Our little life: The wedding!!!

Well, Lucas and Leslie's wedding went off with success. Their wedding was just perfect. They had it in the prime location and used green and yellow colors to create a beautiful wedding. Their ceremony was held outside of the library on University of Oregon's campus underneath the huppah that Lucas built for their wedding. The bridesmaids looked gorgeous in their hunter green dresses (all different dresses) with yellow shoes. And the groomsmen looked so great in their tuxedos with yellow ties and green vests with their green, yellow and black nike shoes that Lucas had given them as a gift, as Lucas wore a tuxedo with a yellow vest and green tie and had his own designed Nike shoes that were green and yellow. But of course, the most fabulous looking was the bride. Leslie looked radiant in her beautiful, flowing halter dress and hair pined back in a style that looked as though it was make just for that dress and the dress looked like it was make only for Leslie. And I must say that Preston was a good runner-up for the cutest one there in his adorable little tux. I realized that we do not have any good pictures of him in it so hopefully we will get some from the photographer or else we will just have to dress him up again and take some photos! I only have so many pictures to show that mostly my sister Mandy took and sorry there are not any of their ceremony.... you will have to see the professional on Justin Dane's website. There ceremony was wonderful and my sister, who performed the ceremony did a great job. I read an e.e. cummings poem called "if everything happens that can't be done" and our friend Kristen Forbes read something she had wrote about meeting Leslie, which you can read on her blog at http://krissymick.blogspot.com/. Lucas and Leslie each wrote their own vows and they were beautiful. They were very fitting since Leslie had hers all written down and read them tearfully and Lucas (who does his best on the whim) got up said his vows without anything written down. But both managed to bear their hearts and souls to one another declaring their love and commitment for each other in front of family and friends. Oh... such a lovely ceremony....

The reception was held in the ballroom and was beautiful. Good job Leslie and Lori (Leslie's mom)! The wedding party made their entrance into the ballroom with the U of O fight song playing which many of the groomsmen attributed to one of the greatest moments of their lives. It was perfect! The reception was filled with great food, cake, drinks and a fun filled night of dancing. The DJ was great and even had Lucas and Leslie play a shoe game where they each answered questions the DJ asked without the other one knowing. It was quite cute. Overall, the wedding was fabulous. Thank you to Leslie's parents who hosted a wonderful party to celebrate the joining of two wonderful people! I must say that I am so excited to have Leslie as a sister.... She is wonderful and I cannot imagine a better match for my baby brother. Congratulations you two!!!! We love you!