Bless Her Heart: I have a son-in-law!

Jessica’s and Trey’s wedding day has come and gone and they are now celebrating their love for each other on a cruise ship, appropriately named “Dream”. Fred, Brittany, and I arrived back in South Carolina today and as I unpack, I have so many mixed emotions. Joy mostly, because I know that my daughter has found the love of her life; someone that I know with all my heart will love her for the rest of his life, will protect and cherish her and their future family. This was never more evident than it was as Trey was giving his vows to her at the ceremony. There was not a dry eye in the house and I can’t wait for the photos and videos to come back so that I can share that special moment with everyone who was not able to be there. Jessica and Trey are an example of real, true, and awesome love and watching it unfold has been one of my greatest blessings and happiest moments of my life.
We were so fortunate to have quite possibly the most talented photographers in the world who are also the nicest two people you will ever meet; David & Vicki Arndt, and when their photos are ready, I will certainly share them with you all, but for now here are a few photos that I was able to take.

Rehearsal

If you look closely, you can see Cinderella's castle through the window at the alter.

As with most weddings, ours was not without a bit of drama here and there. My oldest daughter was transporting the bridesmaids to the rehearsal and ran out of gas on the way there, resulting in them arriving about 30 minutes late for the rehearsal. A stranger noticed their predicament and kindly ran to the nearest gas station for them and all ended well. Here is a short video of them running to the chapel from the parking lot!

Jessica came into my room about midnight the eve of the wedding to give her dad and I her thank you gifts to us, so this was our last "late night talk" before she became a wife!