THE NEW MR AND MRS ANDREW DOUGLASS

Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Douglass! Kelly and Andrew tied the knot on October 30, 2010 in a beautiful ceremony in San Antonio following a 3-year engagement. The date was special because it was Kelly and Andrew's anniversary since their first date and it was Kelly's grandmother's wedding anniversary. It simply could not have been more perfect...

We all met up for the rehearsal at Sonterra (which went extremely smoothly, I might add!), then headed downtown for the rehearsal dinner at La Margarita. It was delicious! We had a great time eating yummy Tex-Mex (and margaritas...), visiting with family and friends, hearing awesome blackmail-worthy stories of Andrew, and causing as much trouble as possible. They gave us macarenas and pinatas...what else would you expect?! Kelly's dad and Andrew's dad both did their very best to make us all cry (and were successful) with beautiful, heartfelt thoughts and stories. It was one of those times where you can just feel how happy everyone was for Kelly and Andrew and we all could see that they were meant for eachother. As for the trouble-causing...Ashley's dad started it, right after telling stories that he knew would embarass Ashley. It was GREAT! He was playing with one of the pinatas and Ashley took it from him. So he started stealing them from other tables, and before you knew it...well...I'll just let you see the pictures. We had a shrine to Andrew and Kelly. I'll just say that. If you watch carefully, the shrine grows and develops...

Then, Ashley killed our pinata shrine...

We were also serenaded by a mariachi band! They did a great job! The night ended with a car-ful of people reminding Ryan to drive carefully...first, I said it. Then, Scott and Sarah echoed with "remember, you have precious cargo!" and Dan rounded out the group with the best line..."that's right, tonight you have 4 eggs in your basket!" We all about died laughing, and I'm surprised Ryan didn't try to find a cliff to drive us all off of...

Saturday was the big day! The guys did their thing, which mostly consisted of getting dressed, managing to not get dirty, and arriving on time. Ben and Ryan helped Andrew with a few last minute things before they all headed to Sonterra. The girls did theirs...hair, make up, etc. We all had some great hair styles thanks to Kelly's awesome hairdresser! Before we knew it, it was time to start pictures. Kelly first, then add in the bridesmaids, then family pictures. Then it was Andrew's turn. I love that they held to the tradition of not seeing eachother that day until the ceremony! People started arriving and just about before we could blink, the wedding coordinator came in and told us it was time to line up. The wedding party looked great, all the parents were so happy and glowing, Andrew was all dolled up and as handsome as ever (and trying so hard not to cry), but Kelly took the prize...I don't even have words to describe how gorgeous she was. She was a dream or like a fairy tale. She came down the aisle...Mr. Fetzer by her side so proud! He handed her to Andrew, then both Kelly's dad and Andrew's dad teared up and anyone that could see them just about lost it. The pictures they got with the scenery and sunset behind them were to die for! Andrew and Kelly were glowing, the ceremony and scenery were amazing, everyone was so happy...it was just perfect. After the ceremony, they had the usual picture sessions, then we all headed to the reception, which was a blast! We danced, had some delicious dinner, made very good use of the candy bar, and again, people made speeches it seemed with the intent to make everyone tear up...successfully again. We sent them off in style with sparklers! What an end to a great day. Andrew and Kelly are married! Congrats again, thank you so much for letting us be part of your special day, everything was amazing, and we love you!

I'll post a few pictures once the camera makes it back home...it's still en route with Ryan.