and they said "i do"

This past weekend I had the pleasure of heading down to Holy Trinity, AL for my big sister's wedding.  Her (now) hubby Frank has been in the picture for as long as I've nown Zelie.  The two are great compliments of eachother, Frank is tall and goofy and reminds me of a kid (in a good way) and Zelie is teeny tiny and has the biggest heart ever!  I was so excited to spend this special day with the two of them!

I arrived in Atlanta on Thursday afternoon and spent 1.5 hrs in the car with Frank as we drove to Columbus where I would later meet Zelie to head into Holy Trinity.  Holy Trinity is one of those small towns that you can't find on the GPS, complete with a church and some big farm houses (there might have been more but we didn't stray too far from the house).  I instantly fell in love with the "Big House" as they refer to it, where all of the ladies would be staying for the weekend.  The Big House was Zelie's grandmas house that the Davis's have spent months updating to prepare for the wedding.  In the back yard people were swarming as they prepared for the wedding festivities.  There was a HUGE tent with a chandelier hanging from the ceiling and flowers and greenery everywhere.  Throughout the weekend we spent time hanging globe lights in the trees and preparing the tables in anticipation of the 260+ guests attending the wedding.

Friday we all had a relatively lazy day, spending time with the wedding party at Zelie's parents pool which was just up the road on the same prooperty as the Big House.  We all sat around playing with the flower girl Chloe, drinking skinny girl margharitas and cooling off in the pool. Our pool day was an awesome substitute to the bridesmaid luncheon (which we are all glad to have avoided).  I never realized I would miss the heat as much as I do, but spending the day in the hot sun was just what I needed.

Friday night after the rehersal we headed into Columbus for dinner at the botanical gardens.  One of the groomsmen was all about the "crab pops" that they were serving as appetizers.  I think he ran over a small child and a grandmother to be the first to reach the server with the last plate of crab pops!  I can't really blame him either, they were delicious!  Dinner was also fantastic and I had the pleasure of sitting at a great table with two groomsmen and my grand big Saida and her hubby.  We spent the night talking about movies and memories.  I don't know when the last time was that I laughed that hard!  My abs are STILL sore!

Saturday we woke early to help finish getting the big tent ready for the guests. We put table clothes on, placed chargers at all the seats along with the napkins and flat wear.  After hours of prepping the tent it was time for the ladies to get ready so we can have our hair done by the pros.  We spent more hours getting ourselves ready and taking photos with the bride to be.  It was a glorious day and we had so much fun together.  I can't wait to see the professional pics!

I had the great pleasure of being the first to walk down the aisle and i will admit, i was nervous! This is my first experience as a bridesmaid and it was my escorts first one too!  But we set the pace and smiled big in anticipation of Zelie's walk down the aisle.

The wedding itself was short and sweet which i surely can not say about the reception.  I spent hours drinking and dancing and made it to bed around 5 am.  You know its a good night when... :) 

The groomsmen and bridesmaids all got along so well that we are already planning our first reunion.  Hopefully it will be scheduled for the beginning of October but we shall see!  All in all, this was, by far, the best wedding I've been to.  Couldn't have had more fun and made some great new friends!  While this adventure did not take place in the great midwest, it was an adventure none the less!