Katie's wedding

Jon's niece, Katie, got married today. The wedding was held at a beautiful estate in Sarasota, FL. Although it had been in the 40s and 50s all week in Sarasota, today was warm (70s), sunny and beautiful.

Cousin Andrew, and Jonah, Elijah, and Isaiah passed out bulletins and guarded the guest book.Ezra and Malachi, the ring bearers, played and chilled out and waited for their "big show".

Before the wedding they posed with Katie.

Katie loves color and mismatch. All the bridesmaids picked their own dresses in the color they wanted. All the men and boys wore peacock feathers for their boutonnieres.
The flower girls (who are Wyatt's nieces and also 4 and 2) did a beautiful job.

Ezra and Malachi had to be helped by Jon, due to a break down on Ezra's part.

Both Wyatt's dad and Katie's grandpa are ministers, so they preformed the ceremony together.

They happily skipped down the aisle when they were done.

The wedding scene was transformed into the reception scene while Katie and Wyatt had pictures taken.

Katie's parents, Robin (Jon's sister) and Harry.
Katie does things her own way--she loves tea cups, books and lots of color. Every table was decorated with old books and a tea cups full of flowers. After the reception all the guests were invited to take a tea cup and a book home as a "favor".
Katie and Wyatt entered the reception after taking lots and lots of pictures.
Their first dance.

Time to eat.
Some enjoyed dancing.

Some enjoyed watching (Jonah, Andrew and Isaiah sat on the steps).
Some enjoyed the chocolate fountain.
Some used their shirts for a napkin.
God sent a beautiful sunset.The kids played in the grass. They cut the cake near the end of the reception.
Katie's very good friend and bridesmaid, Sarah Cooper, made both of the cakes. Yummy!
The groom's cake was the famous red velvet armadillo cake (from Steel Magnolias).
And guess who asked Sarah Cooper for the first piece? Of course, Ezra did.
Katie and Wyatt left on a boat (Mr. Cooper's famous boat--according to the kids).

What a beautiful, fun day!