Denise was quiet, getting her hair done in the bathroom of her suite while her bridesmaids were running around working on their own finishing touches. The room was buzzing with girls giggling and spritzes of hair spray in the air. Denise moved quietly to the main room to get her makeup done, where she was able to see it all herself. And I heard her laugh softly and take it all in.

Denise never stopped smiling that day, still taking it all in and enjoying herself from that moment to the early morning hours when the party ended.

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington

Vivian said the boys were feisty from the start and that talking them into making a human pyramid was one of the easiest things she had ever had to do. Like Denise, John had an eternal smile on his face from the moment we saw him that morning and it never left his face. What a beautiful way to start their wedding day.

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington

Denise & John get ready at the Sheraton in Arlington