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The morning of the wedding we had eight of the bridesmaids plus my mom get their hair done at our house.  We had the bride, eight bridesmaids, a flower girl & her grandma, mother of the bride, father of the bride, brother in law & a soon to be brother in law, aunt and uncle, three hair stylists, makeup artist and some other visitors throughout the morning.  Quite the house full!  I offered to make breakfast for everyone.  I made some pumpkin bread, banana bread, Black Rock Oatmeal Bake, ham & cheddar quiche, sausage & mozzarella quiche and a bowl of fruit.  Everything turned out great (thankfully!).

We had two hair stylists set up in the living room working on the bridesmaids and one set up in the kitchen.  Hairspray was everywhere!

The bride getting her curls and a kiss from mummy.

My dad, Eric and Josh took a break from being around all the girlie stuff and headed over to the Shores Inn for the guy’s lunch with Dan and his groomsmen.

Katie looked like an Irish princess.  She was absolutely gorgeous!  When I got married (actually about a year before Eric even proposed), I saw a Celtic tiara and fell in love with it.  My mom ordered it so I could wear it when I got married and then kept it so my sisters could wear it if they wanted to as well.  Katie wore it beautifully!

When my grandma Scallen married my grandpa, she wore a heart shaped locket adorned with little pearls on her wedding day.  She passed the necklace down to my aunt, her only daughter, who also wore the necklace on her wedding day.  My mom wore the necklace, I wore the necklace and Katie wore it on her wedding day as well.  This is such a special tradition for us and it’s a way to keep grandma Scallen in our thoughts on our special day.

Mr. Z was the photographer that day.  He does a fantastic job capturing the day in photos and video.  He then provides you with all of the pictures he took, video of the ceremony and reception, as well as a special wedding video of the whole day.  Mr. Z was my high school cross country and track coach and my wedding photographer as well!

Surprisingly we arrived at the church over an hour early! Mary and I found ways to keep ourselves occupied though…

Katie awaiting the ceremony with her bridesmaids and flower girl.

On to the reception.  Presenting Mr. and Mrs. Pontone!

My dad giving his toast to Katie and Dan followed by the father/bride dance.

Katie and Dan’s first dance.

Gettin’ down with my parents and my uncle Pete.  I love the look on my uncle’s face!

My grandpa and grandma Booth.  They are so cute!

A self portrait, dancing with my gorgeous husband!