when the four of us decided to have a double wedding in april in the south, we figured that not a lot of people would be able to come. all of our friends only had a week off from school for spring break and we had family from all over the country. it ended up working out perfectly. all of our family and most of our friends were able to come all the way to south carolina. i can't describe how much it meant to me to have everyone i love in one place for a whole week. i seriously couldn't have asked for anything better.
S A T U R D A Y
a week before the wedding (april 4) curtis came into town. this was his first time in south carolina and i was so excited to have him at my house! we had been separated for 8 weeks too long.
S U N D A Y
morning, chandler & tanner and curtis & i were interviewed by the local news about our double wedding. it was alittle weird, but cool to share our story. here is the interview:
Double blessing as twin sisters get married over weekend
M O N D A Y
curtis & i spent in charleston. kind of a little pre honeymoon. it was awesome to show him a place that i grew up loving.
T U E S D A Y
morning, chandler & i got up early to pick up our best friend ashley from the florence airport. (most everyone that came into town arrived at the florence airport and i felt so bad for them, because that airport is SO CRAPPY.) never was there a more loud reunion in that tiny airport. that day the three of us got our nails done, met up with the boys for lunch, and got our marriage licenses.
that night i was able to go through the columbia temple. this was one of the best nights of my life. i was able to get endowed with my whole family and future husband there. it was an amazing night for my parents to see all of their kids in the temple together. i feel so blessed.
W E D N E S D A Y
the rest of the people from rexburg got to my house after a loooong 24 hours of traveling. jodi, ashley, & ellis stayed at my house while the rest of them stayed in a hotel. we just hung out that day and got ready for chandler & tanner's rehearsal dinner.
their dinner was awesome. we had tables set up in my backyard, candles in the pool, and lights lining the fence. i gave a little toast, because i was chandler's maid of honor (womb to tomb) and then everyone else said something about the happy couple. when dinner was over tanner was very excited to light off some fireworks in our back yard, because fireworks are legal in south carolina.
after their rehearsal dinner, we all separated for the bachelor and bachelorette parties. my two older brothers and three older sisters threw us the best parties! the girls went on a scavenger hunt around all of columbia in search of trashy underwear, danced to every hit from the 2000s, and had long lessons about sex. while the boys played an intense version of dodge ball, toured the underground tunnels, and almost got arrested for having a roman candle fight. it was probably one of the funniest nights of my life. i am so lucky to have such crazy siblings that make everything fun!
T H U R S D A Y
curtis' family got into town just in time for the real craziness to start! most of thursday we were at my house putting things together for the reception on saturday. it was alittle hectic, holy cow. you don't realize how many little details go into a wedding until you get married that's for sure. a huge thank you to everyone that was at my house helping with those million little things.
that night we celebrated the beginning of wedding weekend by renting out a skating rink for a party. when chandler and i first got engaged we always joked about having a wedding party there, because skating is so fun. but we actually did it and it was the best! much to my surprise when i got there my parents could skate better than i could! everyone skated to usher and whitney houston and had a grand ole time. we had pizza and cupcakes and there were balloons. this is something i really will never forget.
F R I D AY
morning we all got up pretty early to go to the venue to decorate and put up lights. chandler and tanner didn't get married until 2 that afternoon so we had alittle bit of time before we had to get ready.
chandler and tanner's was the first wedding i had ever been to and it was so wonderful to see them be sealed in the temple. (it was also weird to see them, because that was me and curtis tomorrow) it was a fun wedding to be a part of.
that night was curtis & i's rehearsal dinner at california dreaming. the food was amazing and all of our family and friends were there. our parents all gave little speechs that made us cry. we are so lucky to have such great parents. ashley rogers was my maid of honor for the night because chandler was a little preoccupied...so she also gave a toast that was the sweetest thing i had ever heard. it was a great night.
after the dinner we went back to the venue to help out some more then head to sleep. the night before i got married was very relaxed. i hung out with my siblings for alittle bit and slept with ashley for the last time.
-charleston is always a good idea-
-it's going down for real-
-families are forever-
-chan & tan's rehearsal dinner-
-bachelorette party-
-wedding weekend skate party-
- 4.10.15 -
-our rehearsal dinner-
-party planning committee-
Wow, such a perfect wedding weekend!! Looks like everyone enjoys every day of wedding week. Bride and bridesmaids look gorgeous in pictures. I have to host my brother’s wedding and searching for venues for events. Really want to have it organized like this.
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