I am absolutely positive that my sister is the prettiest bride ever.
A lot of people have asked… yes, her hair is naturally curly like that. She is a lucky duck.
Seeing her little kiddos in their fancy clothes made me cry at least 48 times throughout the night. How is my nephew old enough to have a suit?
The ceremony was beautiful and immediately after Curly filled her plate up entirely with candy. It is scary how much we are alike.
My sister and her husband are party animals. They really wanted something simple where all of the kids could run and play and most importantly I think they really wanted to please my tastebuds by ordering 85 Papa John’s pizzas (this is the best pizza ever and I will close the comments section if anyone tries to disagree with me).
If you ever come to Provo, Utah for any reason (maybe this will be your reason) you HAVE to get rice krispy treats from BYU. They are 5 inches tall, dense, full of marshmellows and butter… you will never find a better RKT.
Brooke spent a lot of time bonding with my brothers which I loved seeing.
Mer hit the dance floor and showed us all how to really party.
My sister’s now husband trains the BYU mascot and so of course Cosmo had to be there for the dance party. He spotted my grandma and could just feel that she had rhythm and some wicked moves and so he asked her to dance. I wish so badly that I had her dance to Usher recorded so that I could show you all. Just imagine her doing the coolest dancer ever.
Brooke got a little crazy out on the dance floor too.
And then Dave showed us all up.
Everything went perfectly and they are one happy couple.
We are headed back to warm Southern California this morning. I actually have no idea how I survived these Utah winters. They hurt.
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Curly, straight or wavy hair?
Do you like to dance? Married people: did you have dancing at your wedding? What did you dress look like?
What are your weekend plans?
96 comments
Emily @ Paging Dr. Grace
Dancing at a wedding is a must! We danced for hours, and my hubby broke it down on the dance floor in front of everyone! It was hilarious {and pretty awesome too}! My dress was flowy, not very poufy, and so comfortable! I loved it!
kim@hungryhealthygirl
Your sister is a gorgeous bride!! I have really straight hair…it won’t even curl with a curling iron. I would love for it to at least have a little wave to it, but I know we all wish for the hair we don’t have. Yay for rice krispy treats!!
HollieisFueledByLOLZ
First your sister is absolutely stunning. Her eyelashes are so long! Tell her to come do my makeup too. The lady dancing has me laughing a lot. LOL.
The Hungry Runner Girl
She really is so so good at makeup:) I hope you are having a great day Hollie!
Kris @ www.Kris-Lawrence.com
Awwww Congrats to your sister! Looks like such a fun wedding! Love the BYU mascot dancing with your grandmom…so awesome. Papa Johns pizza is awesome….no argument from me.
Bethp262
Those Rice Krispie treats are awesome! And your grandma is adorable!!! :)
Claire @ Live and Love to Eat
You both are gorgeous! Congrats to your sis and her family! :)
TorontoRunner
Your sister is BEAUTIFUL. That glimpse of her wedding dress in the last picture is just stunning. Stunning!!
Look at Grandma go!!
Congrats to your sister again :D
AmyC @ running escapades
What a fun wedding! Love the Papa Johns ;)
lindsay
gorgeous gorgeous bride! so happy for them. Dance? oh ya! we danced to jimmy buffet all night long.
Andrea
Congrats…weddings are so different here in nj!
Steph
Your sister was a beautiful bride..and your grandma seems like one of the funnest/most adorable people in the world! I think dancing at weddings is the BEST! My guests and I were all dancin’ machines at our wedding. I wore a sweetheart-neckline, all lace dress..but I still managed to bust a move or two.. ;)
My weekend will be filled with Christmas celebrations. My husband and I are hosting Christmas for the first time..I am so excited! :)
Khushboo
Your sister looks gorgeous :)!
Beth @ a latte inspiration
Congrats to your sister!! Looks like everyone had a fun time! :)
Kristen @ notsodomesticated
Congratulations to your sister and her new hubby! She looked absolutely gorgeous!
Sarah @PickyRunner
What a fun wedding! Mine will definitely have an ice cream sundae bar, mac and cheese, and cupcakes. Maybe some custom milkshakes thrown in there too. Oh, and grapes. Endless grapes. I love all of the dancing!!!
