Vickie and Paul's Reception

On Saturday my parents had a reception dinner for Vickie and Paul to celebrate their wedding. It was held at Bella Sera where we feasted on yummy Italian food. Have you ever had cantaloupe with prosciutto wrapped around it? I hadn't either. I recommend it. It was a great time and it is so nice to see the whole family at once along with a lot of great friends. All but two of my cousins were there. It was a wonderful evening!

Guest book table and gorgeus wedding photos!

Before the guests arrived.

One of the tables.

Happy people.

Checking the score of the USC game.


Aren't my grandparents the cutest? They will be married for 62 years this December. Pretty impressive huh?

With the owner of Bella Sera. He's from Naples, which in case you are wondering is not that close to Corleone.

The married couple.

Bride Box

A Bride Box includes but is not limited to:

*Box bought at Michaels (with 50% off coupon, of course) and lid covered in fabric*

*Kraftie Katie apron
*handkerchief
*garter
*spa gloves and booties
*"Love" sign
*Bride stickers
*gum
*lint roller
*frame
*various "M" items
*mouthwash
*tylenol
*blistex
* Lots of Love

We Clean Up Pretty Nice!

I think I am just going to post pictures randomly from the weekend because if I wait to post them in order it will take me much longer.

In Vickie and Paul's suite before the wedding.

Before the ceremony at the Monte Carlo!

Mr. and Mrs. Madore

"Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." -Franklin P. Jones

*I wanted to post a couple of pictures of the happy bride and groom. I will post more pictures of the weekend later. It was so fun and Vickie looked beautiful!*

More to come....

Congratulations to the newlyweds!

P.S. Sorry my pictures are a little blurry. We couldn't use the flash during the ceremony but Rodger got some good ones anyway and then the ones I took are a little blurry because I can never keep my hand steady.

One More Month

and my sister will be Vickie Madore!

Can't wait for all of the wedding festivities to start.

Wedding Dress Shopping Day 1

On Saturday my mom, Vickie, and I went wedding dress shopping for Vickie's big day. Here are some of the dresses that she tried on. She didn't pick one yet but there were a couple that she liked a lot. We are going to look again this Saturday so maybe she will decide after that or maybe we will keep looking, which is fine with me because I love looking at wedding dresses and Vickie looks so beautiful in all of them.

I think it's okay if I post the pictures because I am pretty sure Paul doesn't look at my blog and she also posted some of them on her MySpace.

This dress (above) is very pretty but they didn't have one in her size, so it was a little big.

My favorite, I love the back of the dress.

Some Maid of Honor dress options:

(more the style than the color, she hasn't picked colors yet)

I am having so much fun with Vickie's wedding already!