On Thursday, my mom took us to the airport where we met John's parents for the big trip. Thankfully we left from the Humphrey Terminal in Minneapolis, so we didn't have to fight crowds. Logan was exccellent on the flight (only two hours, thank goodness!) despite a runny nose. We were worried his ears would bother him, but he did great! We even let him watch DVDs and try a lollipop for the first time (anything to get him to sit still for even just a few minutes!).
We met up with John's sister, Jenny at the airport when her flight arrived from West Virginia where she is interning at the University Hospital for Dietetics. We haven't seen her since the end of August, so it was great to catch up! From the airport, we headed 3 hours into the mountains to our beautiful lodging for the weekend. Eiselt's rented a vacation home in the Trillium Village in Cashiers, NC. It was AMAZING. I meant to take pictures, but didn't get a chance with all the business of the weekend. Of course, the fall colors were at "peak", so we enjoyed marvelous views all weekend.
Friday included some preparation and the rehearsal dinner. Since John officiated the wedding (his first of several soon to come!), he spent lots of time preparing and making sure details were all set. John did a really marvelous job with the ceremony and the message. It was so amazing to see him take such a special role in his own brother's wedding. It was emotional for all of us and such a beautiful day! Scott and Jessica did a great job of really making the day reflect who they are as a couple. Thanks for such a great celebration!
Logan and John at the rehearsal dinner
Logan had fun walking around, exploring the site...with cell phone in tow! Logan is actually running, now and its getting hard to keep up!
Cousins Jack, Joe and Kate Eiselt from Charlotte, NC. The "unofficial" host family - they did so much work locally to help Scott and Jessica's day be perfectly planned!
Rehearsal dinner paviliion
The cousins loved entertaining Logan!
Logan looked so cute in his little outfit! Like a little boy, not a baby! He was such a trooper this weekend. Deprived of sleep and fighting a nasty cold, he was a very well behaved and loveable little guy all weekend long!
Logan had fun playing around in the chapel while we waited for the ceremony to begin.
With just enough pews for family to sit, the 25-ish group filled this lovely chapel for the ceremony.
Serenity Chapel from outside
The chapel was just beautiful with the surrounding woods. This was a little pre-ceremony Eiselt pow-wow. We had family pictures right before the ceremony began, so we waited for the bride's family to arrive before taking our seats in the small chapel.
All the Eiselt boys! Bob, Jack, Scott, Logan & John, Joe, and Tom
Jessica: the beautiful (and so relaxed!) bride!
The New Eiselt Couple!
This is the only family picture we got from the day of the wedding, but the photographer took many where I think Logan was even smiling! Hopefully I'll be able to post some once they're available!
At the reception, cousins and family had so much fun playing with Logan!
What a fun trip and what a special celebration! Congratulations Scott and Jessica!
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