Tara and Ryan's Wedding

This weekend we attended our cousin Tara's wedding in Sarasota, FL. Tara and Ryan had the most beautiful wedding I have ever been to. The wedding was located at a historic Mansion that is situated on the Gulf of Mexico.  Lauren and her cousin Gracie were the flower girls and they did a fantastic job and loved every minute of it. 

The girls wearing their pearls that were given to them by Tara and Ryan 

My Girl

Flowergirls at work

The beautiful Bride

Tara, beautiful from the inside out. 

The girls decide to get this party started!

Princess-style of course! 

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The cousins! 

( An added bonus to being in Tara's wedding was getting to spend some great quality times with my favorite cousins! )

Two beautiful girls

The groom dancing with cousin Gwen (who was smart and decided to just forget the dress in such hot, humid weather)  and the bride dancing with Lauren. Cherished memories that will last forever. 

This moment touched my heart. 

Lauren is sitting on my Uncle Larry's (the father of the bride) lap toward the end of the night. It doesn't seem that long ago that it was Tara who was this age and sitting on his lap. It was another reminder of  how quickly time goes. I know someday it will seem as though I blinked and my little girl will be getting married. The moment also tugged at my heart because my Uncle Larry is such a special person and I know it was doing them both good to be just sitting together on this special night. I wish we lived closer to Michigan so Lauren could soak up more time with this rare man.