Thursday night we hit Sara J's seafood (YUM!) and met more of our family there (Uncle Gary, Aunt Danicia and Zach) - two tables full of seafood and hush puppies later and they rolled us out f the restaurant. Philip and his fam arrived Thursday as well so after dinner we headed over to their beach house for a little time with them. We were so thankful for all our family who traveled from everywhere to be with us. His family's place was just as full as ours but with the addition of his 1, 2, 3, and 4 year old nieces and nephews to keep things lively!
Friday morning arrived and I got to pick up two of my best friends from the airport - Abby flew in from San Francisco and Libba arrived from Denver! WE spent a little time putting together the bouquets and they looked beautiful. My beautiful cousin Ashley and her bf Will arrived Friday afternoon and Nikki's husband Martin got to the house Friday night finally bringing our total in the house to 17 adults and 2 kids - whew! Rehearsal went great with the help of Mandy and Marty and the low country boil was SO yummy!
FINALLY Saturday arrived and began with a beautiful bridesmaid's luncheon given by my amazing aunts Danicia and Lynn. It was a beautiful beginning to the day and I loved giving my girls their gifts - framed Clemson prints :) The weather was gorgeous! After a little break, we hit the salon where we glammed up, listened to the Clemson football game, and Ashley fed me a bagel LOL. We didn't leave a lot of time getting back so the c
haos slowly began. The pictures and actual wedding were on the public beach in front of the house which proved a bit challenging with the fishermen. Luckily my brother used some beer bribery and strong words to move them out of view for a while. The wedding was short but beautiful - as the bridal party was walking down the steps dolphins popped up off shore.
Mandy and Marty took tons of pictures that we are excited to get back and share and then my favorite part of the night began - the FOOD!
Inlet Affairs catered the reception complete with a pasta bar, fig and goat cheese crostini, beef satay, yummy crab cakes, pigs in a blanket for the kiddos - big and small, chicken cordon bleu, veggies and dill sauce, fruits and a marshmallow
dipping sauce, and cheese fondue, brie and raspberries, and an amazing cake from Baby Cakes - layers of lemon and strawberry! We had a
blast! Everyone loved the food, the night was beautiful, and most importantly Philip and I were surrounded by the most loving family and friends you could ask for.
Wedding week was awesome - we got into the house on Monday and immediately hit the beach. I wanted to relax as long as we could before the stress of all the weekend activities actually hit. Tuesday dad and I ran a few morning errands as we waited for Ben and the girls (wifey and kids) to arrive - they had to drive almost an entire day to get there and we were all so blessed that we got a whole week with them :) Nikki got there on Tuesday as well so the house was getting pretty full of life! Good thing we had 7 bedrooms and 7.5 baths! 
Thursday night we hit Sara J's seafood (YUM!) and met more of our family there (Uncle Gary, Aunt Danicia and Zach) - two tables full of seafood and hush puppies later and they rolled us out f the restaurant. Philip and his fam arrived Thursday as well so after dinner we headed over to their beach house for a little time with them. We were so thankful for all our family who traveled from everywhere to be with us. His family's place was just as full as ours but with the addition of his 1, 2, 3, and 4 year old nieces and nephews to keep things lively!
Friday morning arrived and I got to pick up two of my best friends from the airport - Abby flew in from San Francisco and Libba arrived from Denver! WE spent a little time putting together the bouquets and they looked beautiful. My beautiful cousin Ashley and her bf Will arrived Friday afternoon and Nikki's husband Martin got to the house Friday night finally bringing our total in the house to 17 adults and 2 kids - whew! Rehearsal went great with the help of Mandy and Marty and the low country boil was SO yummy!
FINALLY Saturday arrived and began with a beautiful bridesmaid's luncheon given by my amazing aunts Danicia and Lynn. It was a beautiful beginning to the day and I loved giving my girls their gifts - framed Clemson prints :) The weather was gorgeous! After a little break, we hit the salon where we glammed up, listened to the Clemson football game, and Ashley fed me a bagel LOL. We didn't leave a lot of time getting back so the c
haos slowly began. The pictures and actual wedding were on the public beach in front of the house which proved a bit challenging with the fishermen. Luckily my brother used some beer bribery and strong words to move them out of view for a while. The wedding was short but beautiful - as the bridal party was walking down the steps dolphins popped up off shore.
Mandy and Marty took tons of pictures that we are excited to get back and share and then my favorite part of the night began - the FOOD! 
Inlet Affairs catered the reception complete with a pasta bar, fig and goat cheese crostini, beef satay, yummy crab cakes, pigs in a blanket for the kiddos - big and small, chicken cordon bleu, veggies and dill sauce, fruits and a marshmallow dipping sauce, and cheese fondue, brie and raspberries, and an amazing cake from Baby Cakes - layers of lemon and strawberry! We had a blast! Everyone loved the food, the night was beautiful, and most importantly Philip and I were surrounded by the most loving family and friends you could ask for.
