Tree Hugging and Wedding Bells

This is me doing my part for the environment.  Activists say "hug a tree".  I say why stop there?  You ever see a tree get some serious lovin?  Ever?  They have to be lonely!  Even the 12-year cicadas get it on once every 12 years.  Poor old trees are cheated when their seeds fall and have their little germination party on the ground while the lonely trees just stand there and watch.  Poor Trees.

That said, I got this picture from my sister in law Rachel.  Check out her awesome stuff over here!  It is their one-year anniversary coming up this weekend and she was going through her wedding pictures.  This gem is what "popped up".....excuse the play on words....totally unintentional.  In any case, everyone make sure to wish Josh Wright and Rachel Tillery Wright a happy anniversary this week!  Here is a little knowledge about their wedding.

They got married at the beautiful Island of Jekyll.  It was a lovely affair.  We arrived a couple days early and started the "festivities".  These included the things you would imagine a bunch of twenty-somethings to be doing on the week of a wedding at a beach resort.....Bachi Ball!  Oh.....and there was alcohol too :). 

The rehearsal went off without a hitch.....except if I remember correctly, the preacher NOR a wedding planner showed for it.  Rachel did her best to put a smile on as seen left (sorry Rach).  I took this picture by the way, so eat your heart out "professionals".  The weather held out for us and the rehearsal dinner went great as well.  No one got drunk.  I promise mom.  No one.  Scout's honor.

Wedding Day!!!!

 

Pictures went great......except for the nun.  The damn nun.  Ok, so on the exact same day as Rachel and Josh's wedding, there was....ahem.....another wedding.  But it was far down the beach, so their weirdos didn't mingle with out normal people.  So, we're there taking pictures, right?  So this nun comes up to us....asks us to move....straight face and everything....because their procession was going to walk BEHIND where we were taking pictures.  REALLY?  If she hadn't been a woman of the cloth, Rachel might have tossed her skinny, ruler carrying butt in the ocean.  Man, I wish I had a picture of this woman.  Straight out of poltergeist, she looked like the old dude at the beginning who talks to the little kid and it rains when he walks up.  Remember that guy?  Well, turn it into a woman, and you have a pretty good picture of this person.  I'm rambling....back on track.  Time for the wedding!

 Beautiful wedding.  Rachel looked fantastic and Josh looked ok.  Nothing special.  He's a dude, he knows.  No one is looking at him in this shindig.  Awesome ceremony....something happened though.  Rachel is going to have to help me out...maybe I'll call Josh.  It was something funny.  Be right back......Josh didn't answer, texting Rachel.....crap.  Oh well, maybe I'll put it in tomorrow's post. **EDIT** Heard from them both.  Rachel put the ring on the wrong hand.  Not as big a deal as I remember.  I feel ashamed now.  Oh Well.  KEEP READING!**  It was supposed to rain during the day, but God held that rain back until we got under the tent for the reception.  Awesome reception.  Everyone had a great time.  In fact, I remember someone saying "wow, every person here is having a great time."  Which was true.  The rest of the night is kind of a blur.  Rachel's brother, Ryan, convinced me it was a good idea to keep the tuxes on all night....including trips to the ocean, pool and hot tub.  Here are some pictures of the night.  Enjoy.

 Great night!  No pictures of the hot tub tuxedo unfortunately....ladies, use your imagination :).  All in all it wa a fantastic weekend and we got an AMAZING sister out of it!  Happy Anniversary Josh and Rachel!  

Ok, that's for Josh and Rachel.  Sweet stuff.  Here is something for everyone else.  Thanks to Josh Caldwell and Pa We for this one.