Daddy Daughter Date Night

Last Saturday was WBCL's fifth annual Daddy Daughter Date Night, and it was also my last big event to work for the station. {Read: I cried most of the way through it. If your husband was at this event and mentioned the weird sappy girl in the corner, that was me!!}

I was sad partly because it was my last event and partly because Ryan couldn't go with me, and that just seemed wrong somehow...like we never got "event closure" on the job. But I dressed up in my Easter dress, packed my camera, and went to the sold-out night with a concert by Mark Schultz.

My job was to be a photographer at the photo booth, and I also took other random pictures throughout the evening. Thought I'd give you a little peek into our night.

The room was huge and packed to the very ends. Mark said it was like singing to an airplane, because the room wasn't very deep, but it sure was wide, like the wings of a plane. Such pretty decorations...with a balloon theme this year!

And the tables were so pretty too. Not that I was fixated on the cupcakes and cookies or anything. Nope. Not me.

The evening was so lovely. Dads of all ages with daughters of all ages filed through the doors and enjoyed their dinners {and the cupcakes and cookies I'm not fixated on} and they also visited our photo booths {we had three identical booths} to have their pictures taken together...with props this year!

It was fun to watch the dads try to figure out how this whole prop thing worked. So cute.

I tried to sneak in some pics with at least a few of my co-workers, since this was the last event. I didn't get them all, but here's a few:

This is Phil from the morning team. He is one of my big brothers...and I will dearly miss him {picking on me}. We took this picture to send to Ryan to tell him we missed him! 

 My dear friend, Cindy. She has heard my laments and let me cry tears on her shoulder so many times. Most of the hard work that went into this event was done with her own hands, and she does an incredible job. This event is her heart and soul and I love watching her shine with it each year.

 Sweet Dana...who answers our phones for Mid-Morning. {She has more jobs than just that...but that's our common bond.} Her husband's name is Ryan too, and the two of us have fun confusing people with our Ryan stories. Dana is always upbeat, always smiling, always encouraging, and always interested in the lives and stories of all of us who work with her. Love this girl!

 And my friend, fellow photo-lover, and fellow scrapbooker, Jeri. She is always there with a hug when I need one, an encouraging word for everyone around her, and will pitch in to help with absolutely ANYTHING. And this particular night, she cleaned up a couple of my sad-to-be-leaving meltdowns.

 The second half of the evening was a concert by Mark Schultz, and I learned in short order that there is not a single song in his set that won't reduce me to tears. SERIOUSLY!!! I'm such a sap.

So, in summary, after crying my eyes out all night, in the best possible ways, I helped clean up, and then we had a staff picture taken with Mark:

It was a lovely evening, and I hope all the dads had a great time with their daughters...because it sure was a lovely way to end my event-working...watching all of them sharing the joy of a special night together.