Ok, I'm adding this after the fact, but is it not the cutest picture ever?! Sums up the fun of the entire event's festivities!SATURDAY — June 7, 2008
First thing Saturday morning, Carrie arranged for the bridal party to have our hair and makeup professionally done. Ivey picked up me and Michelle from the hotel and we met Carrie at the church where we dropped off our dresses and other stuff for later. I was happy mine was barely long enough to be put "up" so I didn't have to mess with it all day. Ivey brought a tray of Chicken Minis and mimosas to enjoy during the pampering. Of course I had champagne-less mimosas (aka OJ). :) We got our makeup done in shifts so we could all be fit in. Carrie's hair and makeup turned out absolutely beautifully! I've never seen a more stunning bride!
While the girls were getting pampered, Grant arranged for a bunch of guys to go skeet shooting. He'd only done it a few times and several of the guys had never shot skeet before (Brian and Christian included). 
Although I wasn't there to witness the event, my mom was there to capture the experience with a few snapshots. I believe everyone had a good time and Christian's freakishly good skeet shooting abilities were revealed. 
All the guys were sporting some lovely bruises from the shot-guns the following day.Susan Panter was gracious enough to drop me off at Scott's Walk-Up Bar-b-que there in Cartersville. Carrie's dad is Scott and they opened the place last year. Lots of family met up there for lunch, after all the skeet shooting...yum.
My mom and dad bought tickets to the Boothe Western Art Museum for anyone that was interested. The museum itself is a very extensive collection of western art and artifacts. The only odd part to me was that it is all about the west and yet it is in Cartersville, Georgia. 
Regardless, it was a great place to cool down since it was over 95ºF and we learned a little in the process too. There was an outstanding interactive area for little kids that was a big hit with the Allen kids as well as the Brad Haralson bunch....horses, puppet shows, a western dress-up trunk and lots more.I made it back to the church to meet up with the girls and continue getting ready in the bridal suite. Panter pictures were scheduled for around 3:00, followed by bridesmaids pictures, then Trotter pictures around 4:00. Grant and Carrie did not want to see one another before the ceremony, so all of the couple pictures were taken as husband and wife.
At this point in the evening my camera was officially out of batteries...pooh. Thankfully, mom's was still loaded and she was able to capture some great memories at the reception. The main bummer here is that neither of us were able to get any newly-married pictures of the beautiful couple. And obviously since I was in the wedding I wasn't able to get any of the ceremony itself. I'm sure the photographer did a fantastic job and can't wait to see the pics!
The reception was held at the Brookstone Country Club in Acworth, Georgia. The setting was beautiful and I can't wait to see our "jumping" pictures taken by the fountain at the entrance to the club. The wedding party was introduced and Grant and Carrie followed with their first dance as husband and wife to James Taylor's "Your Smiling Face". The food was all outside on the patio and there were tons of tables and chairs both inside and out. The little kids were able to play around on the golf course (hopefully there wasn't too much damage to the green!) and everyone had a fun time drinking and dancing.
