The party before the party

This week, I’ll be bringing you images from Dan and Annie’s Spokane wedding. It was a really beautiful and elegant wedding, with lots of heartfelt wishes, long-winded speeches by the groom (I’m teasing him since he’s my old friend from college) and tender moments. Today, I’ll share a few photos from their rehearsal dinner, which was held at the Steam Plant Grill in downtown Spokane.

Dan’s parents, Tad and Michelle (above right) hosted the party and it was so much fun — since most of Dan’s family is from out of state, it was like a big reunion of friends and family.

Dan and Annie gave their attendants great gifts during the rehearsal dinner, too — Dan chose novelty T-shirts for all his groomsmen and they got big laughs. My favorite was a picture of one of Columbus’ ships, with a little dialogue bubble that said, “Wait, turn around! We forgot the smallpox!”

The food, of course, was fabulous.

This party was a great precursor for the next day, when Dan and Annie sailed through the day with ease and grace. Check back tomorrow and every day until Thursday to see photos from their big day.