D-Money's Wedding!!!

Okay, so it's definitely been a while since I've posted. But I have great excuses! I will do my best to get caught up on the major events ASAP! The first of the major events is my good friend Dana Miller Carlson's wedding. She is still listed as Dana Miller in my phone, I may drag my feet a little on changing that one. While I love that she is married to the man of her dreams... it's hard to break the habit of calling her Miller.

The wedding was in Raleigh, so I flew in on Wednesday night to make sure I was there for the festivities. Thursday night was the beginning. We all met at the maid of honor's apartment to have snacks and shower D-money with gifts before heading to dinner in downtown Raleigh. An interesting gentleman showed up at the apartment to join us. His name... Juan. His profession... well, let's not talk about that.

After dinner we took our new friend Juan to explore downtown Raleigh with us, in particular the North Carolina State University. We photographed the escapades and I have provided you with select pictures below. We may or may not have involved complete strangers in our pictures...
 
Our first stop was the Mayview house. I wonder what our crotchety neighbor would think?

We asked some passerby to take a picture of our party van.

Next stop: Belltower. Juan did some very inappropriate things here.

This NCSU man said he hoped we didn't get his ugly pants in the picture.

This young man didn't know where to put his cigarette while performing the A, so we told him to put it in his mouth!!!

After taking this picture with us, this NCSU student said "I'm so glad I go here!"

After returning home that night, I crashed. The next morning I was up at 8am and off to get my nails did at 9. It was so nice of Dana to pay for all her bridesmaid's to get pretty-fied for her big day.

The maid of honor and I drying our pretty nails!

I don't have any other pictures from the day before (at least not ones I want to share... I don't take good pictures!) But the rest of the day was a dizzy of hotel mishaps (our rooms weren't ready) and rehearsal. At dinner I made new friends in the groomsmen and keyboard player. I very much enjoyed the rehearsal and the dinner! Gotta love a bride who makes her party feel loved!

The day of the wedding was not nearly as crazy as I thought it would be. Dana was calm and collected all morning. She got her hair and makeup done. I had another bridesmaid do my hair, and I attempted my own makeup... hmmmm. The rain cleared up before pictures and everything went off without a hitch (that we know of!) Take a look at the pictures below to see how wonderful the day was!

The beautiful bride on her way to the chapel!

The bride and her maid of honor!

After the ceremony the bride and groom went downstairs to get Dana's dress bustled. This is the picture on the way back up, I love how the groom is staring at his new bride!

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Carlson!!! Aren't they an adorable couple!?!?!? They are gonna make such cute babies... oops, little early for that talk!

The bride with all her bridesmaids. What a goofy bunch we were, of course this was also taken rather close to the end of the night!

I'm so happy from my friend Dana and her new husband Ryan. I wish them all the joy life can bring them! Congratulations again on your beautiful marriage Dana and Ryan!