The Lighter Side Of This Month

Trevor and I were hugely thankful to have something wonderful to celebrate this month: Neill and Fran's wedding! The two got married on Saturday, March 17, St. Patrick's Day, and the same day the Power siblings' dad, John, married their mom, Maureen.

Maureen on her wedding day

The wedding was truly perfect--the weather was beautiful, the couple was beautiful and didn't seem to stop smiling all day and night, and I danced until my feet were numb (I even got T. on the dance floor for three [three!] slow dances).

Here's the day in a pictorial nutshell.

John and Fran Power (we'll now call her Fran Power #1)

Fran's mom and Rachel, lighting candles

Trevor, ushing

The groomsmen and the groom

Fran's nephew Devin, the cutest ring bearer

Sadie Power, the awesome flower girl

The groom, watching his beautiful bride come up the aisle

Some lovely words from the pastor

The vows

The kiss!

We're married!

The new Mr. and Mrs. Power with the other Mr. and Mrs. Power and Fran's parents

Fran, Destiny, and Neill

The new Power couple with Power siblings

Rae, T., Neill, Sean

The flower girl and her parents, Angi and Sean

The groom shows off his new jewelry

Letty, hanging out at the reception

Sadie took the dance floor ASAP

Letty and Rae with Jim and Grandma & Grandpa Madel

Introducing the new Mr. & Mrs. Power!

Neill steals a kiss from his lovely bride

The cake was beautiful and delicious

First dance

Aren't they perfect?

After dinner we spent about three solid hours doing this. Then we all collapsed.

We ended the night by filling up bags of candy from the candy table (which I got a picture of that night but can't find now; just picture a big table covered in huge glass containers filled with candy: gummy bears, Skittles, M&Ms, Tootsie Pops, Blow Pops, Swedish fish...). I ambled up to our hotel room and Trevor hung out with the post-wedding crew, which included the bride and groom. They hung out until the wee hours, playing cards, eating pizza, and having a wonderful time.

So, raise a glass (or a mug if you're still on your a.m. coffee like me) and toast to the greenest St. Patrick's newlyweds in town. XO.