A Wedding.

My cousin Mackenzie, planned her wedding for June 24th.  The bride is 12 years younger than me, and we don't have a close relationship.  So, I was surprised when she told me that Reagan was going to be her flower girl.

Per my Mom's request, I "went with it", to keep peace in the family.  It was a bumpy road, to say the least.  But we all survived.

Two days before the ceremony, was the scheduled wedding rehearsal in Draper, UT.  That same day, I had a bridal shower (for a different cousin), in Lehi, UT.  I ended up just taking Reagan to the bridal shower with me, so that I didn't have to make multiple trips across the Wasatch front.  After the bridal shower, we had time to kill, so we went to the new outlet mall that was nearby.

Lance was the ring bearer for the wedding, so he came to the bridal shower, and shopping too.  I think he had a fun "day out with the girls".  Heather, my Mom, and Jenny were all there as well.  It was an ideal way to spend the day.

The day of the wedding came.  Nick opted to stay home with Cohen and Elsa.  Neither of us wanted to make a big deal out of this wedding, or do anything to glamorize it in Reagan's eyes.  Ultimately, we hope Reagan has a desire to be married in an LDS temple.

Reagan was excited to wear her flower girl dress.  And I have to admit that she looked lovely in it.

I snapped a few pictures of Reagan, in the bride's dressing room.  Reagan was a trooper.  She had been diagnosed with swimmers ear the day before, and she was surrounded by strangers at the wedding, but she acted with such decorum.

I never did get a good picture of Reagan and Lance together. 

Lance was such a little gentleman, when he walked Reagan down the aisle.  He waited for her at the bottom of the stairs.  Reagan had a difficult time maneuvering the stairs in her dress.  It was a little too long.  They were both the highlights of the wedding.

I also appreciated my cousin, Blair.  She helped Reagan feel comfortable, and held Reagan's hand during the entire ceremony.

After the ceremony, there was quite a period of "down time" before the reception started.  The reception center, where it was being held, didn't provide food for the wedding party, and they didn't allow outside food in to the reception hall.  So, my Dad went and got pizza for all of us, and we ate it the parking lot.  When the reception finally did start, the refreshments were ice cream, catered by ColdStone Creamery.  Reagan and I both picked out a flavor, and got a scoop.  But as we were putting toppings on, Reagan decided that mine looked better than hers, and so we switched.  I guess any day that ends with an ice cream sundae can't be all bad.  But I was glad it was over with.