Will and Anna's wedding

My cousin Will and lovely Anna were married over the weekend, and we were thrilled to take part in the wedding.

We flew up to Seattle on Friday night, and enjoyed seeing Uncle Bill and Aunt Patty again in their beautiful new home in Redmond.

A large number of family members gathered from all over the country, and it was wonderful to be together.

Violet helped out as the flower girl, complete with a baby's breath crown and Aunt Patty's mother's glass basket for the petals.

Violet absolutely loved her special job, and had so much fun with Will and Anna. (And now, Cora and Violet have both been flower girls three times.)

Violet pretty much followed Anna around for part of the reception, looking awestruck. It was adorable.

We all had fun on the dance floor!

Cora, meanwhile, was a super helper to Auntie Mel, who did the wedding flowers. She set up the floating candles on the tables and generally helped wherever she could with the setup. Melanie paid her, and said she would have struggled without her help.

It was great seeing my cousins again, including Elizabeth, who used to live in the L.A. area but now lives in Chicago.

Melanie's flowers were gorgeous - here is one of the centerpieces. She and my dad drove up to Washington in our car, which had the room necessary to bring up lots of flowers from the L.A. Flower Mart. Los Angeles has lots of flowers in winter that aren't easy to get in other areas. (Plus, having our 7-seater helped us not have to rent a car in Washington.)

Here is the bride's bouquet, and head table greenery. It was all so pretty - Melanie has a gift!
The whole day was beautiful, and we're so happy for Will and Anna, starting their new life together.