Becky Przy
What a beautiful bride!!! Congrats to you sister and her family!
Curly hair and most of the time I wish it was straight;-)
sooo excited for the weekend–my sister is coming home and we are all going to my parents to celebrate Chirstmas all weekend:-)
Angela
I don’t know your sister but seeing her so happy literally makes me cry! I love it when people are happy. Sounds like the coolest wedding ever.
The Hungry Runner Girl
Angela, thank you so much! Your comment made me so happy:)
cathy@1970kikiproject
oh, i LOVE these photos, janae! what a wonderful family celebration! congrats to your sister, i wish her all the very best!!
The Hungry Runner Girl
Thank you so much Cathy! I really appreciate that!
Lauren
Oh, what a fun wedding! Looked perfect and how wonderful that you got to be there for it! :)
Liz
Papa Johns best ever — YES! I will support your closing of comments if anyone disagrees, Janae!
This looks like an awesome, low-key wedding!
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats
I have naturally curly hair and usually I love it. Although occasionally I’ll wish it were naturally straight, but… yea I love my hair. And Congrats to your sister! That looks like a fun, family-filled wedding!
Karen @ Runner Girl Eats
Aw congrats! Looks like a blast. I have limp, thin, straight hair so I have serious hair envy of your sister!
Heather @ Run Eat Play
Congrats to your sister and her husband! You are both beautiful!
Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More
Congrats to all! Your grandma dancing is the best!
I have wavy hair. What does your sister use to keep her curls separated and not frizzy? I have a problem with frizz when I wear mine curly.
My oldest daughter turns 15 on Sunday! We will have a low-key family celebration that day.
Laura
Everybody looks beautiful, what a fun and wonderful wedding!! Congratulations to your sister :)
My hair is kinda straight, kinda wavy, mostly a mess ha ha
Britt @ Chicago Runner Girl
Congrats to your beautiful sister! Brooke’s eyes are to die for! So brilliantly blue that they glow.
Gina G
I have curly hair, but I usually fry it (aka straighten it) because it only looks good 1/10 when it is curly haha.
I lllove to dance!
Congrats to the beautiful couple! :)
Rene Hall
Congrats to your sister and her lucky husband! I love the siplicity of the wedding/reception. That is my idea of perfection. No dancing at my wedding.
My hair is bleh. Not really straight but the waviness is has no rhyme or reason so I have to straighten every day.
I have the best weekend plans ever – Christmas party tonight with my BFFs, short run tomorrow, and tomorrow night I’m going to Dallas Cowboys stadium where the local high school football team is playing for the state championship. There will be about 25000 fans there and I can’t wait.
Angie
What a sweet wedding! Grandma on the dance floor with the mascot is the cutest thing!
Jessica R @ fromthekitchentotheroad
I have fluffy hair that I straighten every day. Sometimes I let it curl but I don’t always like the way it turns out. Your sister looks beautiful!
Renee
I have curly hair…and it’s only been straightened 4 times in my life.
I LOVE Papa John’s pizza, but sadly the one in my town closed so now it’s a big deal to get it on vacation.
No dancing at our wedding. And my dress was pretty plain except for a little beading and ruching on the bodice.
Chrissy
Oh my goodness, congrats to your sister and her husband! She looked breathtakingly beautiful! Her hair is the most gorgeous hair I have ever seen. I have stick straight, thin hair so I’d die for her gorgeous locks! I love to dance, but sadly, have no moves (in my mind, I am ah-mazing though;)). I got married in November and we had a dance! My dress was a taffeta strapless gown and I loved. I want to get married every day (to the same man, of course), just to wear my dress again.
Shari
Oh, what a wonderful celebration! Congratulations to your sister and the entire family! :)
lindsay @prettylittleparadise
that wedding looks awesome… and so do those rice krispy treats! my hair is naturally curly, but i straighten it all. the. time. i just don’t feel right with my curls most of the time :/
Amanda
Congrats to your sister! It looks like your family had a blast.
I have curly hair, though at the age of 31, I am still trying to figure out how to style it! Your sister’s hair is beautiful.
