A Wonderful day for a Wedding

Saturday was indeed a wonderful day for a wedding! Hillary and Ryan lucked out and had a beautiful day. With storms threatening the area, Superior Shores in Two Harbors remained dry. Not only did it not rain on the day but it was overcast all day which was SO nice. Friday, there were no clouds in the sky and you broke a sweat in about two seconds flat {I actually got a little sunburn during the 10 minute wedding rehearsal - go figure.} Having the overcast day not only made it bearable to be outside temperature wise but it also made for good picture taking! I'm so anxious to see Hill and Ryan's professional photos. They used the same photographer that I used. {Lime Rock Photography out of Mankato MN.}

I woke up with the sunrise Saturday morning. The sunrise over Lake Superior {are any lake for that matter} is gorgeous. I quietly sneaked outside and snapped some pictures. The morning was beautiful - the lake was clam, the temperature was still cool and the sunrise was gorgeous.

Hair appointments started at 7:30am in Hillary's room. It was really nice and laid back. We had one hairdresser who drove up to the resort and did all of our hair. It was nice not to have to drive anywhere. We all just hung out, ate breakfast and got our hair done. It was perfect.

The bride got to go first.

Then it was Bobbi's turn.

Then me.

Mom was next.

I loved the way my mom's hair turned out. It was so her :)

Then it was Kristin's turn.

The Wedding Party - Bobbi, me, Kristin and Hillary {I guess Loewe girls like blue!}

Completed hair photo.

Adding the final detail to Hillary's hair.

While we were getting our hair done and eating breakfast, we got to watch big ships go by out on the lake. This reminded me of my first year of medical school when I lived on the top floor of my apartment building and had an unobstructed view of the lake. I loved watching the ships and boats going in and out of the harbor.

After everyone's hair was complete and before the photographer showed up to take pictures of Hillary getting ready, Kristin and I plucked Hillary's eyebrows {had to get her all ready for these photos that she'll look at for many, many years to come}.

Poor Hill - she felt like we were pulling her eyeball out. {I can sympathize. I HATE plucking eyebrows. I'd rather wax them and have a split second of pain than several split seconds of pain back to back to back}

Mom and Hillary doing make-up {I love this picture.}

Getting all prettied up. {I really like this photo too.}

I don't have any pictures of us getting Hillary all ready in her dress, but the professional photographer was there so eventually I'll have some pictures. Unfortunately I don't have many more photos from the day. Once pictures started there wasn't a lot of down time and being in the wedding doesn't lend itself to carrying around a camera. Oh well, it makes me want to see all the professional pictures even more.

The guys hanging out on the balcony. Ryan {usher}, Aaron {groomsman}, Ruben {groomsman}, Dave {usher}

Beautiful bride

Hillary and Bobbi.

Bobbi and Kristin. The bridesmaid's necklaces were made by my dad!

I did manage to sneak in a photo of the bride and groom.

What a gorgeous place to take photos.

There they are, the happy couple!

 These are the last pictures that I took during the day but I got a couple other photos from my Aunt Judy.

Dad and Hillary coming to walk down the aisle.

Ryan and Hillary leaving the ceremony - high fives all around!

Ryan and Dave ushering people out. The ceremony was really quick but it was such a nice service.

Back detail of Hillary's dress.

Here are a couple pictures from Muffie that I took from facebook {gotta love the internet!}.

Look at how gorgeous of a backdrop they had for their ceremony!!

Saying their vows. {During the ceremony, when it would get quiet, you could hear the waves of Lake Superior lapping up against the shore. It was really pretty}

The day was so much fun {minus the whopping sunburn I got during the ceremony - forgot the sunscreen...oops}. After the service, everyone went back to the lodge where the reception was being held. The DJ that Hill and Ryan hired was awesome. He was such a great entertainer.  I can't wait for the professional photos to come back to I can post them and write about them. The dinner was delicious. I had the chicken which was stuffed with wild rice, mushrooms and I think sausage. The other dinner, which was a crowd favorite, was walleye. For dessert, instead of a traditional wedding cake, we had pie from Betty's Pies. Anyone who has been up North knows of Betty's Pie. We had the Great Lakes Crunch which was a strawberry, raspberry, rhubarb, blackberry {I think} and one other berry in a pie with a crumb crust - SO good! And it was served with vanilla ice cream - double YUM! Another cute thing was their party favor. The resort has bonfire pits all along the lake shore so Hillary and Ryan put together little s'more kits for everyone. Like I said before I can't wait until their pictures come back to I can post all the details. It was a great day. I'm so happy for Hillary and Ryan! Congrats guys!! :)

~Ashley