Angie and Matt's Wedding

Tim and I were invited to two weddings this summer, both out of town, on back to back weekends, each for one of our cousins.  With our busy shave ice schedule and both weddings involving at least a 6 hour drive, we knew we couldn't do both with the boys.  We decided to go as a family to his cousins wedding in Rhode Island because we had never been up there to visit, while we go to Ohio at least once a year.  I was not willing to miss Angie's wedding though, so I talked Joe into running a shave ice event for us, while we were busy at another one, and then driving me to Ohio afterwards!  I am proud to say that I stayed awake for the whole trip, thanks in part to his interviewing me the whole way!  We arrived in Ohio about 2 a.m. the day of the wedding, and left about 9 a.m. the next morning.  It was one of my fastest trips to date, but well worth it, especially since I miss the Machak Christmas Eve Reunions now.

The wedding was beautiful and they did some things that I had never seen before.  Instead of a receiving line on the way out of the church, Angie and Matt stood at the end of each row as we exited to say a few words to and hug each guest.  She later said they had several guests who could only attend the ceremony, and they wanted to be sure to speak with everyone that came.

There were a few hours between the ceremony and cocktail hour, so we went to see Michael and Cindi's new-ish house and then stopped by the hotel party room that had been set up for out of town guests to wait for the reception.  The cocktail hour was relaxed and the appetizers were delicious.

The reception was beautiful.  Joe and I got to sit with Uncle Dale, Michael and Cindi, and John and Michelle, and it was so nice to visit with them during dinner, and with the rest of the Machak's for the rest of the evening.

I was extremely jealous of this wedding, it was the first post-pinterest wedding I have been to and Angie incorporated tons of beautiful and fun ideas I have awed over on pinterest: like monograms on the doors, pictures of grandparents incorporated in the bouquet, and the oh so fun photo-booth.