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Weddings Galore!

Big changes for the Mills family this year! There are fewer of us who actually go by "Mills," but there are more of us nonetheless! This year we gained 2 new members. I introduced the first in my last post - Elouise Jean Goding.
(In case you missed the cuteness :) )

The second is Matthew Beauregard - the brave soul who actually joined this crazy clan by choice (haha!)

With so many girls already, I'm thrilled to welcome a new brother! He's outgoing and thoughtful and he is perfect for my sister. It is quite obvious how much he adores her. I love how in love they are :)They're wedding was a perfect reflection of them. Romance, glamor, country music, and baseball! 


 
These bridesmaids were so much fun to collaborate with! 3 of Julie's dearest friends, her new sister-in-law, and our sisters did an excellent job of tying details together and making sure Julie looked and felt her best. It was such an honor helping this day come together and standing as a witness to Julie and Matt's pledge to each other.We made a great team :)
 
This is one of my favorite pictures from that day! Sophia (Julie's friend's 5-year-old daughter) and Brynley were such sweet flower girls. Brynley followed Sophia's every move and they did their job seamlessly...till they reached the altar and Brynley exclaimed "I need more flowers!" Then Sophia graciously started transferring her pedals to Brynley's so they could both keep dropping them. They were priceless :)
 
Look at that face!
 
Did I mention how STUNNING Julie was?! She has never loved being the center of attention, but she was beaming and radiant. It was surreal to see her as a bride. I have such vivid memories of dressing up in Mom's old bridesmaids dresses (which were pretty enough to us to be wedding gowns) and tossing bouquets to each other as little girls. Exchanging ideas about dream weddings and future husbands is now a reality. How sweet it is :)
 
Obviously, I am now even more excited about my own wedding that's only 3 months away! It's officially on since Cory and I caught the bouquet and garter at the reception! 
 
Thankfully we got a lot of our wedding planning done while we were there in Phoenix. Cory got to see the venue, meet the photographer, the coordinator, the caterer, and the best part of all:
cake testing :) Actually, the best part was having Cory and my family in the same place at the same time. That hadn't happened since I graduated from nursing school over a year and a half ago! My heart was full :)
 
It feels good to be checking things off the seemingly endless list of wedding planning tasks. The feelings of stress are slowly subsiding and anticipation is growing. I'm sure the stress will return with a vengeance as the day approaches (3 months to go!), but it helps to focus on the end result of getting to be a wife!
 
Another factor that helps - sharing the excitement with my newly engaged Alaska-bestie Katie!! She gets to marry her best friend Neil next fall :)
Just when our fiancés got used to our usual conversations of patient care and nursing shenanigans, we get to annoy them even more with talks of dresses and cakes and centerpieces. This is gonna be fun :)
 

 

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