Two of our very favorite couple friends that we spend most of our free time with are engaged-- Congratulations Mike and Laura and Kevin and Julie!! Laura and Julie have the most beautiful rings--all of our rings just happen to be from the same jeweler, and I am having the best time "talking wedding" and swapping magazines and vendors with them :D Kevin and Mike are also groomsmen in our wedding! Adam and I frequently talk (slash brag) about how lucky we are to have such an amazing group of friends. Hollerrr Glenwood crew... (yeah, that just happened.)
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| Julie, Kevin, Mike & Laura We are so excited for y'all! |
We have also been to two incredible weddings during the last few weeks. Our friends Bryant and Cassie were married the last weekend in September in the beautiful rolling hills of Maryland. (Honestly, on the way to the wedding, we thought the van driver was taking us to the middle of a field to kill us all.) But we ended up here...
The wedding was actually outside and behind the stone mansion in a huge open field. The ceremony was intimate and short and sweet, and the bride looked absolutely stunning. At the end of the ceremony when the minister announced the couple, Cassie and Bryant walked out to "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey. It was prefect for them :)
We had cocktails and snacks around the outside of the house while the wedding party took pictures. Luckily, it was a warm, sunny afternoon. And we took full advantage of the drinks ;)
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| Trouble right there. |
The reception was in a tent to the side of the house. And they played ALL 80's music--such a great and unique idea!!! And so perfect for a hardcore dance party!
Then, drum roll please... on 10-10-10, my sweet mama got married!!
My mom and I packed up and headed to the beach four days before the wedding. And we packed my little Honda Accord completely full.
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| Essentials... ...Vera Bradley, beer & prosecco |
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| The bride-to-be |
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| You Wanna Pisa Me OPI to match our watermelon dresses |
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| My nails did not look nearly this good by the wedding day! |
We could not have asked for a more PERFECT weekend. The weather was absolutely amazing--temperatures in the 80's and cloudless Carolina blue skies. (A week earlier at Ocean Isle Beach it rained 18 inches!!!)
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| Two days before the wedding. And yes, I did try to soak up a little bit of sun. |
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| Serious tub of peach cobbler. (I politely reminded my grandparents that I did have to fit in to my dress in two days!) |
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| It was a beautiful course and day! |
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| Aunt Betsy and I got our own golf cart. We read and chatted (quietly) while the boys played. |
We rehearsed that evening...
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| We are just slightly high-maintenance, so it was getting dark by the time we actually started "rehearsing." |
The rehearsal dinner was a blast...
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| Shots with the bride (AKA Mom) She had on her "you better not be hungover tomorrow" face. |
And the wedding day went very smoothly. It was so much fun to decorate and to do all of the table arrangements! (Although, I will be way too stressed to do anything of the sort on my wedding day.)
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| Decorating committee in action! |
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| Please notice the American and Dutch flags!! |
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| Uncle Dirk and I were witnesses on the marriage license... I wasn't quite ready, but the officiant wasn't messin' around!   |
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The happy couple! |
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Beach house...the reception was below! |
We played late into the night. There was eating, drinking, dancing and LOTS of cake involved! I am so excited about all of my new family members--I could not imagine better additions :D (And I can't wait to add more amazing family members next June!!!)
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| We love you both!! Wishing you a life time of health, love, and happiness together! |
Awesome post. Such events are always so fun to attend especially when you have loads of friends and cousins around. In my sister’s wedding we too had a blasting time in all of the events from the bridal shower to the rehearsal dinner to her rainbow themed garden reception that was held at one of the local wedding venues in LA.
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