Amanda @ .running with spoons.
Congrats to your sister! She definitely makes a gorgeous bride. And yes, she’s incredibly lucky to have curly hair like that… Mine is stick straight and absolutely adores gravity ;) Me, on the other hand? I’m a big time sucker for rice krispie treats. Holy.wow did seeing those give me the biggest craving…
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries
Your sister looks beautiful! Haha and I love your grandma – that’s so great! I have wavy/curly hair. Sometimes it curls perfectly and other times it’s all over the place. It has a mind of its own! I think you came out here during the coldest couple days we’ve had so far. It’s been freezing! Thank goodness we’re going to AZ today… Yippee!
Hilary
I LOVE this wedding!!! I hate those “perfect” stuffy weddings that you are so afraid to even move, touch anything, eat….etc.! boring…no one remembers those weddings anyway. 2 of my cousins got married and I told my mom at both weddings that there weddings were exactly what I DON’T want.
Oh and I am also in love with your Mer!
Brooke @ Running In Heels
OMG your grandma is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen!
Elizabeth @ My Neon Running Shoes
I like curly hair but it takes work! And yes we had lots of dancing at our wedding! Definitely on of the highlights. I also really liked my dress (as it should be haha.) we even got to do a photoshoot for a magazine ad after the wedding so I wore it twice :-)
Pam
CONGRATS to your sis! & yes she sure is a beautiful bride!!! :) :)
you grandma is soo cute!! she sure can dance better than me! :)
safe travels back to CA my friend! :) :) xo
Kaitlin @4loveofcarrots
your sister looks beautiful!! Curly’s face in the picture with her siblings is too funny!
Becky
That wedding looks and sounds awesome! Love the dress and I love the fact there was pizza and RCTs. Have a safe trip and enjoy the holiday.
Amanda @ Romancing the Unusual
Looks like a perfect day! Congrats to your sister!
Laura
The picture of Mer dancing officially ties the one of her eating whipped cream as my 2 favorite photos of all time! I’m pretty sure she was meant to be my grandma too! There must have been a mix up somewhere.
Congrats to you beautiful sis!
I think the pic of your bro holding Brooke is so tender and sweet.
Katie
I live for dance parties. And my hair is all 3. I call it curly, but I guess it’re more wavy with a some randomly curly spots and weirdly straight sections. It’s a sight.
Lizzy
i love your red skirt!
my hair is naturally curly but it does NOT look like your sisters – how does she get it so un-frizzy?!
i am headed to florida this afternoon to be with family for the holiday – i can’t wait!
The Hungry Runner Girl
Hey Lizzy! I think that she uses biolage hair gel! I will ask her as soon as she gets back from her honeymoon so that I can let you know for sure:) Have a great day!
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables
Ahhh this is so adorable!!!! :) Your sisters hair is GORGEOUS!
Kristen @ Happy Running Mama
I have naturally curly hair, very similar to your sister’s hair. I am so thankful for it because I am as lazy as they come (when it comes to hair, that is) and I just take a shower and go. Don’t bother drying it at all. Makes for some cold mornings!
Your sister looks gorgeous! Congratulations to her and her husband!!
Megan D
I love seeing everone so happy :) And your sister looks gorgeous. My hair is naturally curly, but it does not look like your sisters when I do it curly, or I would do it like that all the time. Perhaps she can give a hair tutorial ;)
No dancing at our wedding. I LOVE to dance, but I think I have seen Ross dance once before. We didn’t have a recpetion. Just a really nice sit down dinner with close friends and family. I loved it. My dress was pretty simple – that is how I roll. But I gotta say, I think about a year or two after I got married the wedding dress scene changed. They are a lot cuter now. I kinda want to rent one, rent Ross a tux and go get pictures done again. Ross said no though. Party pooper.
I have never had BYU’s RKT. I always go for the mint brownie. But now I will have to go get one cause they look amazing. And Papa Johns really is the best pizza. No argument there.
I love Mer. With every post I like her more. She is awesome. Congrats again to your sister and I hope you have a safe trip back to Cali.
