The weddin'

July 7, 2007 was the date of the wedding for Liz's cousin Austin and his new wife Melissa. On Friday morning we packed the family up for an excursion to Fort Wayne, IN (also affectionately known as The Fort and Fart Wayne) for the wedding weekend. No road trip would ever be complete without a stop at Cracker Barrel for some eats so on the way there we stopped in Gas City for lunch. Liz and Anneliese ordered off the breakfast menu and I grabbed a lunch special. Had to have the potato caserole too. Then we were back on the road to finish the drive in.

Fiday, July 6...the night of the rehearsal & dinner. We arrived at the church at 6:10 for the rehearsal that started at 6. Ten minutes late is actually pretty good by our standards these days but we hated to hold everyone else up. Anneliese got to practice for her role as co-flower girl (pictured below) while I learned my duties as one of the ushers. Two times through the program and it was time to go get some eats.

Flower Girls Anneliese and Lilli


The rehearsal dinner was at the Oyster Bar (sorry I couldn't find a link for a restaurant website but I do highly recommend it if you are in the area). Our table all enjoyed the filet mignon with sauteed mushrooms and onions. We hung around for a few drinks then it was back to the hotel for some sleep.

Saturday, July 7....the big day for Austin and Melissa arrived. Nice weather, albeit hot. We rolled to the church at 2 PM which was right on time! Everyone was ready and the church was filled on time for the 3:30 start. After a nice service we headed to the reception and here are the photos:

Austin with his parents before the wedding


Austin and Liz before the wedding


Austin and Melissa


Austin and Melissa in the church


The Groom "loves to breakdance"


And I ain't never been shy about dancing either


It must run in the family because Anneliese has moves too


Our family


Thats all for the wedding. I do have some 4th of July stuff to update and will get to it later this week.

Austin and Melissa, may you have a long and happy life together. Have fun on your cruise.