Wedding Pictures!!!

I promised wedding pictures last time, so here we are! I'm sure most of my loyal readers have already seen these via email (if you were in the wedding party and were part of that email blast) or social media. Or you're a family member and you got the first look since you had the most emotional and/or financial investment (looking at you, Mom/Dad...) in them. So in some ways, this post is redundant if you fall into one of the aforementioned categories. What is different about me sharing them in this format is that I can offer my color commentary...and I'll be sharing significantly fewer pictures! (There are 600+ to choose from, so there you go.)

My gorgeous bouquet, wrapped with Mimi's rosary and a handkerchief given to me by Mimi.

Love this shot of our rings together.

The entry to the church. Our guestbook was our "adventure book" that we've kept since we've started dating :)

Love this picture of the dads!

My sisters and mom helping me get dressed.

Thomas with his groomsmen...and Cody!

Thomas with Nick (his best man)
Fun fact: that is all staged, as the ties just strapped around their necks!

Thomas reading a letter I wrote before we started dating. 

Our first look!

Obsessed with this picture!

Love the shrine in the background!

The whole wedding party!
Love little Jakub's expression in the front!

Cole and Jakub's natural pose with Thomas!

The Lieses

Love these six boys more than words!!!

Also in LOVE with this picture of me with my mom!!

The Hladik/Moody/Mattson/Lieses 

Staging pictures with children can pose its own set of challenges!
In good news, our photographer captured everyone's personalities perfectly!

The groomsmen's mock surprise at Thomas' ring! Hahaha!!!

A few of you will understand the deeper meaning in this photo...

Selections from my pre-bridal shoot

William and Evan, our ushers

Michaela and McKenna, Thomas' cousins who doubled as our guestbook attendants

Fr. Stuart, giving his beautiful homily

When Thomas spun me around after the wedding :)

Most of the St. John's folks who attended the wedding!

All of Steve's family (the Lieses)

All of Diana's family (the Coulters)

Our gorgeous centerpieces, courtesy of Clemy

Look at this beautiful cake!
It tasted as great as it looked!

Yes, that was Thomas' groom's cake. Could there be any question about that???

First dance

Lakely and Natalie with their new bff, Cole
(Cole had some really funny shots all evening!)

Love this picture of my mom with my aunt Peggy.
Even though they're sisters-in-law (both married to Hladik sons), they share a great bond.

My cousin Tim with his daughter Anna.
I can't get enough of the way she looks at him with such deep love :) 

The Blakley ladies!
Fun fact: Some variation of this picture has been taken at each of the Hladik weddings! 

This makes my heart warm. Probably my favorite picture ever of my parents. 

Elizabeth, in the midst of her rap-toast.

Mom with her siblings, Uncle Larry and Aunt Pat.
Immensely happy we got this picture!
(I know Aunt Carol is here too. I missed her that day.)

Running out to our limo amid the confetti tunnel!
This was so unexpected, but it was the perfect moment!

Obviously this is a small snippet of the bigger group of pictures, but hopefully it's a good representation! Every time I look at these pictures, I go back to the joy of this perfect day. I fall deeper in love every time I see them! I hope you enjoyed them, too! :)