Rehearsal Dinner & Party

Wow, tomorrow is our wedding day and family and friends have already arrived to practice at the reshearsal and party tonight as it's our last day of being single.  My parents, Uncle Ike and Aunt Mona arrived closer to the beginning of the week.  Leonardo the best man arrived on Thursday and he and Anthony hung out that night.  Friday morning Anthony picked up his family and Valerie and Carmella drove in.  At this time our house was feels with dogs, family and friends.  It was so great!  The only ones missing was my sister and her family as they were driving up and would meet us at the venue.  As we started to pack the cars with wedding accessories it seemed like I was very much on top of everything but this day seemed like I have a few several things outstanding!  Carmella helped with the program layout and Anthony, my dad, Leo and Will printed them and made the fans after they picked up their tuxedos.  After we were all going to meet up at the venue.  Our rehearsal began at 4pm.  We were all there my parents, his mother, my bridemaids, his groomsmen, our wedding coordinator and Father Scott Johnson.  We started backwards as we all meet at the gazebo.  So they told us what was going to happen, when and where to stand and how to exit and line up.  It when every smoothly.  I was very happy with everything.  Now it was time to eat.  Not every familiar with the area restaurants Val and I choose the closes one with was a few blocks down from the venue a Mexican place call, Iguana Grill.  The place was in a beautiful location, food was okay but the service was slow.  Which didn't really bother most people as this was our first time all together and we could bond however we all were a bit hungry and ready to eat.  After our meal.  Our sweet soon to be brother-in-law as the entertainment to sing a song to us.  It was so great.  After we took pictures, checked in our hotel rooms and decided to head out downtown to party tonight.  I decided to room Friday night with Valerie and Carmella.  As we were getting ready, we called my sister and she decided not to join us but my friends Demi, Brandice and Leanittia were on there way to Austin and wanted to meet us.  The guys where heading downtown too.  It was all good as long as Anthony and I didn't see each other after midnight.  All the guys were staying at our house.  As the we took the 6th street off I35 we get a call from the ladies and they are right behind us, it was too exact!  So they follow us to parking we all hug and take pictures and head to the first club SIX.  We stayed there and danced a bit, after we walked to Red Fest where was met up with Anthony and the fellas.  We stayed with them for about an hour then when our separate ways to SpeakEasy where we met the guys again but they didn't stay very long.  After we walked back to the car and drove back to Lakeway.  It was a great day and we both felt so special they everyone arrived on time and had a great time.  Don't you just love hanging with family and friends!