Bridget and Jonathan's Wedding

October 3, 2009: A rainy yet cheerful day in the beautiful Las Cruces, New Mexico. The smell of creosote and roasted chile fills the air along with a whiff of ROMANCE... I guess we should begin at the beginning, a very good place to start. Caleb and I jumped on a plane (got stuck in OK due to some thunderstorms in Dallas) and arrived safely in El Paso. The next day was filled with much debauchery and mischief when Grandma Jen Jen and Grampy Wally presented Caleb with a pleathora of gifts for his birthday. Later, while Sophie, Nina and Caleb left to see Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs, the bridal party had a spa shower for the bride. After riding in a police car with the maid of honor only to find that her spa day/massage was no longer available (darn Spatini), the lovely bride and friends enjoyed food, fun, and Martnini decorating fun. Later, we all enjoyed a rather long and boring rehersal with Father Don and then a lovely rehersal dinner with some good ol' fashion BBQ... and we thought we were getting Mexican food in NM!

Lovely bride-to-be

Awww... so in love

The two misfits of the evening

Very professional florist/bridesmaid

After the rehersal dinner, we picked up Daddy from the airport! (He snuck an extra day off just to make it Bridget and Jonathan's big day). We had a very short night of sleep and THEN...

The next morning, the bridal party got ready nice and early...apparently a little too early for some people

Aunt Jess, do we really have to dress up like this?

But of course we all have to look our best for the beautiful bride, Bridget!

Fluff the hair, adjust the dress

Now spritz on a little love phermone for the groom

And squish that beautiful, delicate dress into your tiny car

The bride, groom, ring bearer, flower girl and attendant (aka: babysitter)

The Hamel family photo op

Handsome groom and Jonathan...oh wait, Bridget's handsome groom and Shawn

Lovely couple...nope, wait, bride and brother in law

The princess and the queen

Couple Pose

Mini Couple pose

Familia shot...plus a few strays

YES! I'm getting married!

Daddy and Caleb before the big show

The Meraz Wedding Party

The beautiful cake, thanks Aunt Liz

The reception area

"Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Meraz"

Awww, the love

Cut the cake, cut the cake

They were too nice! No shoving involved!

Their first dance as Mr. and Mrs.