The story is so sweet - two kids meet in 5th grade....they rollerskated together...he gave her skittles and tootsie pops...she moved away...many years later he contacts her with a 'stab in the dark' type email...they reconnect...they fell in love.    Just over a week ago, Katie and Rob had a wonderful family and friend-filled wedding.  People came from all over the country; the east coast, the south.  There were so many little touches throughout the day that gave not only a nod to their childhood experiences, but also to the things that make each of them such a fun couple today - her love of coffee and a good 'hip hop' song; his keg in the corner and the 'bag toss' game at the end of the barn.  My day started with the girls at a nearby hotel - big fun getting ready and everyone chanting 'no rain' under our breaths (maybe that was just me!)...




Even though the skies were kind of gray, everyone's mood was so bright - what an incredibly fun wedding party!  Robbie's best men are the best kind of crazy and Katie's ladies were up for big fun (check out their dances moves later on!)  Katie planned so many fun '5th grade' touches - chalkboards for the party to write on and some old school skates.  The bright red barn at Pickering Farm provided such a great source of color against the skies and the gazebo lawn set up for their ceremony was just so pretty... 
 


After the family photos, there were only a few moments before all of their guests arrived.  The ceremony was so sweet - Robbie's expression as Katie came down the aisle was priceless.  Grandma Echo gave a reading and I think there were a lot of eyes welling up throughout the entire ceremony.  I loved Katie's face as they came back down the aisle together - pure joy!  There were lots of hugs (and a couple 'chest bumps') in a back room and then it was off to the party!