Blanchard's Blog: The New Mrs. Cook

Saturday, June 16, 2012

The New Mrs. Cook

Well, the day was finally here when Raquel and the guy she has been waiting for all her life were married. She will probably keep her last name because she doesn’t want to have a different last name than Isabel…I thought that was pretty cool. We are so so happy for her. It was a super hot day but the wedding and words from her father were amazing.

Esher and daddy were dressed like twins.

They had these girls playing beautifully as they walked out.

She was so funny not coming down the aisle, so Raquel. She looked absolutely stunning! This is her new little family now. Justin has 3 other kid, 2 from his first marriage and 1 from his ex-wife’s first marriage.

Her dad didn’t marry them but gave a tearful and hilarious speech. He talked about Raquel’s life, her love for travel like her grandfather, her struggles with raising a baby alone, going after her dream of getting her PhD, motherhood, and just life. The funnies thing he said was that he had made many many many mistakes with Raquel and now they were all Justin’s. The thing I loved the most was when he talked about praying for this moment for the last 41 years 11 months and 9 days . He explained that every father prays for this moment the minute that baby girl is placed in a father’s arms at birth. The day when she will find a loving, kind and caring person to spend the rest of her life with and now this day was here. I had tears in my eyes because nothing is more true than that. That is the most important foundation in the building of our eternal family! I love that she included me in her “Estrogen Club of Girls” who have helped her get through it all with Jared as one of her honorary members. Everything was perfect!