In the afternoon Erica, Kendra, mom, Jim's mom, Jeanette and I went to get our hair done. Rain was in the forecast, but other than being chilly it didn't seem too bad out. Of course, halfway through getting our hair done the rain started, and continued all through the night! Fortunately Erica brought old lady rain bonnets.
Jim came and got Erica and Kendra once they were done and then I followed behind when I was done. Erica, Kendra and I were leaving early for the chapel so we could help her get ready!
Here we are in the car on the way.
Erica was slightly panicked in the car. We got stuck in traffic and she was just sure that we weren't going to get there in time, even though we left 2 hours early! We did end up making it with plenty of time to spare though.
Once we got to the chapel we were taken into the bridal room and we started helping Erica get ready. Actually, first we just acted silly.
I'm so glad that Kendra and I got to help her get ready. It was kind of a special sister time. I felt pretty special getting to zip Erica into her dress. That was the "this is real" moment for me! She looked absolutely beautiful!
Oo la la! Sexy in the garter!
Her:
Something old (I believe) was Jim! Haha!
Something new was her dress.
Something borrowed: The tiara I wore for my wedding.
Something blue: The garter.
The the wedding coordinator brought in her bouquet of red roses, which went perfectly I thought!
Erica didn't want too many people to see her since it was a very small and intimate wedding, but the parents of course were allowed in.
During the half and hour or so leading up to the ceremony Erica started to get really nervous. Not in a bad way, but I knew exactly how she felt. I remember feeling all of that adrenaline too. Plus she was trying not to cry because she was all emotional .Kendra and I decided to make her laugh, so we started doing a stupid dance. Then we joined hands and Erica sang, "Sisters"! I have no idea what came over me after that, but I totally flashed her. That was it. We were ROLLING with laughter and trying to get Kendra to do it too. I totally love having sisters!
Kendra and I went up to check out the chapel, because I was a little nervous. We didn't have a rehearsal, so I wanted to figure out where I was going. It was so cute and I loved the way it was decorated!
Grandma was there so Kendra and I had our picture taken with her.
Then it was time for the ceremony. One of Erica's friends was able to take a few pictures for me. We walked so fast down the aisle though, that it was too hard to get any of us. Erica kept instructing us over and over again to, "WALK FAST!" The ceremony was short and sweet. My eyes were welled up with tears the whole time, but I didn't let them spill over.
As soon as the ceremony was over, we moved to another area to do the professional pictures. Fun fact: Their photographer was on a season of Project Runway.
After the pictures it was on to the dinner at the Marmalade Cafe. It was of course still raining. Kendra and I rode with Jim and Erica. Now in LA parking spots are hard to come by, so there are a lot of parking garages. Well, mom and dad were lost, so mom was on the phone with me trying to figure out where to go. I had no clue where we were and right at this point Erica had told Jim just to drop us in the street right by the restaurant before parking. I sort of missed that part. Next thing I know Kendra and Erica are jumping out of the car and I'm still on the phone. Jim is yelling at me, "GET OUT OF THE CAR!" over and over again. So I have the phone cradled between my ear and shoulder, I'm trying to get my umbrella open and I just jumped out into traffic! It was more hilarious later when Jim did an amazing reenactment of it!
Erica before the dinner started.
There was at least 45 minutes between the time we got there and the time they brought out the starters. I was starving. I hadn''t eaten since about 10:00 that morning and it was already 9:00 at night. I was quite enthusiastic about the rolls!
The dinner was delicious. There were 4 choices. I had the braised beef and mashed potatoes. I can still taste it!
Erica and Jim after the toast.
The newlyweds!
Their wedding cake. I loved how it turned out.
Cutting the cake! (Which was very yummy too).
It was practically perfect day. Sure it rained, but it rained for part of my wedding day too. Guess it has to rain when Kendra ties the knot too!
We didn't get back to the hotel until 1:00 in the morning, but it was so much fun! Like I said, check out my Facebook for more wedding pictures. There are some really great ones!
I'm so happy for Jim, Erica and Logan! Here's to many wonderful years together!
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