3 Weddings, 3 Weekends, 3 States, Part 1: Shannon and Ryan

Our first wedding in the weekend of weddings extravaganza was the wedding of Tim's cousin Shannon and Ryan. They were married the last weekend of June (June 30th) at the Candlewood Lake Inn in Brookfield,CT. It started on Friday night with a rehearsal dinner at Down the Hatch, where we got to meet people and hang out with Tim's sis who was in town for the wedding from St. Louis. It was fun to see how excited Shan was for her wedding the next day.
 The day of the wedding was a very hot day, but with the ceremony being right at the edge of Candlewood Lake, the breeze off the water really helped! The ceremony was beautiful, with a stunningly blue lake backdrop. The purple bridesmaids dresses looked awesome with the lake, and the flowers by Mrs. D were beautiful! Shannon was beaming and a beautiful bride as she walked down the aisle toward her new husband, Ryan. There was a few awesome readings, a beautiful song by Aunt Amy, a releasing of the bees, very sweet vows, and even a fainting groomsman! All in all a very nice ceremony.
The cocktail hour had awesome hor dourves, such as fried mac and cheese and lots of fruit! The reception was a lot of fun, with a performance by Ryan and a few friends, an awesome choreographed First Dance, delicious food, and dancing sister in laws.
The couple sailed away on a boat at the end of the wedding, and it was a beautiful end to a beautiful day!

After the wedding, we had snacks and fireworks at Tim's aunt's house, and it was a blast.

The Boat Escape

Beautiful Bridesmaids

First Kiss

Sarah, Tim, Lisa

Shan and Me

Tim and I