The first event was the rehearsal dinner. The wedding itself was early in the morning. The bride and groom decided to hold the rehearsal dinner a week early so everyone could eat, drink and be merry until late at night.
During the week there were calls and texts about last minute plans. The girls experimented with different hairstyles. We brought the dresses and shoes to the bride's house so we wouldn't forget anything in the wedding rehearsal rush. Relatives arrived from out of town. We watched the weather reports to see if the weather was going to get warmer.
Samantha sent the wedding morning hair and make-up schedule. We realized why the rehearsal dinner was a week early. The girls were going to sit in the chairs at 5:30 a.m. The priest was coming to the house at 10:00 a.m. for a blessing.
We dropped the girls at the church for the rehearsal. They walked into the vestibule to find a wedding party filled with relatives and soon-to-be friends. We talked to everyone for a few minutes before leaving the girls.
We had been talking and planning for so long that it didn't seem real that the wedding was finally here.