Garytt and Mimi at Freebirds
After Garytt's nap, it was time to get ready for the wedding. Of course, Garytt was dressed in his boots and cowboy hat again. Justin's sister, Ashley, met up with us at Jenn's house prior to the wedding so that we could go over there together.
Cowboy closeup
"Yee-haw! Let's go party!"
Garytt and Me
Ashley, Garytt, and Me
Brandon and Melanie's wedding was an outdoor wedding in Plfugerville, Texas with a reception to follow in the adjacent barn. Ok, so coming from the beautiful 70 degree weather in Wisconsin, I was pretty sure that I was going to die at an outdoor wedding in near 100 degree heat. Shockingly, it really wasn't too bad! The ceremony was shaded and there was enough breeze that it actually felt pretty pleasant outside. The reception was a little stuffy until they opened all barn doors to allow for some airflow. But really, I don't think the bride and groom could have asked for better weather for an outdoor September wedding in Texas!
I chose a seat in the very back of the ceremony because I was pretty sure that entertaining Garytt would be difficult through the ceremony. Prior to the start of the ceremony, I just let him kind of wander along the paths and the field.
Here are a few pictures of the ceremony prior to the wedding.
As the wedding was about to begin, I tried to get Garytt to sit in his stroller...
Garytt "reading" the wedding program
Unfortunately, this is what we ended up doing most of the ceremony...
Garytt pushing his stroller...way in the back of the ceremony
Garytt walking around the field during the ceremony
The ceremony was very nice...well, what I caught of it while chasing Garytt around.
Kirk, Shira, and Auggie getting lined up for the processional
Oops! They notice the paparazzi!
The bride getting out of the car...check out her awesome purple shoes!
The bridesmaids...lined up and ready to go.
Ok, I have to admit that the only reason I was able to get the next shot is because I was behind the divider that the bride was hiding behind...yeah, not where I was supposed to be but that's where I was best able to entertain Garytt without him causing problems. I love this shot!
The bride and her father
Walking down the aisle
Now, while I was in a perfect position to get the picture of Melanie and her dad, I was in a terrible position to get any decent pictures of the actual wedding.
Melanie and Brandon
The first kiss
Mr. and Mrs. Zippe!
After the ceremony, there were a lot of formal group shots taken before going over to the reception. So, I mostly let Garytt run around and I chased him.
Now the real bummer is that once we got to the reception, I noticed that my battery totally died in my camera. I do actually have a back-up battery but I thought I would "travel light" to the wedding and left it at Jenn's house...brilliant, I know! So, I didn't get any pictures from the reception.
The dinner started later than Garytt's normal schedule but I noticed we were at table #4. So, I'm thinking, we should be called pretty quickly to go get food. Yeah, apparently, the DJ randomly called out numbers and our table ended up being called nearly last.
So, my best method to entertain Garytt was to let him dance on the dance floor...yeah, he was the only one out there but that didn't seem to bother him. I did get one quick video of him dancing before we finally got food for him.
Garytt totally ate up all the attention he received while on the dance floor! He's quite a flirt with the girls! Anyhow, we had to leave shortly after eating, so we missed the cake cutting and some of the formal dances, like the father/daughter dance. But I had to get Garytt to bed. I'm glad we were able to share in Brandon and Melanie's special day! Congrats to the newlyweds!
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