While the wedding party was hanging out and being photographed, our amazing chefs were hard at work preparing our wedding feast:

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The appetizers were out:

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And the mussel shooters were popular. GM-K, pictured below, was awesome enough to bring me a mussel shooter, knowing both how much I love them, as well as how slim my chances were of making it over there before they were all consumed:

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Atlanta-Pal G manned the grill:

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While Denver-pal M and our next door neighbors handled the pasta:

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Meanwhile, inside, Aunt B and Chef C worked on getting the salads and cornbread ready:

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The wedding party would be the first to go through the line, and BM-N got creative with where to put her bouquet:

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My napkin rings made their debut:

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The wedding party went down the line of delicious food:

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We sat down to eat with some of our guests and enjoyed a glass of our wedding wine. The photographers followed in line right behind us, so they would be ready for our “Sunset Session” after dinner, coming up in the next post!

*All photos by Mark Hayes Photography, unless otherwise noted.

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