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Monday, May 25, 2009

My Best Friend's Wedding

My dearest best friend, Mare is no longer a Miss, but has become a Mrs. She's officially adopted the last name McGoran as she married a good man on Saturday.
I flew to Kelowna on Friday the 15th to spend a week with Mare and Jeremy and hopefully help calm some of the stress and take care of some of the tasks that needed taking care of leading up to their wedding. While I was there, Mare's brother Sean and his wife Karin came to stay with them too and brought their little baby girl, Quinn (Quinn, you're a two-blog girl now!!). They were so much fun to spend time with and I felt like I already knew them just by what Mare had told me.
It was a busy week and I'm afraid I didn't do much to keep Mare's stress level low, I just hope I didn't add to it. We had a fantastic time at the Bridal Shower, and the Stagette was a riot.
When the wedding arrived, we had a great morning getting ready as Leanne did all our hair. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful at Linden Gardens and I was so happy to have Kleenex tucked into the strap of my dress to dab at my eyes as they recited their vows.
The reception at Pine Hills was a great time and the hall looked fantastic (as it should after we all spent Friday afternoon decorating!)
I feel like there's more to say, but I still can't process it all. So I'll post some pictures instead.
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Spa day in Summerland to help ease away some of the stress leading up to the day
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The BBQ on Friday night before the wedding. Mare was all dolled up in her fabulous pink dress, and Quinn was completely adorable in her stripy red and white sundress!
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The Bride and her Ladies at the BBQ - Me, Erin, Mare, Shan, and Leanne
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Shan, Me and Erin in the limo after the ceremony at Linden Gardens
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Brad drove up on Thursday to come and help out in anyway he could (and was a HUGE help decorating on Friday). This is us at Pine Hills where the reception was held
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Mr. and Mrs McGoran deeply in love for their first dance
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The bridesmaids rocked it out
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I'm so honoured to have been a part of the wedding, and I can't describe how touched I am still to have been her Maid of Honour.

5 comments:

karin said...

Jess - So great to meet you. We had so much fun! Love the mention of Quinn on your blog...she's officially a super star :)
Karin

Unknown said...

All these pictures are stunning and everyone looks so gorgeous. Sounds like a great time! Congrats to Mare and Jeremy :)

Anonymous said...

Jess, it was great to meet you and Brad...won't be long now until you're one spot closer the the minister than you were in Penticton! :-) Cheers, Sean

*M* said...

thanks for posting these pics! i can't wait to get them:) you bridesmaids were dancing superstars, that's for sure!

Anonymous said...

Great to finally meet you we felt we already knew you by everything Marianne has told us about you over the years. Thanks so much for all your help in keeping Marianne relaxed.
Thanks also to Brad for all his decoating help. Congratulations yourself we hope you enjoy your own wedding as much as Marianne enjoyed hers with your help.
Cheers
Anna & Gary