THE BIG DAY!!

The wedding was so beautiful and it went on without a hitch! While it was a bittersweet day, we're all so happy for Mark and Cass and wish them all the best. But now, it's time for pictures. ;)

                                                         
                                                                 My hair! :)

                                               Me and my third big brother. (We're not related at all, but hey. He's family.)

                                                         
                                                     Brandon helping Manny with his tie.

Mel, my absolutely stunning adopted sister and Brandon's wife. She's one of my favorites.

                                                   Lovely bridesmaids and one of our lovely hairdressers.

Miss Callie :)

The bride getting her hair did. 

                                                                   Cutie Courtney.

                                                                 Migin's gorgeous hair.

                                                   Three out of four parents and Cass's brother, John.

Sara getting her hair done by Sara. :)

Lunchtime.

                                                     The very beautiful and regal Miss Sara.

My gorgeous best friend.

My cousin Lydia refusing to smile.

                                                                  Cass's gorgeous dress.

Time for boutonnieres. We used steak knives to open the lapels in the suits.

Migin and me. :)

My big brother and me. Don't wanna let him gooo.

One of the bouquets.

                                                              About to go down the aisle.

                                                                Me going down the aisle.

Cass and her dad, Jack.

                                                                Handsome groomsmen.

                                                 My darling brother and his darling wife at the reception.

My cousin Asi (ess-ee) and my favorite little guy Julian.

Kim, me, and Migin. Kim would have fit in great with her pastel dress!

Brother sister dance, Lily and Tommy. <3 You can see me starting to cry in the background.

                                                         Olivia and Julian. Love these kids!

                            All of the decorations were made by hand. MANY hours of work were put into them, and while I am not nearly crafty enough to have been of much help, I thought they were very pretty. The puffy pink flowers were coffee filters dyed pink, glued together, and twisted to make flower shapes. I believe the idea was one my mom found at marthastewart.com.

Peeking through the handmade decorations.

Mark and Cass. :)

The wedding went on without a hitch. It was so, so gorgeous and so bittersweet, but very happy, too. Mark and Cass are a beautiful couple. While it will be odd to not have him here anymore, to not have him asleep in the room beneath mine, there's no doubt in my mind the two of them will be visiting often. It was an extremely fun and crazy day. I've not lost a brother, but rather gained a sister. Change is a difficult thing, and welcoming new people into your life can sometimes be a difficult thing, too. But this is a necessary change, and one for the better, I think. Cassandra is a wonderful girl who makes my brother so, so happy, and that's what's most important to me.

A lot of hard work went into the wedding to make it a special day, so thank you so much to everyone that helped out. Thank you, also, to all the guests who attended! It was a crazy night with all the loud music and dancing to match. I'm sore from head to toe but it was worth it. In the morning, seven girls needed to get their hair done by my cousin and her very sweet friend, Sarah. We probably used enough hairspray to destroy the Ozone, but hey, we looked good. I was thrilled with my hair, as well as the rest of the girls' hair. (Thank you Sarah!!)

Now, I don't know what's going to go on in the blog. I'll probably just start writing random posts. Check back in a couple of weeks to see if anything new is up. Thanks so much for following me on this wedding journey. :)

(Most of the pictures used are not mine, except for the ones where we're getting ready.)