Our Weekend: Amanda's Wedding

This weekend we traveled to Louisiana for my cousin Amanda's wedding!  This was Maddy's first wedding to attend and she took it rather seriously. Despite being only 15 months old, she partied like a rock star with the best of them!

We arrived on Friday evening and was greeted by our Houma Homies with a personal crawfish boil. We all had a good time hangin out with the family and Maddy enjoyed running around outside and getting to stay up late. 

The wedding was on Saturday. Maddy and Brandon had to opt for a seat in the back of the church and sacrifice a good view of the ceremony due to Maddy's new gift of gab.  Amanda made an absolutely beautiful bride.  The groom and the wedding party looked pretty good, too. 

The ceremony was followed by the reception... this is the part where Maddy made her debut. The reception included yummy hor d'oeuvres, cocktails, mingling, and of course dancing.

We did not intend for Maddy to be a rock star, but her true personality just came out. She absolutely loved watching the band and once she got warmed up she started dancing and putting on her show. She spent most of her time on the dance floor and probably danced more than anyone else there. To be modest, she received lots of attention and she was not bothered by it one bit. She was just like a little magnet attracting guests to join in her fun.  She made sweet with several of the band members and attempted to climb on the stage several times.  Towards the end during "Tonight's Gonna Be a Good Night," one of the singers reached for her and held Maddy while she sang the song.  Maddy went with it and clapped along. We did not truly capture all of Maddy's glory in pictures, but we did manage to get a few. If you hang on until the end of the blog... you can catch a video of Maddy!

Other guests enjoyed the party too. 

The sisters and Papa

Maddy with her Cuncle Petie

The Haywood's

Celebrating with my lil Rock Star

Gracie and Emily

The Girl Cousins

The Girl Cousins with Maddy

Amanda and Marshall, your wedding was lots of fun and we all enjoyed every minute of it.  Thanks for letting us be a part of it.  Congrats and I hope you will remember all the special little details of your wedding day for many many years to come.

Well, Maddy's first wedding experience was a success!  I'm sure she is looking forward to many more.  As I promised a little video Brandon captured... watch for her little move...

did you catch the bow!

See you soon, 
Sarah