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Mr. & Mrs. Martinez!

Last Thursday, July 8, 2010, my sister, Angela and Louie got hitched at the Beveryly Hills Courthouse.  WOOHOO!  THEY DID IT!  Witnesses:  Mama, Papa, Louie's parents, my grandpa, my brother and his family, Wyatt, and myself.  Yes, we filled that little room!  I've never been to a civil wedding before and I wasn't quite sure what to expect.  As short as it was, the judge delivered a beautiful message on love, being shelter for one another, and growing individually and as a couple.  It was amazing and by the end, we were in tears.  (When is my family not in tears?) 

After the ceremony, we went back to my parents' house for a casual celebration with family!  The following night, we met up with the bride and groom in Pasadena for a beautiful and slightly more formal celebration dinner at Cafe Santorini.

Enjoy the pics.  Sorry they're not as large as I would like, but this is what I got.  I just could not wait for my family to send the large versions.  (They're so slow!)  :)

My sister and Grandpa (Papang) before the ceremony.

At the courthouse, waiting for their turn to get married!

Brother, Kyle.

Wyatt just arrived after an hour drive to West LA!

Uncle Louie and...(I can't tell which twin from the back.  I'm guessing Myranda).

She looks exciiiiitttteeed!

Happy couple.  Almost newlyweds.

Kinda newlyweds.

Ceremony is starting...

Exchange of rings...


SMOOOOCH!

Signing as the witness...

TEARS...

Papang loves his Ella Girl.  (Wyatt likes when people cry.)

Louie's parents during the ceremony.

PAPARAZZI TIME!!












OFFICIALLY BROTHERS!


Mini wedding cake from S&S Bakery (Valencia, CA).  YUM!

Table setup at Cafe Santorini (Pasadena, CA).




Hello, Mr. & Mrs. Martinez!

Dinner menu

Some memebers of our new family!

SPEECHES!

FUNNY speeches!







Louie makes himself laugh...




OUR NEW EXTENDED FAMILY!


So there you have it, folks.  Three Guiao children have been married off.  We've entered a completely new phase in our family.  Within the Guiao family of six we grew up in, we're now making our own families and what an amazing thought that is.  We've officially incorporated a Raquel (now Guiao), a Dressler, and now a Martinez.  I feel so blessed to have such a caring sister-in-law, a loving and loyal husband, and now a brother-in-law (who, for the past nine years, has already been a brother) who loves and will do anything for my sister.  Life is starting to move so quickly and although it's sometimes hard to do, I'm trying to take in every moment of all of these new beginnings.  I'm so excited to see what's ahead for all of us.

God Bless,
Kat

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