Wedding Weekend

My brother Matthew got married a couple of weekends ago in Augusta, GA, and Sarah was asked to be their flower girl. She was very excited at first, but as our trip drew closer, she started to get a little more hesitant about the idea. I'm happy to say though that her reservations quickly faded once she saw Kate, my brother's new wife, and all of the other girls. She was so excited to be "one of the girls" for the weekend and everyone kept commenting on what a wonderful job she did. Steve & I were just hoping she actually walked down the aisle once the doors to the church opened, but she walked down with a big smile on her face and we couldn't have been more proud. :-)

As part of her "big weekend," I promised Sarah I would take her to get her first pedicure on Friday morning. She didn't really know what to expect, but the thought of getting to pick out her own nail polish was enough to get her in the door. We found a little shop near the hotel and we both had the best time. They even did a little flower on each big toe which she absolutely loved! Not to worry though, her shoes for the wedding were little ballet shoes so the flowers didn't show for the big day. :-) I also asked the girls to paint her finger nails, a lighter shade of course, so she was very proud of herself when we were done.

Here are a few pictures from our trip to the "Nail Garden!" :-)


Getting started...feet in the bath!

The massage tickled a bit, but she did great!

Getting the polish.

I had to have a picture of this. Too cute!

The finished product. :-)


On Saturday morning we attended a bridal brunch with everyone and then went and had our hair done for the wedding. Neither Kate nor myself really had any special ideas for Sarah's hair so we let the girls at the salon work their magic. Sarah loves the curls she gave her and even commented on how she looked like "Apple Dumplin," one of her baby dolls. She looked so cute when it was done, but it was a challenge to keep it looking so nice for the rest of the afternoon.

Here she is at the salon. :-)




Curls anyone? :-)

Finally, here are some pictures of Sarah in her dress. She loved being with Kate and the bridesmaids and didn't seem to be scared or nervous at all. In fact, at one point I had gone to see Matthew and she told Steve that he could leave too so she could hang out with the girls by herself. :-) Right before the ceremony, Kate gave her a pearl bracelet to match the one she received from my brother as a wedding gift. Needless to say, Sarah was very excited about this and wanted to show everyone. It was a wonderful weekend and we're so happy everything went so well!

For more pictures please be sure to check out the slide show on the right hand side of the page. Enjoy!


Sarah in her dress.

Sarah & Kate with their bracelets. :-)

Sarah & Daddy