rehearsal dinner | 7.19

In order to kick off our wedding weekend festivities properly, we were fortunate enough to have two sets of parents who set us up for beautiful events all week and weekend.  Nick and I had separated from one another the Friday before the wedding to be with our respective families and tie up all loose ends.  It was hard to be apart as we prepared for such an exciting venture, but it made our reunion that much sweeter.  

The Friday before the wedding we met up with our wedding party at St. Vitus Catholic Church in New Castle to practice the comings and goings of our ceremony.  It was a little overwhelming having it set in, but I was excited nonetheless.  Afterwards we headed to the real kick-off party; Nick's parents put together a gorgeous rehearsal dinner at Avalon Golf & Country Club.  We had such a beautiful night with his family and mine and were so happy to be surrounded by such love and support.
The following photos are all courtesy of Blythe K Photography and perfectly capture our fun evening.
Me with [most of] my maids: Carrie, Shelley, Nina, Bella, Caitlin, & Christine
Nick with his groomsmen: Anthony, Kevin, Garrett, Bob, Matt, Zack, & Dave
Sharing laughs 
And love [our ring bearer & nephew] 
And sweets!

Us with our nephew, RJ

Loving and appreciating all the hard work our mothers did for us
The dads sharing a laugh together :) 

Love these happy moments Blythe captured 

Thanks and appreciation for the fathers 
My best friends; my sisters
Our wedding party 
Blythe, we can't thank you enough for our beautiful pictures from our rehearsal dinner.  You worked so hard and did an amazing job!
More to come...  we still have quite a few wedding posts to go!  Get ready for details, getting ready, wedding ceremony, & wedding reception photos & recaps!!  
Incase you've missed it:  Honeymoon part 1  | Honeymoon part 2