Amy
My hair is wavy/frizzy. Ugh! Haha. I straighten it about 40% of the time, wear it curly 10%, and throw it up in a ponytail the other 50%!
Love to dance and danced it up hardcore at my wedding last month! My dress was sweetheart strapless with subtle hints of lace and pearls throughout :-) Your sister looks beautiful and so happy at her wedding!
Heading to my parents across the state for pre-Christmas celebrations…which will include a 20 mile run Sunday. Woot woot!
Save travels and have an awesome weekend :-)
Hope
I absolutely love that she had pizza and rice krispy treats at her wedding!!! Your entire family is gorgeous.
The Hungry Runner Girl
Thank you so much Hope! Have a wonderful weekend!
Erin
beautiful bride! do you know what type of hair product she uses? I have wavy/curly hair that probably COULD look like that but i have not yet figured out which hair products to use….
The Hungry Runner Girl
Hey Erin! I am pretty sure that she uses biolage hair gel but I am not sure… I will ask her to do a little paragraph or something for the blog on how she does her hair when she gets back from her honeymoon!!
Deana (RockOrangeFive)
What a fun wedding reception with pizza and RKTs :) Your sister found a great dress! Love the gathers in the back.
My hair is pretty straight unless it is rainy outside and then it gets frizzy. :(
Love to dance, but we didn’t have dancing at our wedding. (my parents rule :( )
The wknd is shopping, snowball fights and family parties!! :)
Megan S @ gourmet or go home
Your sister looks beautiful, your baby, nieces and nephew and grandma are adorable and it looks like you guys really captured the spirit of what a wedding should be about:) Congratulations!!
Alex @ Healthy Life Happy Wife
Those rice krispy treats look amazing!! Craving them now!
I actually have super curly hair but I get it straightened. I love the curls but the straight is much easier and I get bored easily so I am always changing my hair!
We had a dance party at our wedding! We wouldn’t have wanted it any other way!
This weekend my husband and I are taking it easy & maybe doing some last minute christmas shopping!
Phat Josh
NOTE: Disneyland USED to have the best RKTs! But, they stopped making their in park treats and went to smaller packaged ones.
LAME!
But, I consider myself a RKT snob. I’m very picky about what I like. I also make a number of gourmet ones for holidays, etc. I just made Peppermint & Dark Chocolate RKTs for Christmas. But, I also make a great Halloween, Easter and Valentines Day themed RKT.
Gosh, I’m making myself hungry at 8:30am. Shoot!
The Hungry Runner Girl
I am going to have to completely agree with you on Disney’s OLD RKTs… they used to be so good. You would seriously love the BYU ones. I need to try the peppermint and dark chocolate ones.. you are making me drool!
Phat Josh
I think you would also like my Halloween RKT. It’s candy corn (both regular & pumpkin), Tootsie Rolls (regular & fruit), Juju Fruits and Pretzels. It’s this balance of salty and sweet. Sounds odd, but it’s my family’s favorite one I make.
Gosh, I need a RKT now!
Jennie
How funny. We went to a byu basketball game a few weeks ago and were very impressed with Cosmo’s athletic ability…he was doing flips and amazing gymnastics moves all over the place. So I am very impressed his trainer is now part of your family!!
The Hungry Runner Girl
That is so cool! Yep, her husband can do the craziest (and scariest) tricks too!
Nicole@TheKidlessKronicles
Straight. No question there.
Yes, I like to dance. But liking it and being good at it are different things. There was dancing at our wedding. People seemed to have a good time.
Weekend plans are for a bike ride and BINGO!
The Kidless Kronicles
shelly
Congrats to your sister!!
Tabaitha
Congratulations to your sister! She made a stunning bride! You seriously have the coolest grandmother!
Kari @ Running Ricig
Wow! Your BIL has some serious dance moves!
Sounds like a fun day. Congratulations to your sister and her new husband!!
Melanie @ Happy Being Healthy
Your sister is gorgeous and the wedding looked like a ton of fun!! Love it! Congrats.
Summer
Congrats to your sister. The pics of your grandma are priceless !
