Enjoying paradise, thankful that it stopped raining. :)
The wedding ceremony was so beautiful, out on a patio overlooking the ocean. Scott and I were honored to both be able to do a reading during the ceremony about love and marriage. Scott nudged me to ask me if I was going to lose it up there and I scoffed at him, telling him I'd be fine. But once Lauren started walking down the aisle with her father and I saw Kiel's eyes welling up with tears I was a goner. It was so incredibly touching to see my little brother so overcome with emotion and love for his bride, all my efforts to maintain dry eyes went out the window. It took all of two sentences during my reading to get choked up. Kiel and Lauren were so sweet, telling me that it was ok and that they loved me. I was still embarrassed, but they were so kind about it. I love Kiel and I love Lauren. They are so great for each other, and I couldn't be happier that Lauren is now my sister.
Kiel getting choked up watching Lauren walk down the aisle:
A sweet, light moment in the ceremony:
You may kiss the bride:
A private moment after the ceremony:
Mr. and Mrs. Kiel Andersen!
A picture of my dad and his 3 children: me, Kiel and our brother Aaron (who I rarely get to see, but who is such a wonderful person!)
In the interest of time, this is just the cliff's notes version of our trip (if you can believe that, 3 posts later). If you want to see more pictures go to my facebook page - they're up there.
CONGRATULATIONS KIEL AND LAUREN!
6 comments:
What a great wedding. It looks like it went really well. By the way. You look so good.
It makes me want to return to Puerto Rico. It was a joy to see Kiel and Lauren so happy and loving. You looked amazing. I am so glad you enjoyed every minute of it.
Oh, the warmth. I wonder what it feels like to go outside without a coat! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun. The bride and groom look so happy too!
I wish I could go to Puerto Rico too! Those pictures are amazing. Congrats to your brother and his wife!
I'm stealing all of these pictures, your camera is AWESOME!!!
I want to relive this as many times as I possibly can...
Hey Marissa,
This is Jen Skidmore once known as Sister Van Dam. I got your blogspot from Nat and keep looking at your cute family. I just wanted to say hello.
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