sweet celebrations always include dancing and cake

last weekend, my sweet sister-in-law became a wife!

picture the most beautiful bride and groom, both inside and out,

and you've met the hamiltons!

#perfectnightforaperfectpair

i didn't get many photos because i was too busy eating tons of yummy cake and showing off my dance moves, but just trust me:

it was the most beautiful wedding you've ever seen!

 

my family joined the festivities and of course, tore up the dance floor.

#theakerlyfamilybringstheparty

bub-hub was quite the stud and danced the night away right by my side.

i love this man.

isn't he so handsome?!

 

so blessed to have a husband with such a sweet family.

i love them more and more each day.

 

 

mr. and mrs. chastain: part 9

no reception is complete without a bouquet and garter toss!  my girls were such great sports, and they were all ready for a fight.  i think the photos make it pretty obvious who won...

even though steph is already engaged,

she said it couldn't hurt to catch the bouquet...just in case. :)

and then the garter toss!

bub-hub's brother caught it.

keepin it in the family after all! :)

our exit was one of my favorite parts of the night.

growing up, sparklers were always my favorite part of the fourth of july,

so i was thrilled when our reception venue gave us the go ahead to light 'em up!

and so we began our life as mr. and mrs.!!

thanks for sticking around for the whole story! 

if you missed anything, or just want to revisit, check out the links below! :)

part 1 | part 2

part 3 | part 4

part 5 | part 6

part 7 | part 8

all photos were taken by Jana at bella bee photography.

the wedding was coordinated by Rhonda at precisely as planned. 

mr. and mrs. chastain: part 8

as i've mentioned time and time again,

fun was the top priority of the day.

we wanted our guests to laugh and eat and dance the night away.

 

in order to set the mood for the night,

we had the wedding party dance into the reception with their signature dance moves.

bub-hub and i were waiting outside, so we didn't get to see them all, but hearing the guests burst into laughter and applause was enough to let us know our plan for fun was working!

we boogied in after our wedding party,

then shared a first dance to the Blake Shelton version of

"God Gave Me You"

 

and then, there were toasts.

our best man and maid of honor nailed it:
the perfect blend of hilarious and practical advice.
and then there was my dad,
who was the perfect blend of awkward advice and hilarious anecdotes, which is why i have a dozen photos of bub-hub's face looking like the bottom left.

bub-hub and his mama shared a sweet dance to "find your wings" by mark harris.
isn't her dress so fun?! i love the ruffles. :) 

next, my dad and i shared our sweet & serious dance.

we started out dancing to steven curtis chapman's "cinderella", and then,
made some akerly magic.

at the end of our dance, we played "we are family" and brought everyone out on the dance floor to boogie down with us.

you need to be best friends with my dad.

he is the most hilarious, fun guy on the planet.

the photos don't quite do it justice, so here's a short video of the fun part of our dance.

 

our guests were on the dance floor the ENTIRE night.

there were even people dancing off the dance floor, between the tables, because there wasn't enough room!  there is nothing better than twisting and shouting and boogying down with a dance floor full of friends and family.

we had such a fantastic time dancing the night away.

 

what are your favorite songs to dance to at wedding receptions??