Prepping for the Reception

The wedding is this week & we are busily getting ready for Chris & Annette's reception this weekend. The lists are long of things to do & we are trying our best to cross off as much as we can. Up to this point, most of the work has been phone calls & appointments to decide on how the reception will look. This week, a lot of the work is cleaning & preparing for the day. My mom has worked so hard to make this a special day for Chris Annette-I know she is way beyond tired, but she just keeps going. I don't know how she does it!!
The siblings that live here have been filling in & helping out where we could--yard work, running errands, getting pictures, food, cleaning, etc. Today, most of the day was food prep & decorating the yard. We even had people making a concoction of green food coloring & water to color areas of the grass that had those stubborn brown spots. Why do they always show up when there is a big event? I wish I had more pictures, but there was so much to do that taking pictures was not on my mind much.
My parents have the most incredible, beautiful yard. I didn't appreciate it growing up, but it is just amazing!! No wonder all the kids wanted their receptions there. Everything has been turning out just beautiful & if we just keep our fingers crossed & hope for no wind then the night should be perfect.

Jon, my brother, hanging lanterns in the trees

Jake getting the pool side ready to attach floating flower bouquets

Chris with Brooklyn the night before his wedding--no nerves, just excited!!

Jake & Andrew, my youngest brother, working on getting the flowers centered in the pool