Gained another sister!

This Labor Day weekend I gained a new sister! My brother-in-law Darren married his lovely Pina.
Andy was the best man and Emma the flower girl. The ceremony was beautiful!
Love my new sister-in-law! I have known her for a short while, but feels as though I've known her forever. She's an awesome woman and just right for Darren. I've been told she's a lot like me in the sense that she has a laid back, easy going personality. And she's Italian! :) Although much more Italian than me! (very jealous of her ability to speak Italian!) SO glad she is now officially apart of the family!

Emma's plastic smile :-]

There's a good smile!

Emma rode to church in the limo with the girls.  She quickly grew fond of the Jr. Bridesmaid Chiada

I felt so special when they asked me to be involved in the ceremony by reading from 1 Cor. 13. (followed by her Uncle who read it in Italian) 

Darren reciting his vows.

Sweet moment when Darren spoke of and gave Pina a ring his mom gave him to give to his future wife. 

You may now kiss the bride!

This is Pina's Mom and Dad. We've been able to meet and spend time with her family on many occasions. They are just so wonderful and warm.

Family picture #1

Pina went from having no nieces or nephews to having 7!

 We all got to ride to the reception in style! 

Made a deal with them - if they give me a nice shot, I would take silly pics of them. 

  

 more requests of silliness...

Family picture #2

Andy's cousin's baby, Emm. She is soooo adorable   

Emma and her buddy!

Justin took this one. His idea... pretty good! 

Family picture #3 (my fav!)

 Had some dirt on my heels after posing for the previous pics. He was cleaning them for me. 

Entering the reception.

 NFL theme song played right before the new Mr. & Mrs. Muller entered.

 First dance "I Finally Found Someone"

They were so cute dancing together.

Flower girl and Best Man

 Cousins

Siblings with spouses 

Emma's other buddy Giada (Maid of Honor's daughter) 

 The cake was just the beginning of the dessert...

The boys enjoying the dessert ROOM! Here you see chocolate fountains

 Waiting for waffles and ice cream

 The cotton candy was quite popular amongst the young.... 

...and the not as young....

Caught Em getting another zeppole!  (I don't blame her, the best I've ever had!)

Emma with her strawberry and nutella crepe after she watched it be made.

Uncle D helping Emma light her sparkler. 

Emma got herself a little boo-boo after touch the wrong part of the sparkler :( 

Tired girls. (Emma still icing her finger)

Exhausted boy.

These are some of the photographer's pictures that were on a screen playing at the reception. 

Their photographer was AMAZING!