congratulations rachel & derek!

this weekend, one of james' little sisters got married, and we were able to share in all of the fun! she was one of 4 flower girls at our wedding 11 years ago, and now our kids got to be in hers!
this was the first time abbie and asher have been in a wedding, and though it was a lot of hard work, we had a fun time. this was the first wedding where i was doing the photography AND had my kids in the ceremony. it proved to be very challenging with 5 little ones walking down the aisle together, but everyone knows that the cute things they do down the aisle is more fun to see than the perfect walking flowergirl... right?!!
i knew that asher would probably walk right towards me, so we practiced many times the night before. he did great, and walked right up to the front with no hesitation. but on the wedding day, we were able to sneak in a nap before the 2:30 ceremony, so when he woke up he instantly wanted to be with me. i was unavailable before their big moment, so when we started walking down (with a mouth full of smarties!) he was slow, but then he spotted me and came straight towards me. i tried to get him to keep walking down with the rest of the flower girls, but he just wanted to stay with me. it was cute, and the girls had their own cute moments too- tossing flowers high in the air, and dumping their whole baskets of flowers in one spot. it was a high energy day, but so much fun to share with them.
so, congratulations rachel & derek!
it was a beautiful celebration and we loved being there with you.