true boy tales: Don't Blink...

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Don't Blink...

...or you would have missed it. Adam and Kayla's wedding was stunningly beautiful. They got married outdoors at the Rose Gardens in Des Moines and their reception was at the Temple for Performing Arts. It was a hot and humid day, so thankfully they broke the record for the fastest wedding of all time. It was literally less than 5 minutes long. They said "I do" and that was that! No complaints from anyone sitting in the sun! And my son was more than happy to shed his tux as soon as they were pronounced man and wife.

Obviously you can tell my son was thrilled to be here!!

All lined up, waiting to walk down (hurray!! Bennett cooperated! Ok...he'll do just about anything for M&M's)

Everyone's a sucker for the hat!!

One of my favorite Bennett pics ever:

The highlight of my night (and yes, Bethany and I tried every flavor!):

My sis and her handsome soldier the night before his deployment:

So glad to have a new sister-in-law. She'll definitely liven up the Colyer fam (as if we needed any more livening up!!)

4 comments:

CourtneyAugust 11, 2010 at 7:55 AM
Oh my goodness! Do you have any idea where those cupcakes were from? We were thinking about having a cupcake party in a couple weeks, and THOSE look absolutely amazing!
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Kristy @ Fried KristyAugust 11, 2010 at 2:17 PM
My in-laws were there and one of the first things my mom-in-law said was how FAST the ceremony was! lol Awesome!

And those pics of Bennett crack me up! And the one of Dawson reminds me of Bennett when he wore that hat!
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AnonymousAugust 13, 2010 at 6:51 AM
I love your blog, such a cute family! Do you happen to know where the cupcakes are from? My sister is planning a wedding and I would love to show her this!! Thanks!
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haverleeAugust 14, 2010 at 7:10 AM
Thanks, Anonymous! Glad you enjoy i :) Hopefully you'll check back here: cupcakes are from Carefree Cupcakes. www.acarefreecupcake.com
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