Marcy's Wedding

Last week we loaded up the car and headed to Iowa for Marcy and Ken's wedding. We were so excited that these two were finally tying the knot that there was no way we were going to miss it. Jackson was particularly excited about being there, especially since he'd been stuck in the car for twelve hours.

Marcy was absolutely beautiful in her dress, which looked like it was made just for her.

We were also pleased with the bridesmaids dresses. You know those things could go either way, but as you can see modeled by Melissa (below), they were very tasteful and elegant and not a bit over the top. On a side note, Melissa and her husband, Jeff, let us stay at their house while we were in town, and Jackson got to spend time playing with their adorable little girl, Audra.

Also in the above picture you can see our friends from grad school, Brad and Jen. We hadn't seen them in over year, and it was a blast to get caught up again. They are among our all-time favorite couples.

Anyway, back to the ceremony, it was sweet and intimate, and it really fit with Marcy and Ken. We were thrilled that the pastor got us in and out in under half an hour, but the best part about the whole thing was how happy Marcy and Ken looked. They were practically beaming the entire time.

Neither of them seemed stressed out or nervous, and they looked like they were having a great time together. That theme continued right into the reception, where we had a wonderful sit- down dinner, and the bride and groom circulated through the room.

We were sitting at a table with Brad and Jen and another college friend, Devona (and her mom). We had a great time just getting caught up with each other and admiring Marcy's dress some more. The reception also provided us with Jackson's favorite moment of the evening . . . the cake!

The cake was almost too pretty to cut, had all different flavors, and was just beautiful. Marcy and Ken were also very nice when feeding it to each other.

It was a perfect wedding for a wonderful couple, and we left feeling just ecstatic at seeing two of our friends so happy together.