Thanks again to Chelsea and Justin for having dad join you for your trip.  Dad said it was awesome and he came back with so many funny stories about his time with you two and your families.  Everyone was so wonderful to him and made him feel like he was just another friend there to celebrate the wedding.  We hope you two stay in touch as the years go on!

Inappropriate, we know, but weird enough that we just had to share!

The wedding party all got on a bus and headed out to the Vegas sign for pictures and then waited for the bus to bring them back.  And waited.  And waited.  Finally Justin, half kidding, tried to hitchhike and everyone was surprised when a SUV actually pulled over for them!  The guys inside gave everyone a ride back to the strip where Chelsea and Justin did family photos before getting in a limo to head over to the marriage bureau to get the marriage license.  The limo driver said Chelsea was one of the only brides to have her paperwork filled out before she got there!

Then it was finally time to make it official!  They headed over to the chapel for the ceremony!  Chelsea’s grandpa gave her away.  Dad said that her grandpa used to be a photojournalist in the 60′s and now does a lot of traveling.  Dad also said that Chelsea’s grandma is deceptively fast.  At one point during the day, dad had to speed walk just to keep up with her!  All of Chelsea and Justin’s family and friends were great people.  They made dad feel like one of the family and he was very grateful for that, so thanks to all of them!  And they were all very excited that they were able to be there to share Chelsea and Justin’s wedding day with them!

After the ceremony, everyone went to Yolos restaurant in the Planet Hollywood hotel for dinner before calling it a night.  It was so much fun for dad to be able to join Chelsea, Justin, and their guests for their Vegas wedding.  Dad wants to thank Chelsea and Justin lots and lots for having him there, and for being such awesome people!  They are truly an amazing couple.  Mom has become friends with Chelsea through emails and Twitter and she was so excited that she had butterflies when she woke up Tuesday morning and knew it was Chelsea and Justin’s big day!  It feels like Chelsea had been planning this day (and re-planning after plans changed to a Vegas wedding!) forever and mom could not believe the day had finally come.  We know married life is going to be a blast for Chelsea and Justin, and we wish them all the best!  Stay tuned for a few of their day after pictures coming to the blog soon!

Just for you Steph

On the plane to Vegas…check out Justin’s “Game Over” Mario shirt with his wedding date.  So cool!  It is from Something Blue Designs on Etsy and they have a matching pink one for brides as well.

View of the Grand Canyon from the plane:

You know the first thing dad did when he got to Vegas was go buy some crêpes.  He ate so much that he had a full tummy the rest of the day!

The Excalibur Hotel:

Paris and Planet Hollywood:

New York, New York:

The inside of the Bellagio was decorated beautifully for fall.  It even had a moving tree!

Stay tuned for pictures from Chelsea and Justin’s wedding day!