My Best Friends' Wedding

Last weekend I had about the most fun I'd had in a long time. Two of my best friends Tim and Alex got hitched...and we had quite a party to celebrate.

What I loved most about this weekend (besides the awesome bridesmaids) was that every so often I just had to say: 'This is just so Alex'. Here's just a few examples of why this wedding was the perfect reflection of her and Tim.

1. Alex's dress.
This gown was gorgeous! I remember going with her to try on dresses and every time they tried to put her in one of those sleek satiny things that are so in style nowadays, I just thought, 'She's pretty...but it's not WOW.' Then she got this lacy one on and it just hit us all. It was old fashioned looking without looking dated - classic is the word I think I'm looking for. There was gold accents to this off-white dress that just made it perfect for their fall wedding.


2. The bell ringer/pumpkin carrier
Instead of having a ring bearer/flower girl, they had Tim's little cousins Owen and Eldgon as the pumpkin carrier and bell ringer. Owen carried in a white pumpkin and Eldgon had this big old fashioned bell that he clanged up the aisle and back down. And get this - they were both in knickers! They had white button down shirts, suspenders, knickers & long socks, and newsboy hats. These boys could've fit right in with the cast of Newsies. It was also cute because the bell tied in with the 'wedding wands' we used as Tim & Alex exited the church. (We couldn't throw anything and bubble stains on the dress didn't sound good for lace...so we had little bells tied to sticks with brown ribbon that we got to ring as they left.)

3. The coordinating handbags/jewelry/compacts/shawls
These bridesmaids gifts were gorgeous and I can't wait to use them again. It was also perfect because our purses went great with Alex's...which was an antique (perfectly Alex).

4. Our candles
Instead of having bouquets for the bridesmaids we had these awesome candles to carry. They had the fall feel to them and (while we were careful not to blow them out while laughing in the side chapel of the church...) looked beautiful and mellow. They were the perfect decorations for the head table that evening as well - a nice additional glow to our part of the room.

5. The groom's cake
It was a cake made completely from rice krispie treats...too dang fun.

Other great things about the weekend included really getting to know a kindred spirit - Ms. Kayce. She is a friend of Alex's from high school whom I'd met before. While I knew I enjoyed her immensly, I didn't truly get to know her until this past weekend. What a doll!


The one funny (interesting, not so much ha-ha) thing about the weekend was realizing how much I miss Tim and Alex. Tim and I went through all four years of undergrad together...almost always in the same classes together. We made classes much more enjoyable for each other because misery evidently always loves company! Alex and I bonded early on in freshman year because of our mutual understanding of life in an all girl high school. While we haven't taken a class together since freshman year, we are still close and revel in our mutual nerddom. It was a good thing we all were having so much fun or I could've very well been a big mess 'o tears the entire time. As it ended up, the only tears shed on my end was when Tim & I shared a dance during the 'Dollar Dance'. I think we must've been talking about undergrad and how weird it was to not hang out all the time and I started getting choked up - stupid grad program being so far away....

A final thought about the weekend - Amy Enderle is my favorite photographer on the entire planet!!!! Amy is a high-energy, darling, documentary style photographer who adds so much to the wedding day itself...and captures those wonderful moments that make the day so special. Amy shot my brother/sister in law's wedding a couple of years ago and did such a phenomenal job that I couldn't help but gush to Tim & Alex about her when wedding planning began. Happily, Alex saw her website and saw the amazingness that comes from the Silverbox Photographers (Amy & Kim) and booked them for their big day. We had a blast riding around on the party bus and taking wedding party pics after the ceremony with this lady - down by the riverside, along some train tracks, at an old house, and then at a little park area. We all kept saying that even though the day wasn't even over yet, we couldn't wait to see the pictures!! I'll make sure to pass links along once Amy is done with the post-processing...but for now, check out her blog (click on Silverbox link on my left side bar). She is so absolutely awesome...I bow down to the amazingness.