Well this past weekend was a much anticipated event...... one of my best friends got married. The wedding was beautiful (as was the bride!) and in my opinion the whole event could not have went any better.
Most of the wedding party was from Gardendale, so it ended up being a great reunion! At the reception there were more G'dale people and I loved getting to see everyone! There are so many people that have been called to other places, but yet there is just a bond that you have with these people. It's so fun to just hang out with them!
Here is a recap of the weekend......
I left after work on Wednesday and headed up to Memphis. I didn't get there until late Wednesday night, but that still gave me and Linz some time to practice her hair for the wedding (I did her hair and makeup).
Thursday morning we got up and went to the Nail Salon for manicures and pedicures. My nails are hopeless so I just enjoyed the pedicure. After that Linz and I went to the mall. I decided I wasn't happy with the dress I brought for the rehearsal dinner, so I treated myself to a new one. Which I am very glad I did that! Except for some reason all of the bridesmaids wore black and white, and I was wearing an orange/red dress. Let's just say I was easy to find within the crowd.
I am so glad we got to spend a little time together before everything got so hectic. She and I have really only been good friends for about 3 1/2 years. And most of that time I have been in Dallas. So most of our relationship has been over the phone...... which I think is crazy but awesome! (On a side note... I have great friends and instead of friendships fading when I moved, most of them just got stronger! And I made new friends in the process.... I love it!) But when Linz and I do have some time to hang out, we have to savor those moments because they are few and far between.
Thursday night was the lingerie shower. It was so much fun! And that's about all the details I can say about that!
All of the bridesmaids came in before the Lingerie shower, so most of us spent the night together on Thursday night. It was so fun catching up with these girls I hadn't seen in such a long time.
Friday we got up (about 8 of us got ready at the same house) and went to the Bridesmaids Luncheon. We were actually on time, despite the fact that I was finishing getting ready in the car. But seriously.... that's not surprising to a lot of people. And in my defense I was helping some people finish their hair. The luncheon was at a tea room type place. The food was very tasty! The dessert was fabulous!
After the luncheon we were able to go back to the house and get some much needed rest.
After resting several of the girls and I went to the hotel and checked in for the night before the wedding. No way all of us would be able to get ready the morning of the wedding in the same house.
Friday night was the Rehearsal dinner. Once again, it was fun to hang out with
people that have been great friends at some point in my life, but I haven't seen them in forever! I also made some new friends through the whole process.
Saturday was great! I didn't have to be at the church until 1pm. Which meant that I didn't have to get up early. So around 9am, several of us met in the lobby for breakfast at the hotel. And again, I loved seeing and catching up with people that I haven't seen in forever. Unless you just knew, you would have never known we hadn't hung out in years!
However, I really wasn't expecting the lobby of the hotel to be full of Gardendale people I hadn't seen in 3 years...... I looked terrible and that was not the way I was hoping to run into them!
I got ready the best I could and then headed to the church. Linz was already there so we started on her hair right away. I started feeling the pressure of how important it was that her hair looked great that day! Not only was it the most important day of her life, but around 1500
people would be there to see it. But it was fabulous hair! Some of my best to date! I'm pretty sure it was exactly what she wanted! Makeup was great too!
After the wedding it was time for the reception, which went by so fast! And then before
we knew it, they were off!
I'm so excited for them! I can't wait until she gets back so we can review the wedding and see if it was as great to her as it was to everyone else (which I am positive it was!).
Here are a few pictures of the weekend....
Bridesmaid Luncheon
Lingerie Shower
And they're off....
Me and "The Wingos"
The bridesmaids singing and dancing before we walked out.
And then the icing on the cake was that I got to see these people.....
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