Mikki gets married

Ole Michelle finally got married April 6, 

finally 12 years later! 

I flew in to Mobile Thursday night 

where Mandy picked me up. 

We spent the night in Moss Point

and then headed west for the bridesmaids luncheon 

Friday morning

in Bay St. Louis. 

bridesmaid luncheon

 We got a room at the Hollywood Casino 

and went back there to rest after the luncheon 

and before the rehearsal dinner

at the Diamond Head Country Club. 

Ashley Jennings, Mandy and me

 The beautiful bride

Mikki and her momma

 Mandy and I before the wedding

All the Kappas at the reception

Mandy, me, Ellie and Jennings

 And finally the dress broke, 

such relief!!! 

So note to self: 

I LOVE Mikki and am so glad I was a part of she and Justin's special day

but I will NEVER again agree to be in a wedding pregnant! 

My dress had to be ordered by November 16, 

3 days after I found out I was pregnant. 

Because this is my first pregnancy, 

I had NO idea what size dress to order 

so I went with 3 sizes bigger 

and thought for sure it would fit. 

Well, 

the dress came in and fit great. 

I tried it on again 2 weeks before the wedding 

and all was still fitting okay. 

And then the day of the wedding...

OMG! 

I couldn't zip the dress and breathe. 

So....

we clipped the top of the dress

and left it unzipped all day; 

for all the pictures, walking around, etc;

I only zipped the dress to literally walk down the aisle 

and unzipped it as soon as I walked back up the aisle. 

I then unzipped again 

and wore a shaw for the entire reception. 

So to say I was excited when the clip broke at 7pm 

would be an understatement! 

I thought I was going to be able to change clothes 

but Mandy informed me that I couldn't take it off yet 

because we weren't done taking pictures, boo! 

So we had to safety pin the hanging strap 

to keep it on

and had never been SO excited for 7:30PM.

Reception over, dress off!!! 

It was such a special weekend

spent with great friends! 

I am SO happy for Mikki and Justin 

and wish them a lifetime of happiness and blessings.