Monday, March 7, 2011

Going to the chapel (er, nursing home)

On Saturday, February 26th Aunt Linda and her long-time fiance Mike said "I do!" The location of the wedding was a little uncoventional - I don't think any of the guests had ever been to a wedding in a nursing home before! But Linda's parents (Charlie and Lily's great-grandparents, Lucy and Freddie) are residents of the nursing home, and Linda and Mike chose to have their wedding there to make it as convenient and comfortable for Lucy and Freddie to attend. Charlie and Lily were excited to not only be attending their very first wedding, but also to be a part of it! Charlie was the ring bearer and Lily was a flower girl. Both were so good during the ceremony and reception. They loved running up and down the halls of the nursing home, visiting with the patients, and of course they loved the wedding cake! Here are some pictures from the day, courtesy of my up-and-coming photographer friend, Lauren.

Charlie heading down the aisle wtih the rings (tied to the teddy bear).
Lily wasn't quite sure how to feel about her flower girl debut.
Aunt Linda, ready to be given away by her sons Mike and Matt.
Uncle Mike, waiting for his bride.
The new Mr. and Mrs.
Chilling out after a job well done.Aunt Linda and her nephews...
..and her nieces.
Lily and Ava (Mike's granddaughter), her co-flower girl.
Rebecca caught the bouquet! Charlie and Lily are ready to once again offer their services for any future weddings... ;)
Cheers! Congratulations, Linda and Mike. We love you!

7 comments:

Sarah said...

They looked adorable!

Anonymous said...

Your kiddos are so cute.

just curious..is there something wrong with Lily's underarm? In one of the pics it looked different. I hope this isn't offensive.

Brooke said...

Nope, nothing wrong with Lily's arm. Just a little baby fat under there.

Tracey's Life said...

Oh my goodness what a small world. Mike Steele has been such a big part of my kids lives at Nottingham. Mike and his brother and his Mom have made the Murder Mysteries possible at the High School. Sabrina is going to be working with Mike to write next year's Murder Mystery. He is so wonderful with all of the kids!

And that is Pastor Bob from our church! And of course Lily and Charlie just look cute enough to be on a magazine cover!

Brooke said...

LOL - Tracey. Did you not know that Mike was our cousin? And Pastor Bob married Joe and I too, many years ago :)

Tracey's Life said...

No Brooke, I had no idea he was your cousin! Sabrina thinks the sun rises and sets on Mike! In fact I think most of the kids in the drama club at Nottingham feel that way about him. He will know who she is - Sabrina, Hannah and I think David are going to be spending a lot of time with him shortly to work on the script for next year. That's why I said it is such a small world.

I also just got a number of 20% off discount coupons from Gymboree if you are interested. Mine are in High School and I can't use them if you want them?

Anonymous said...

Mike and I have come to the conclusion that we had the most beautiful wedding party ever...Thanks to all of you...
We Love You Guys...
All Our Love, Auntie and Uncle :)
xoxoxxo
P.S. We know Sabrina and Robert
What a small world for real...