Our wedding ceremony was held at a large historic Methodist Church in downtown Harrisburg (Grace United Methodist).
We chose this location because:
a) it was big enough to hold our 278 guests
b) my pastor (Pastor Brian) is friends with the pastor at Grace, and since my church was booked the day of our wedding, Grace's Pastor let Brian officiate our ceremony! (Which was so nice and Pastor Brian did an AMAZING JOB!)
c) the church is GORGEOUS! It is an old gothic style church sitting on a charming street. I fell in love with it!
My dress was a Justin Alexander gown from an adorable little bridal boutique in my home town. It was a champagne color with little rose buds along the neckline and continuing down the back of my dress. There were little rose buds on my train with crystals. On my left hip, there was one big rose with crystals.
Me admiring my dress :)
My mom (in purple), my sister (in the blue) and my step-mom (brown) helped me get my gown on.
Our reception was at my Aunt and Uncle's estate. I owe them A MILLON thanks for letting us use their gorgeous home and property for our reception. It was truly magical and no other venue would have been as special....Here are some pictures of Mickey and me where you can see some of the amazing details of their property.
Old iron fence shaped in little hearts :)
Steps coming up from their pool, and the side of their home. I wore blue shoes which I think turned out so neat in this picture!
Picture of us in their garden.
My bridesmaids and I down by the creek. Notice the old bridge to our right and that amazing stonework.
The whole wedding party.
The 5 horses were out in the backyard for our reception.
The boys down by the creek. Love that broken picket fence behind them!
Strolling through the gardens.
Infront of an old wooden cottage on the property
Pool shot :)
Standing on the bridge over the creek.
The reception tent off the back of the house.
Me and the love of my life <3
Our cake was OH SO YUMMMMMMY!!!! We had it made by Dingledein's, which is a cute (and dangerous) bakery in our home town. And of course, I got cake to the face...but I totally didn't mind. I actually am glad Mickey did it, because I like the pictures :)
The speeches given by my dad, sister (Maid of Honor), Mickey's sisters, and Drew (best man) were so touching and I had to cry through all of them. Here is my little brother comforting me during my dad's amazing and heartfelt speech:
Mickey's sisters speech
My daddy <3
My sister's adorable speech
Drew did an amazing job. So heartfelt!
And to finish up, and few more pictures:
My mom had these made for Mickey and I. I loved them and they were such a nice surprise!
Our signature drink...the Pink Mick-tini!
A few of the tables before the reception started.
We had beautiful weather and our day went so smoothly. It was truly a fairytale and a dream come true!
We hired a videographer...you can watch our highlight reel here: our wedding video!
Hope you enjoyed looking through our pictures, and happy happy happy anniversary to Megan at Absolute Mommy!
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