A Christmas Wedding

We had the honor of attending DH's cousin's wedding in Marshalltown. I was quite worried how this would turn out since bringing a needy 14 month old is always kinda iffy - especially for the 4.5 hour drive. She did okay with only 1 stop each way, but it definitely makes you say, "Are we there yet?" more times than usual :)

We decided to dress Macyn in her Christmas dress so she would get to wear it more than 1 time this Christmas season. It also matched the colors of the wedding - black & red, perfectly. She was quite happy about her dress, especially the sparkles. Myself and DH, however, were covered in them by the time the night was over.We were seating the 2nd row of the church, but that only lasted about 2 minutes before we decided it would be best to move to the back of the church. The church was absolutely perfect and there wasn't a bad seat in the house. We kept Macyn busy by eating Rice Krispie bars and playing with books. The service was short, sweet, and to the point with awesome music. It was just a great atmosphere and a beautiful wedding.

After the wedding we went to the reception where they had awesome food & music. We didn't end up dancing at all, though. Macyn was terribly fussy around 8:00 and had only napped once all day. So we were exhausted from traveling as well, and thought it would be best to head back to the hotel....where Macyn caught her second wind and stayed up until 11:00. We were able to snap some family pics and some with the bride before we left:

Congrats, Tim & Sara! It was a beautiful wedding!