Saturday morning Liz and I woke up, put on our scarves to cover our bed head and headed straight for Starbucks, we got our 3 and 4 shot coffee’s and then went to a grocery store (Hy.vee I think) to get some breakfast for the girls who were getting their hair done. Then we went to the hotel where there were three entire hair studios going simultaneously in two rooms. One gal even brought her own dome hair dryer. It was a pretty impressive operation. We fed the bride some breakfast and started in on the hair do’s. It took about an hour for both Liz and I to get our hair done and then we ran out the door to get the beverages for the Limo ride and Eric from her apartment. Once we got that loaded up we headed for the church.
Once we were at the church we watched Heidi get ready for her big day, took about a million and a half pictures, and got our pretty faces on for the pro to do her job. We took a few professional pictures in the church and then hung out waiting for the wedding to start. Amanda, Liz, Andrea and I got sucked into a 25 minute photo shoot with all the Africa boys which was an amazingly fun time! I took a lot LOT of pictures that day, and most with people I didn’t even know! They’re friendly guys! We then all gathered in our respective boy / girl rooms and waited for the ceremony line up. The girls all gathered around Heidi and a quick prayer was said and then we went out and lined up to walk down the aisle. I walked down 2nd to last with Blaise. Heidi’s ceremony was perfect and when we walked out we were all ready to celebrate. As the couple exited the church 4 boxes of Monarch Butterflies were released and then they climbed into the limo along with the wedding party and we went to an arboretum to take more photos. After hiking through the arboretum we went to Buffalo Wild wings for some snacks and beer and then went back to the hotel where we were announced into the reception hall couple by couple.
We dined on an amazing feast of American & African cuisine, Keri Rae & Anthony toasted the couple and then Heidi & Hermann had their first dance, followed by the Daddy Daughter Dance, and then the bridal party dance. We all danced the night away and the DJ did a good job of playing Midwest favorites for the Bride and African tunes for the groom! It was an amazingly fun night! I’m sorry I can’t post more pictures, but I could post for days – I have a lot of pictures. I will make sure to get them on Facebook and then post the link for you to see.
This post can’t do the day that Heidi & Hermann shared justice, it was a beautiful wedding day surrounded by love and happiness, and lots of butterflies!
Eric and I went to bed around 1:00am, and got up early the next morning for a trek to South Dakota – That’s my next post! Love, Abby
Abby & Eric all Gussied up!
Once we were at the church we watched Heidi get ready for her big day, took about a million and a half pictures, and got our pretty faces on for the pro to do her job. We took a few professional pictures in the church and then hung out waiting for the wedding to start. Amanda, Liz, Andrea and I got sucked into a 25 minute photo shoot with all the Africa boys which was an amazingly fun time! I took a lot LOT of pictures that day, and most with people I didn’t even know! They’re friendly guys! We then all gathered in our respective boy / girl rooms and waited for the ceremony line up. The girls all gathered around Heidi and a quick prayer was said and then we went out and lined up to walk down the aisle. I walked down 2nd to last with Blaise. Heidi’s ceremony was perfect and when we walked out we were all ready to celebrate. As the couple exited the church 4 boxes of Monarch Butterflies were released and then they climbed into the limo along with the wedding party and we went to an arboretum to take more photos. After hiking through the arboretum we went to Buffalo Wild wings for some snacks and beer and then went back to the hotel where we were announced into the reception hall couple by couple.
We dined on an amazing feast of American & African cuisine, Keri Rae & Anthony toasted the couple and then Heidi & Hermann had their first dance, followed by the Daddy Daughter Dance, and then the bridal party dance. We all danced the night away and the DJ did a good job of playing Midwest favorites for the Bride and African tunes for the groom! It was an amazingly fun night! I’m sorry I can’t post more pictures, but I could post for days – I have a lot of pictures. I will make sure to get them on Facebook and then post the link for you to see.
This post can’t do the day that Heidi & Hermann shared justice, it was a beautiful wedding day surrounded by love and happiness, and lots of butterflies!
Eric and I went to bed around 1:00am, and got up early the next morning for a trek to South Dakota – That’s my next post! Love, Abby
Abby & Eric all Gussied up!
The wedding party!!!
College Girlfriends!
Abby & the Bride :)
Eric's shot of the ceremony!
Heidi looking at the butterflies that landed on her boquet
College girlfriends Liz, Andrea & Abby in the Limo
The Alikpokou's First dance as Husband & Wife :)
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