wedded bliss...

i've returned from the wedding weekend in colorado and am proud to say my sister is finally married!!! the weekend was exceptional...the weather in the mountains was spectacular all weekend long, mid- 70's... and then the night after my sisters wedding it snowed!!! talk about luck! there were a million things going on all weekend long but i'll just highlight a few specifics. their rehearsal dinner was held in allie's cabin, a private, secluded ski club on the side of the mountain that took about 15-20 minutes by shuttle to get to. but it was worth the drive...the view was to die for! the table settings were labeled with all their favorite mountains to ski across the us, very clever... the location made for some gorgeous backdrops to pictures...

bride & groom

abby & rob (future bride & groom, to be married in 2010)

me & the boyfriend

we returned to the hotel for the 'welcome party' for the rest of the guests in the buffalo bar, where the slide show (made by moi!) was played for all the guests to enjoy. let me just tell you, this was the most difficult slide show on earth to make...do you know how many photos there are of these two? uhh hello, they've been dating since 8th grade...millions of photos! i somehow managed to keep it to a relatively minimal amount of time. if i could figure out how to upload this 14 minute slide show to my blog i would (sorry!)...

everyone gathered around to watch the slideshow

the day of the wedding us girls spent most of the day in my sisters suite getting hair & make-up done, having lunch, laughing hysterically, dancing to biggie smalls, and getting dressed for the big moment...

mom fluffing out the dress

bridesmaid, friend from college, abby

yours truly, maid of honor

the flower girl, cousin, kelly

bridesmaid, friend from high school, kate

bridesmaids, lily (friend) and kate (sister-in-law)

bridesmaid, friend from college, hannah

ringer bearer (nephew) little tim, and his bridesmaid mom (sister-in-law) randy

the same zip up sweatshirt her sister-in-laws wore on their wedding day

bride!

the hits of the show (other than my sister) were the ring bearer and the flower girl...

all that anticipation amounted paid off the moment my sister walked down the aisle with my father...she looked stunning!...

so then the photographer had us take some fun group photos, which i can't wait to see...

and then it was a much needed cocktail hour out on the patio with friends & family...
then on to the reception. other than being absolutely terrified to give my maid of honor toast, the reception was so much fun! my sister and her husband came out and danced their first dance together as husband & wife to their band playing rolling stones loving cup...so unique, and so them! i wish i had video clip of their dance, it was so cute...

then there was the usual stuff...the cake cutting, the father/daughter dance, the toasts...

and then all hell broke loose with the most incredible wedding band on earth coming onto stage. honestly, THE BEST BAND EVER, funkiphino. they were so awesome and people were having such a good time that my mom extended them playing for another hour. my sister and her husband are really into music, and it showed...EVERYONE was dancing!...

these were the funniest pictures of my sister out on the dance floor with the patches of grass from their table number display (but trust me, there was a lot of other randomness going on that night, stuff i can't post!)...

CONGRATULATIONS FARRELL & CHRIS!!!