Jamyn
Oh my gosh!!! I’ve been wanting to talk to you! I don’t know how we didn’t think of this match earlier! They are perfect together! Rachelle is stunning! It’s not really fair. ;) She looks so happy…I’m so excited for them! Tell her congrats for me! xoxo
p.s. If you’re here over Christmas I really want to see you and Baby B!
The Hungry Runner Girl
JAMYN!!!!!!!!! Oh my goodness this made me so happy! I love that you know Dave… why weren’t you at the wedding?!?! I just got back to Cali but I am going back to Utah for my bday…. CAN WE PLEASE FINALLY PLAY!?!?!
Molly@This Life Is Sparkling
Congrats to your sister! I guess Curly got her hair from her momma ;) I have naturally wavy/curly hair now but growing up it was straight!
Rachelle
Oh my goodness those pictures of your grandma and the mascot are absolutely priceless. Seriously that made my entire day. Congrats to your beautiful sister.
Natalie @ Free Range Human
I love that first picture of Curly! Too cute! I did dance at my wedding. My husband and I did a waltz to Moon River for our first dance.
Amy N.
Everyone looks gorgeous! I love your Grandma, I want to meet her! She’s hilarious! And pizza and Cosmo at a wedding? Best wedding ever!
We would totally be friends.
rache
Congratulations to your sister – she looks so beautiful and happy! Wowzerz, HOW blue are Brooke’s eyes?! Beautiful. :)
Linnea Grimes
I love Papa John’s too! Especially because of that garlic sauce…heaven. Looks like a fun wedding!
Jina
Congratulations to your sister! She is a gorgeous bride. Love her hair! I have straight hair, but have always wanted curly hair.
The wedding looks like it was so fun! Love that the BYU mascot was there. I have a thing for mascots. I think they’re so adorable and fun. :c)
Kashi @ Cape Island Runners
Fun! We did have dancing, we both love to dance so it was a must for us. Hubby was so seriously about the music not sucking that he did the playlist himself and put together a night of non-stop dancing. Score!! It was so great. Congrats to the happy couple!
Annette@FitnessPerks
Congrats to your sister!! YAY! So happy for her :)
How cool that he trains Cosmo? Hah. That rocks.
ANd YES to dancing. That was what I wanted for both receptions–and they were huge dance parties!!!
Nicole
Curly hair, but I don’t know how to style it, so I blow dry it straight. I think I need your sister to give me lessons. Can she come out to SoCal with you?
I can’t dance….just doesn’t happen.
The picture of Brooke with her head on your brother’s shoulder is cute, but, Mer wins the cute picture of the week award with her dancing with Cosmo. LOVE!
Stephanie
Your sister is gorgeous!! Looks like quite the party :)
Heather @operationdetermination
It looks like you all had a great time!
Straight hair. I hate to dance but did have dancing at my wedding and danced it up all night because dancing is only fun when you are the bride in your beautiful dress. I work all weekend so not much for plans.
Ellen
Your sister looks beautiful :) andyhat pic of your brother and Brooke is one of the sweetest things I’ve seen.
RunInBoise
What a fun wedding! Pizza and Cosmo dancing with your grandmother?! That is really awesome! Congrats to the newlyweds!
Jaclyn @Justjac
She is quite the beautiful bride! How fun for the whole fam and her kids to be there/involved. and those RKTs….wow, yum, i want one!! (and I don’t even like them?)
Much happiness and love to the new couple!!
Sarah
I have curly hair. I straighten it often. It’s a hate/hate relationship since I was 10 years old.
I don’t like to dance, but I do it at weddings. Slow songs only. And yes, we had dancing at our wedding.
Kay
Congratulations to your sister! Those rice Krispy treats look amazing!
Mer
Your grandmother is wonderful! God bless her!
Lea
Congratulations to your sister!
You’re grandmother is basically the most adorable thing ever! I love her dancing.
Niki Martins
I am so sad I missed Mer!!! That first picture of her and Cosmo is one of my favorite pictures ever! Loved seeing you again, call me when you are back in town and have a very Merry Christmas! Love you!
Holly
Your sister is stunning! Congrats to her & her new husband. I love how fun their wedding looks- especially with Papa John’s…my favorite :)
Your niece and her plate of candy…lol! Learned from the best, right?!