Like most weddings I've been in, this one started at a hair salon.
The women at the salon were great. They let us drink mimosa's and gave us a whole section to hang out in. They even let me bring Nola at the end to get her bangs cut (goodbye bruise) and do her hair. Plus, my girl showed me how to tease me hair. By the time this posts, I will own a teasing comb.
After hair and makeup we went to the venue for lunch and to finish setting up. Jessica's ceremony and reception were at the same place, Succop Conservancy. It is beautiful. And the weather was PERFECT for Jessica's big day.
The ceremony was so sweet. They wrote their own vows. It was very emotional for everyone involved. Including me.
Jessica surprised John by having the Pirates mascot come after the ceremony for an hour. Nola was terrified of the Parrot. She thought that if she touched the ground he would get her so she spent the whole hour being held. She just hates people in costumes.
The reception was in the same area and it was a BLAST!! Jessica had cute decorations with lots of bight colors. During dinner Nola walked around and picked up as many decorations as she could find and rolled around with them on the dance floor.
And Boca took her for a spin.
Speeches were after dinner and in true Reynolds fashion we prepared a little performance. Sara changed the words to Party in the USA so it was about Jessica and John and we each sang a verse. It was a hit and after we were done I felt like I could finally relax and have fun.
Father/Daughter dance
Nola had fun too. She especially liked the cookie table.
Cookie tables are a Pittsburgh tradition. Friends and Family bring cookies to share at the reception. We brought a few dozen from Eileen's cookies. We were the only people there from Nebraska so we had to represent.
Nola danced all night. She was literally on the dance floor the entire time. I was shocked she didn't crash after all of those cookies.
It was a great party. Everybody had a good time.
Three generations, three shots of Jameson.
It was such a fun wedding.
Congratulations John and Jessica!
Photo by Jennifer Detar Photography
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