My sister is married!!

A little over a week ago, the family headed to Nashville to marry off my sister, Alyssa, to her now husband, Brad.

Loves

We left on Friday the 11th. It took us about 5 hours to get to Nashville. Which I think was great with am infant and a still-in-the-early-stages-of-being-potty-trained toddler. Our time stopped on the trip up totaled to an hour so we made goo's time! We checked into our hotel, got ready, and headed to the rehearsal! 

It was so hot!! But the venue was  absolutely beautiful! It was at Lilac Farms, which is a part of Arrington Vineyard right outside of Franklin, TN. Aunt Alyssa and Uncle Brad gave Augusta a very special gift for agreeing to be their flower girl. It was a set of her favorite things, lalaloopsy dolls that were based off Cinderella and Prince Charming. She loved them! The rehearsal was short and sweet--then we headed to the rehearsal dinner. 

Rehearsal dinner was at a place in downtown Franklin called Puckett's Boathouse. It was buffet style appetizers, dinner, and dessert, and the food was fabulous. It was some of the best fried catfish I'd ever eaten--didn't even use ketchup if that tells you anything. Also tried chicken and waffles, surprisingly better than it sounds. The sweet potatoe fries and fried pickles were great too! 

The next day was go time! Calla spent the day with me and the girls getting ready at the house at the venue and Augusta and Chase had a daddy-daughter shopping day! Her daddy spoiled her as they hunted for new lalas. 

Amazing Hair

Spending my sister's wedding day with her was amazing. She was pretty raced and genuinely happy the whole day. She laughed and smiled and made sure everyone else was alright--totally her sweet self. It was so nice to see her so happy and eager to start her life with her love! 

Getting beautified with Calla

It was also fun getting hair and makeup done by a professional makeup artist! She was amazing and the sweetest person. And it was too much for Alyssa and Brad to give the bridesmaids but I think I speak for all the girls when I saw we greatly appreciated it! Alyssa also have us gold "love knot" necklaces. They were a beautiful momento of the day. 

My Gorgeous Family

The ceremony was ultimately beautiful. They got married by a backdrop of old family doors that were draped with flowers. Augusta did great, with little rehearsing. She even got everyone laughing when she finally threw flower petals right in front of Brad at the end of the isle. Though she exited the ceremony halfway through, she was an awesome flower girl! 

Even though it started out hot, the wedding and reception were actually an okay temperature--especially for July! The reception was in front of a gorgeous red barn. The dance floor was draped with lights and surrounded by old farm tables. There were bars and eve their personalized corn hole game. The cakes were beautiful too--lightly iced "naked" cake for her, and red velvet for him. 

Dinner was amazing barbecue--even though my child preferred the pickles! Ha! She also ate the icing off the groom's cake, or as she called it, "The Goolsby Cake"!

After an incredible night celebrating the happy newlyweds, it was bedtime for this family. It had been an incredible, but long two days for my littles!

First Dance

The next morning we had a big family meal at The Loveless Cafe. It was amazing and next time I'm in Nashville I will definitely be back. Even though we waited over an hour--it was so worth it! 

Lunch was the perfect ending to a great family weekend. It was so nice to have everyone together and celebrate the expansion of our family. Congrats to Alyssa and Brad! 

Me, Luke, and Sam

Dominating at Corn Hole!

Dancing with the bride!