My Sister's Wedding

Mr. and Mrs. Chris and Stacy Anderson were married this past weekend! Yay!  The wedding was absolutely perfect :) Everyone looked beautiful (especially the bride and groom), the dresses were beautiful, and the flowers were beautiful.  It was soooo much fun!  My parents are officially the best wedding planners ever (2 amazing weddings in less than 2 years) and only have one daughter to go (and a son)!  

Stacy and I went to New Prague on Thursday night to help my mom with the final plans.  We finished the programs, got the snacks/containers ready for the snack table, and Stacy finished up the place cards.  The wedding festivities officially began with manicures and pedicures on Friday afternoon.

 Stacy getting her pedicure; Danielle and I getting our pedicures; the bridesmaids posing for a picture

Afterwards there were some drinks, some errands, and then off to the rehearsal and groom's dinner.  The groom's dinner was held at Creek's Bend Golf Course.  The food was great! :) For dessert, I had the best lemon  cake ever.  Oh what I would give for anther piece right now!

 Stacy and Chris at the rehearsal; Tyler and I at the groom's dinner; Stacy with her maids of honor

The wedding day started early with hair, makeup, and breakfast.  Our brother's best friend's wife has a salon out of her house so she very graciously opened up her home to us.  There were three stylists and everyone's hair looked great!  

The bride's gorgeous hair :) 

Stacy had gone to Bare Minerals prior to her wedding and brought her good friend, Ashley, along to learn how to apply the makeup.  They did a practice run and then Ashley did her makeup on the wedding day.  It looked great!  Stacy also had on fake eyelashes so they would stand out more in pictures. 

 Getting her makeup done

After the hair and makeup was finished, we headed over to the church.  The wedding took place at St. Wenceslaus Church in New Prague and the reception was at the Park Ballroom.  Everyone that enters our church says it is the MOST BEAUTIFUL church they have ever been to.  I agree.  However, it is also the longest isle to walk down!  We spent a lot of time in the bridal room getting our dresses and jewelry on before the pictures.

Stacy seeing her bouquet for the first time (with her dress in the background)

After the bride and groom saw each other for the first time, we spent the next few hours taking pictures.  Their photographer was amazing.  She payed attention to every little detail, had the best ideas, and helped out wherever she could.  After pictures, my mom's friends had made sandwiches so we could all get in a quick lunch and then hideout until the ceremony began.

My mom helping dad with his tie (I love this picture) 

The ceremony was wonderful.  It was so obvious to everyone there how much Stacy and Chris loved each other and couldn't wait to be married.  They both even made it through their vows without crying! My dad sang a song for them and it was very moving :)

The "Busch" girls before the ceremony

We left the ceremony in a party bus.  We toasted the couple, stopped for some fun pictures, and drove around for awhile before heading the reception.  

 The bride and groom throughout the day

 Busch siblings on the party bus 

 Tyler and Aaron

 Danielle was such a trooper with her knee!

The reception highlights include great food, awesome speeches (especially the one the groom gave ;), fun people, drinks, and a lot of dancing! 

 Father-daughter dance

The day was perfect....but, I think the couple is glad the planning is over! I am excited to actually hang out with my sister and not talk weddings since that has been the basis of our relationship for the last two years (first mine, then hers).  Welcome to the family, Chris!  I wish nothing but the best for your future as husband and wife!