Monday, August 3, 2009

Hawaiian Wedding

On Saturday afternoon we all headed over to the Hyatt for my mom's wedding.  We all dressed up, and daddy and Kennedy looked very nice.
I even got to wear a pretty flower in my hair.  I could never remember which side meant that you were taken and which side meant that you were single, so the guy told me that if you're taken, you wear it on the same side you wear your ring on.  Very helpful.
The wedding was on a little point overlooking the  beach and was very beautiful.  We couldn't actually hear much of the ceremony due to a lot of wind and the fact that the guy was talking very quietly, but what we did hear was very nice.
Here's mom and Mark after the ceremony listening to the traditional Hawaiian Wedding Song played by a ukelele player.
Here's me, my sister Christine, my mom, Mark, and my brother Blake.  We took tons of pictures afterwards.
Daddy and Kennedy looked so cute walking around while pictures were being taken.
And Kennedy was having a blast.
My uncle Scott had an idea that since Mark was in his Navy uniform they should take a picture with him making all the other guys do push ups.  It turned out pretty cute.
Here are my cousins Hunter and Max (almost 11 and 9 respectively) who wrote a song for my mom and performed it at dinner.  It was very thoughtful and cute.  I wish I had the words.
Mom and Mark cutting the cake that Christine designed.  Although apparently they took some liberties with it and added polka dots that neither my mom nor Christine wanted.  It was a beautiful cake anyway that had lots of flowers cascading down the sides.
Christine caught the bouquet (although she claims that Kennedy actually caught it) and Max caught the garter.  Dinner was delicious and the view of the waterfall at the hotel was beautiful.  Congratulations mom and Mark!

4 comments:

Blair said...

I'm so glad it went so well. You mother looks beautiful (as usual!) I'm so happy for her and your family! Glad you had a blast!

Jackie said...

How fun! I am so jealous, the view in every photo looks amazing. Your Mom looks beautiful, It would be quite the experience to get married in Hawaii near the beach. I bet you are all so sad to have to come home, what a fun adventure!

Noelle said...

Looks like an idyllic place for a wedding! You all looked very nice and are making me want to take a trip to Hawaii more than ever!!! How fun that Christine got to design the cake!

John and Rachel Erickson said...

Tell your mom that she looks beautiful! Where did she end up getting her dress? John and I both love the picture of Kennedy running and laughing, her dress is adorable!