FFF - An Amazing Wedding

(ABOVE: Jaden at the Hotel Swimming Pool)

(ABOVE: My Mom and Dad)
(ABOVE: All my Siblings - Jenny, Harry, My mom, Nicole, ME and my Dad - from left to right)

(ABOVE: Here come the Bride!)
(ABOVE: The Happy Couple's Initial sculpted in ice!)
(ABOVE: The Martini Glass Ice Sculpture - filled with Vodka!)
(ABOVE: The Ice Bar)
(ABOVE: Mr. and Mrs. Jeff and Nicole Makepeace)

(ABOVE: The Wedding Cake)
(ABOVE: The ceiling inside the Crystal Plaza)
(ABOVE: The Bride dancing with her daddy!)
(ABOVE: The Reception Menu - made to order)
(ABOVE: The Appetizer/Salad - this kind of reminded me of the plant from The Little Shop of Horrors - but it was good!)

Happy FFF Everyone! It seems like it always takes forever for Friday to arrive but once it is here I always say – I can’t believe it is Friday already! This week I am on theme becuase this week's theme is 'Our Choice' so I thought I would finally post some photos from our vacation to NY and NJ for my cousins wedding. It was a beautiful time and the rain stopped just hours before the outdoor ceremony was to begin. My cousin looked beautiful and the wedding and reception location was priceless … it was called the Crystal Palace in Whippany, NJ. The ceremony was amazing and filled with tears … the hors ‘devours hour before hand was amazing … they had stations throughout the reception hall …each station was filled with food from different areas around the world … they had an Italian Station, a Mexican Station, a Seafood Station – with ice sculpture dishes to keep the LOBSTER and jumbo shrimp cold … they also had a salad area and plenty of meats and cheeses to go around. But the most amazing this to see when you walked in was the Ice Bar and Martini Bar … it was an open bar all night long … custom made Martinis and drinks of all sorts … but the neatest thing I’ve seen was the Ice Sculpture in the shape of a Martini Glass … it had a spicket on it with the chilled Vodka inside it for you to make your own Martinis … being that I am pregnant and a HUGE fan of Pomegranate Martini’s it was hard to be around so much goodness but I refrained and drank my lemon juice and water … the reception was also beautiful and my cousins dad wrote the most amazing song for her and had a professional there to sing it to her while they danced – more tears … the food was amazing … filet mignon (all you can eat), salad, bruschetta type appetizer and of course the end was a desert bar out in the main room. This was no ordinary desert bar – they had a cannoli station, a flaming coffee bar, a 4 foot chocolate fountain, a funnel cake area and an ice cream bar along side the wedding cake, carrot cake and chocolate lava cake … YUM – YUM – YUM! It was amazing and truly breathtaking to be a part of it … I was bummed kids weren’t invited but Jaden stayed at the hotel with my niece Amanda – they ordered room service, went swimming and rented an in room movie so I am sure they enjoyed themselves … the next day we headed to my cousins house for a BBQ … it was a beautiful wedding – not without some drama due to excessive drinking but that’s what you get with an open bar …
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I hope you all have an amazing weekend – like I said in my previous post we are busy which is always nice!

Love ~ The Clark Family ~ Rebekah, Jason, Jaden and Baby Charlotte