#the group shot took 4 days because my macbook really enjoys making my life difficult

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(Valentina's POV)

And they're married! Celeste and Reid were joined in holy matrimony on a bright winter's day and we couldn't be happier for them! The Lord blessed us with wonderful weather that meant we could do pictures outside in the fresh snow. Seeing Celeste in her dress was simply wonderful, her bridal glow brought us all to tears while we got ready.

Their love story has once again shown us that when the Lord puts a story together, no one can stop it! At the start of this year they didn't know each other, and here we are closing out the year at their wedding! Like the rest of us, they chose not to kiss before their wedding day so it was even more special to watch them have their first kiss to christen their union as man and wife!

Celeste had Macie and I as her matron and maid of honour then had Madelynn, Kristyn, Sabrina, and Tessa as bridesmaids. It was such a blessing to be able to take part in my little sister's wedding, especially with her being the last sister to get married. Even though I was the first to move away, it was nice having all my sisters home whenever I'd come to visit, but as they've gotten married, moved away, and had kids of their own, it's been harder having to arrange when and where to meet each other. Lester was the ring bearer, Aria was the junior bridesmaid, with Charity and Kayla being flower girls. It's so great having all the family together again to be able to celebrate love.

Our parents have admittedly been struggling with Celeste getting married, she's the last daughter to get married and has been our mother's right hand since I left home 10 years ago, with her doing more and more the older she got and the other sisters moved away. My mother's prayers have been answered in whole and in part, with Celeste getting married she's gotten all of her daughters married (answered prayer), and she's got 7 out of 10 kids married. With Zachary courting Kelsey, there will hopefully be wedding bells in the new year making the last two left are the twins (Conner & Jarrett) who still have a ways to go.

(AN: Trying to get this group picture almost finished my last nerve 😂 My macbook cant decide if it's a vehicle of creativity or a weapon formed against me. The next large group pictures will be harvestfest, if necessary, depends on how the plot goes between now and then)

We got a wonderful family picture to commemorate the new member of the family, it's been such a blessing to see how our family has grown over the years, and by this time next year there will be 5 new grandchildren (maybe even more)!