Friday was wedding day! The ceremony was at St. Mary's Assumption Church at 5pm on Friday. We spent the day relaxing and getting ready, Jen was a VERY relaxed bride and everything was so well organized there was no stress or rushing around, just a fun day getting ready to watch Jen marry Zach :)

We went to breakfast with my parents and siblings (Pat slept in and we gave him a hard time for missing out of course :) at a little breakfast place- grits and omelettes, yum!
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Then Janie and I went to the Bridal Suite for hair, make-up, getting ready and hanging out with the bride!

Jen and I in hair and makeup! (and in matching outfits- just like old times! :) Jen and Zach live in Brooklyn so I found these cute hoodies for all the bridesmaids to wear getting ready

The DRESS! Jen's dress was gorgeous- Vera Wang and she added a black grosgrain ribbon sash. Traditional, beautiful and very New Orleans! She looked so pretty in the dress…

and the little girls carried these down the aisle… like little antique purses

Janie just hanging out before we put her dress on- didn't want to risk it getting dirty

Beautiful Bride in her dress!

Jannie came to tie the bow - she's the expert bow lady- perfect.

Brian managed to get the girls napped, bathed and dressed on time and we all met up to load the buses and head to the wedding at 4 (after some fun bridesmaids pics with Jen in the French Quarter, can't wait to see those)

The ceremony ~ (I was obviously without a camera in hand since I was on the alter but I hijacked these pics from Julie, one of the guests who is a photographer)