The rehearsal and rehearsal dinner took place the evening before the wedding. As soon as Mike finished off his school day, we booked it over to Mahtomedi to meet our families, the wedding party, and the other essential hands for our big day. I was very proud that no one got seriously lost on their way to St. Andrew's. It all felt so surreal -- everything was finally coming together.
Running through the ceremony went quickly and smoothly. Everyone knew where to be and what to do. In no time, we headed back towards White Bear Lake for toasts, snacks, and socializing before our dinner reservations.
For the rehearsal dinner, we went to our favorite restaurant in White Bear Lake -- a little place overlooking said lake, Acqua. We love Acqua's amazing food selections, excellent service, and its intimate space. Our two tables of ten filled the entire front room so it felt like we had the whole place to ourselves. It was a wonderful setting for a lovely evening.
Our parents got a chance to sit down together for a nice meal before the chaos of the next day.
It was also nice to have Calvin home before Christmas.
We also got to meet Bill's girlfriend Amber for the first time.
Our fantastic wedding party, personal attendant/singer-extraordinaire, and usher made up the other table.
One happy pirate and four smiling faces...
...basically awesomeness all around.
Here, Biz is either failing horribly at trying to match Yooney's Asian-ness or he's really bad at giving bunny ears.
We thoroughly enjoyed dinner and spending time with our family and friends.
Happy, well-fed, and surrounded by good company, we were ready for the next day.
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