Tyler's Wedding Weekend, Part 1

We had SUCH a fun weekend in Urbanna.VA for Tyler and Byron's Wedding.  We stayed at the Chesapeake Inn, which was absolutely adorable.  My mom came down from PA and stayed with us so that she could take care of Adeline while we were attending all the events.  The weather was absolutely perfect all weekend, despite a long week of rain prior.  The wedding was held at Tyler's parents' river house, which was a life-long dream of Tyler's.  We've daydreamed about this wedding for years - since before Tyler even met Byron! It was an honor to be included in her wedding and I am so happy that everything turned out so perfectly. I could go on and on all day about it, but I'll let the pictures explain.

On Friday morning, we woke up and headed to Urbanna for the Bridesmaid Luncheon.

Adeline was wearing her pretty dress 

At the luncheon, Tyler's flower girl Sarah practiced for us. It was adorable.  She rang a little bell and said "Here comes the bride!  Here comes the bride!"

 This tree fell during Hurricane Irene. At first, it seemed like it would be an eyesore, but the Esbachs managed to make it the centerpiece of the wedding. The sign says "Wedding Crasher"

 Everything looked so beautiful. The Esbachs worked really hard on the gardens and it paid off!

Elon Girls

 Another picture of the "Wedding Crasher"

All the Bridesmaids with Tyler (minus Kristen)

During the Rehearsal

After the Rehearsal, we headed back to the Inn for dinner.

Tyler's brother doing a sweet toast at the Rehearsal Dinner

The Shoe Game

(If you havent seen this before, the Bride and Groom stand back to back and trade shoes so that each has one man's shoe and one ladies' shoe.  They are asked a series of questions, and they answer by raising the corresponding shoe.  For example, "Who is the better cook?".  If they think the Groom is better, they raise the man's shoe.  If they think the Bride is better, they raise the ladies' shoe.  It is pretty hilarious to see what their answers are and when the Bride and Groom agree and disagree.)

I did a toast, and luckily there were no pictures taken of me because of course I had a few tears.  First of all, I'm not the best public speaker - but also because Tyler is so important to me and I am just so grateful for her friendship. It's hard to really convey that in words to a crowd of people.

 Tyler and her sweet Grandpa dancing (there was no music playing, by the way)

 This one cracks me up.  He's trying to figure out where to put his cane so he can use both hands to dance

Rob is telling Tyler to "get sassy" in this picture, hence the pose.

I'll be back with lots more from the day of the wedding!