The Wedding

We will always remember when Eric first told us about Charity. You could immediately tell he thought the world of her, and when we met her, we did, too. Her quiet nature, generous spirit, kind heart, and creativity are just a few of the many charming qualities about Charity. She is a wonderful match for Eric, and they bring so much to our family. Since we lived in Arizona while they were dating, we feel blessed to have shared so many memories already with them. But our favorite memory to date comes from just this past weekend at their beautiful wedding. Set outside on a plush green lawn overlooking a lake in Tempe, they exchanged vows with nearly 100 family members and friends attending. Enjoy the photos below.

Beautiful day. Beautiful wedding.

Luke standing in the aisle before the wedding.

Girls just wanna have fun!

Juli, Mary Ann, Emily & Jami

pose for a pic before the wedding.

The KC Leahys

Paul, Juli, Sawyer & Stratton

Sawyer & Luke carried the rings,

while Macie followed sprinkling petals.

Eric & Charity exchange vows.

Eric's college friend Casey officiated the ceremony.

Reid and his cousin Stratton fell asleep right

before the wedding began and napped through it.

So sweet.

Divine wedding cake!

Meet the Parents

Ted & Margie, Eric & Charity, Vicki & Bill

The AZ Leahys and the CO Leahys

The Leahy side of the family.

Scott's dad was one of seven siblings.

Today these siblings do an amazing job

of keeping the family ties close. Four of the siblings

attended the wedding (including 2 aunts who drove

all the way from Omaha through a major blizzard.)

Eric, Charity, Jami & Scott

The Happy Couple with the Cappos

Bruce, David, Eric, Charity, Emily & Mary Ann

Mr. & Mrs. Leahy sit a spell

at dinner. The food was delicious!

Elvis (AKA Charity's Dad) made a special appearance

at the wedding for the father/daughter dance.

Her dad is an Elvis impersonator for church functions,

and he added a fun twist to the wedding reception, too!

Jami's dad also joined us in AZ

for the wedding festivities.

Once the sun set, the family hit the dance floor!

Scott and Reid dance with Emily

(who is Scott's cousin and Reid's godmother).

Years from now, Luke & Sawyer will probably

look back on this evening as "the night they learned

to dance!" Eric and his friends taught the boys

many fun dance moves. We all enjoyed the laughs!

Reid enjoyed dancing, too, and even

asked the flower girl for a spin on the dance floor!

Stratton struts his stuff

with Grandma Margie & Emily!

Luke & Mom on the dance floor

Dance Dance Revolution

The boys danced for hours that night.

Toward the end of the evening, Luke said, "My legs hurt.

Can I stop dancing?" But then another song would come on

and he'd be back on the dance floor. Party animal!