Friday, the day before the wedding was extremely busy for us.  This included packing up the car with all our DIY projects, and schlepping over to the venue which is an hour away from us and checking in, then meeting with our officiant, and REHEARSAL!!

Rehearsal went smoothly.  Dad kept making faces, only because he didn't want to get all mushy, which I thought was sweet.  We kept cracking each other up while walking down the aisle and getting instructions from Colleen, our day of coordinator, on how he was supposed to hand me over to Andrew.

For rehearsal I wore a little number by http://www.stopstaringclothing.com as pictured below, only in reverse, so white with black polka dots and black bows and belt.

My DJ, Chris was also there to work out the music, and make sure his equipment was going to work smoothly on the big day, which I thought was fantastic..  The day was warm, and everyone was in good spirits as we all lined up in the Tuscan Gardens at Westlake Village Inn.

Then it was off to the Fairway Room for some rehearsal dinner.  In addition to inviting the members of the bridal party and their significant others... we also invited all of our family members who had come in from out of town to celebrate with us.  The meal was a Mediterranian theme buffet, and was delicious:

• Whole slow-roasted chicken rubbed with herbs du provence
• Baked whitefish with tomatoes, basil, olives and capers
• Parmesan Risotto with porcini mushrooms
• Grilled asparagus spears with blue chease in a red wine vinaigrette
• Vegetable ratatouille with eggplant and zucchini
• Marinated imported olives with feta cheese and artichoke hearts
• Seasonal greens tossed in parmesan balsamic vinaigrette
• Caramel napoleons and vanilla creme brulee

We also took that time while visiting with family, to present our bridal party with gifts and to show a dvd Andrew put together of photos of us growing up and being together.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGNHuzdtV3o