Wedding Weekend Extravaganza!

CONGRATS & BEST WISHES TO THE KIRCHER'S! :)

It is official... My mother-in-law, Jimmy's mom, my baby boy's grammy is a newly married lady! Cheryl married Chuck Kircher on Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Aiken, SC at the Rosehill Estate. To say the weekend was wonderful is an understatement. There was so much joy, happiness, excitement, etc -- it was definitely a weekend for the books!

We were supposed to start the weekend off Thursday night, but since Jimmy didn't get home from Greensboro, NC until really late, we decided to hold off and leave bright and early Friday morning.. Unfortunately the weekend got off to a rocky start... while we were putting the very last load in the car, little Miss Sadie snuck out of the door, and went flying up our driveway and was immediately hit by a car... but our sweet little girl is a lucky thing and survived the hit with no breaks! She did have several lacerations on her front right paw, and is still in recovery -- more updates to come, but she is doing wonderful and the vet told me today that she is "in GREAT spirits." Of course she would be -- she is the best dog in the world! :)

So although the weekend got off to a rocky start, the rest of the weekend more than made up for the start. We arrived to Aiken a little after lunch time and ate lunch at Cheryl's house. Then the ladies packed it up and went to pamper ourselves over pedicures (Cheryl, Lindsay - Chuck's daughter, and I). Although a sweet little girl that goes by the name of Destiny tried to persuade our bride to be into a "cool design" of interlocked rings and rhinestones, we kept it simple and traditional.

After a little pampering we met back up with the boys (Jimmy & Chuck) and headed to dinner in downtown Aiken at Casa Bella, which was AAAAMAZING! We enjoyed a homemade Italian feast in a beautiful old house and great company. We also all enjoyed desert, which I highly recommend getting if ever dinning at Casa Bella (Cheryl had the tiramasu, Chuck and Lindsay the chocolate cake and Jimmy and I split a cannoli - oh boy was it good!).

That evening we (Cheryl, Jimmy and I) headed home and Cheryl and Chuck said their goodbyes until they would see each other the next day at the alter. We did a few last minute wedding to do's, and then called it an early evening...

That morning we got up and just relaxed for the majority of the day. The ladies caravanned over to Rosehill around 3:00 p.m. to do a little make-up, a little hair, and take some pics. Before we knew it -- it was show time!

Jimmy walked Cheryl down the aisle, and the ceremony was just perfect... it ended with the Beatles' classic song... "All you need is love." Ain't that the truth?

We toasted, celebrated and cheered on the happy couple, and wished them years and years of happiness. I can't wait to spend more joyous occasions with our newly expanded family. The next morning Cheryl and Chuck came "home" :) and we enjoyed some breakfast casserole and reminised on the evening. We also got to watch the bride and groom open a few gifts!

Here are some favorite pics from the weekend (WARNING: PICTURE OVERLOAD!)... ENJOY!

CHERYL'S BEST FRIENDS (aka her sisters) CAME TO DROP OFF AN AWESOME WEDDING GIFT...

.... A GRILL!

ONLY GRAMMY CHERYL WOULD THINK TO GIVE BABY BOY A GIFT FOR BEING "IN" THE WEDDING :) -- LOTS OF CUTE WINTER CLOTHES FOR 2011!

LINDSAY DOING CHERYL'S MAKE-UP FOR "THE DAY!"

 LINDSAY HELPING JIMBO GET ALL DOLLED UP:

BEFORE THE CEREMONY WE TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES - HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL ONE OF THE BRIDE!

THE BEST HUBBY EVER & I RIGHT AFTER THE CEREMONY:

CHUCK AND CHERYL AND HER "SISTERS" AT THE RECEPTION :)

THE BRIDE AND GROOM ENJOYING SOME FABULOUS FOOD:

THE YUMMY FOOD -- FRIED CHICKEN, BEEF TENDERLOIN, GREEN BEANS, SCALLOPED POTATOES, PEAS & CARROTS, ETC - yummmmm:

  

 MY AWESOME PARENTS AND US -- DINNING

 SUNDAY MORNING: THE GIFTS!

DO THEY LOOK HAPPY, OR WHAT? :)

CHERYL SUGGESTED WE START TAKING SOME BABY BUMP PICS... HERE GOES NOTHING - EXACTLY 6 MONTHS (1-23-11):