Ah, young love.

Sarah is now Sarah Briggs!! Married to the fine Christian Briggs and what a beautiful day it was! Here is some proof:

Now I must confess.

I'm basically doing this post because I told my in-laws that I'd send pictures of our fun hats and the picnic we had and the wedding dress that my mom MADE TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE WEDDING. But I couldn't get the pictures through in a decent way in an email so I'm just directing them here. That is why this post will be less about the lovebirds and how lovely they were and more about the party planning. Sorry! I don't have time to be sentimental. I have to go to bed.

So.

Here's a shot of the back of the dress:

They had a reception that evening in Fresno. But we didn't make anything for that really. It was catered dessert at the Downtown Club which was a really fun location (I think our Christmas card picture will come from there). So on to the picnic the next day in Monterey!

The Bride and her new family:

Alternative guest sign in: Write your sentiments on a Jenga block!

(side note: See the lacey overlay on this table? That was the OLD wedding dress...We don't waste things in the Bennion house.)

They had His and Her lunchboxes. We put all the food together.

Favors. His favorite Sees candy (Almond bud) and Her favorite Sees candy (Milk Bordeaux).

Gentlemen were encouraged to wear a dapper hat.

All of the pennant banners were handmade using the scraps from the pillow material. They will be used for a quilt for Sarah and Christian.

Each blanket had a big pillow (handmade) with a love quote on the back, a bouquet of flowers, and a platter of fruit. I monogrammed the napkins for those with a "B."

Picnicing. We really felt like we were back in time--it was so beautiful and charming.

Jane, Audrey, and Porter helped Tanner put up the badminton net. Don't they look so cute in their little hats?

Do I dare admit that we played croquet with British accents?

This is from the luncheon the day before, but I think my face is pretty classic. Really good portrayal of my feelings. See if you can guess what happened (and happens about every 10 minutes with this girl):

Hehe. Messy Mollie.