Harlow and Daddy waiting for the car to head to dinner.
It's rare to get a photo of all 3 of us.
At the Thai restaurant for dinner.
The day of the wedding we got up and began a day of hair and make-up preparation. Here is Harlow on her way to breakfast.
We had some family come all the way from Japan for the wedding.
After breakfast we began a full morning of hair and make-up. While the girls got pampered, Harlow hung out with Jiichan and Daddy. And took a 3 hour nap! This beauty shop was located right next door to the hotel we stayed at. These 3 girls use this tiny location for wedding parties. They were all awesome. We sure filled up that place!
Then it was time to head back to the hotel so Aiko could get ready. I'm so bummed I didn't get any pictures of her before the wedding in her dress. Her dress was AMAZING!
We stopped by my dad's room where all the guys were hanging out.
And headed back to see Aiko and her finishing touches.
Aiko and her bouquet as well as Harlow's mini bouquet.
And then it was time to wake the sleeping monster from her marathon nap. The night before the wedding was rough. She woke up in the middle of the night in the hotel crib and would NOT go back to sleep. She ended up in our bed tossing and turning until about 4 a.m. While Pete slept most of the time, I was the lucky one who got to stay up with her.
Check out that hair!
After we got Harlow fed and dressed for the wedding, it was time to head to the museum for pictures. Dev and Aiko before the wedding.
Their wedding was beautiful, It was overlooking the ocean and sunset, I actually had a little trouble focusing on their vows because the sunset was so beautiful! We are so glad that Aiko and Dev are finally married and so excited for their future.
Harlow was their flower girl. We practiced beforehand to make sure she knew just what to do when it was time for her to head down the aisle. But you can never be prepared for all the people I guess. My dad was positioned at the end of the aisle to call her towards him, and I sent her down with her mini bouquet with the instructions to "give your flowers to Jiichan" which we had practiced beforehand. And she went, and then started to trot a little faster towards him but unfortunately stopped dead in her tracks at the half way point. I think she realized EVERYONE was staring at her. She stopped, said "No!" and came running back to me. I tried a second time to send her down and she took a couple of steps and ran back to me again. I'm pretty sure I had to drag her down the aisle. But hey, you can only expect so much from an 18 month old right? At least she looked cute trying!
Harlow and one of the art pieces.
View from the wedding venue.
Another rare family picture.
Jiichan and Baachan
As they entered for the first time as husband and wife!
My mom and dad.
Relatives from Japan.
Daddy and Harlow at the reception. I came prepared, I brought Harlow a treat bag (a bunch of stuff from the $1 section at Target) to get her occupied. It worked like a charm.
Saying "cheese".
Family and friends.
Daddy and Harlow busting a move on the dance floor.
Dev and Aiko in the photo booth.
By around 9:30 Harlow was done for the day.
I loved their flower arrangments.
Cutting the pie.
She was so tired, she never even woke up when she was handed off to someone else.
We had a fun filled day of celebrating Dev and Aiko's marriage. Congrats to them both!
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