay for ticket. But sent his wife and kid (who were the minister and the niece)
• My SMIL look like she was gonna pop out of her dress at any second. (youll see below)
  

I know it sounds like all im doing is complaing and being picky im not like that. It was jsut so different and so unorganized it was an eye opening people watching experience.

Our room

The bridal party:

Reception pics:

Our crazy Clan. Mike and I, SMIL and FIL, Step brothers and GF's

Step brothers and SMIL and my handsome mike in purple!!

The garter removal. THe DJ made him crawl on his hands and knees to get there and get it off.

Putting it back on was more disturbing. Instead of the guy putting the garter on whoever caught the boquet, they blindfolded the guy and then had him head toward the girl which they swopped out for another guy. They had the girl next to him and made it like was her but a hairy leg. Yeah it was as disturbing as it sounds. Funny but so different!!

This was the father daughter dance. It was to "when you wish upon a star" They are very big disney fans. Im not sure if it was the merlot getting to me or what. It was really hard to watch this since I never got a father daugther dance so it was hard to watch.

There cake that actually showed up to the church first. I didnt have a whole piece, I was afraid to mix sugar and wine.