Erin & Ryan's Wedding - Part 4 (Reception!)

Now we get to the par-tay!  And with the two freakin' nutso Catholic families that came together for the night it was sure to be a little crazy.  Bob and I gave toasts as did my dad and Mike.  We also sang "Happy Birthday" to my dad's best friend, Jimmy, who celebrated his 60th birthday that day.

 I'm trying to imagine the thoughts going through Jimmy's head having to listen to my mom singing

Erin surprised Ryan with his own groom's cake decked out with pirate logos.  He has a thing about pirates and I don't know why.  Erin of course had to incorporate the Cubs somehow and chose to do it with her cake.  Both cakes were done by an amateur cake artist out of her home and they were both delicious!  If anyone needs a great cake at a great price in Austin get the lady's contact info from Erin.  She delivers!

Erin and Ryan danced to a song by Jimmy Buffett (I have asked Erin about 5 times what the name of the song is and for the life of me I can NEVER remember when she tells me) and then she and my dad danced to The Way You Look Tonight (also what my dad and I danced to but a different version).  My parents and Ryan's parents apparently planned a choreographed dance that they performed but that I missed.  It sounds like it was awesome.

Sorry they are so dark!

The rest of the night was awesome.  Lots of eating, dancing and drinking.  It was unfortunate that it had rained all day so they had to move the dining room and dance floor under cover but it was still a wonderful setting.  Check out Nature's Point for more information and pictures of the place.  I tell everyone that this was the perfect place for Erin and Ryan to get married since they couldn't do it on a beach somewhere.  And, yes, my mother did do a headstand.

Erin and I put together the centerpieces and their favors were coozies with their names and the date.  We also had an insert that thanked everyone for coming and said "To have and to hold and to keep your beer cold!" (Andi, thanks for letting us plagiarize you!).

We finished the night off and sent the newlyweds on their way with sparklers.