It’s Wedding Recap Day

Hi friends!!! Now that I’m back and I’ve caught my breath after we celebrated Katie and Sam, for our weekly roundup, it’s wedding recap day. The weather was great…hot, but great. Of course what do you expect when you plan a wedding, in the south, for the end of July? HA!

I want to share a snapshot of the entire weekend without boring you to tears, I think that as you watch this weekend unfold, you’ll find that this celebration was beautiful, but not overdone. Katie is not a fussy girl by any means, but at the same time she had a vision for her wedding day. I would call it understated elegance with a Boho vibe.

Let’s start with the Bridesmaids Brunch we had Saturday morning to kick off the wedding weekend. I hosted this with one of my dearest friends at her house and it was absolutely so sweet and lovely. Katie decided on the menu with a list of her favorites. We served:
-Quiche
-Grape Salad
-Southern Ham Rolls
-Parmesan Thyme Crackers
-Fruit Tea
I did a personalized toiletry bag I had made on Etsy for each of the girls and filled them with beauty products from some of my favorite brands. You can check out this Reel to see all the details.

Sam’s family hosted the rehearsal dinner at their church and did such a beautiful job. Everything was wonderful from food to flowers. Our daughter in law, Erin put together the sweetest slideshow of Katie and Sam from birth to present which caused all eyes to fill with tears. There is nothing like watching your babies grow up right before your eyes, literally and metaphorically.

Now for the big day! The wedding took place in Spring Hill, TN at the Venue at Birchwood. It is DARLING! Katie and I fell in love with it the minute we saw it. There is a stone chapel attached by a beautiful breezeway and patio that lead to a gorgeous “barn” style reception area.

Katie made a stunning bride. When we shared a first look, I don’t think either of us expected we’d end up in tears, yet we sure did. Her dress had a Boho feel and we both loved it. I LOVED my dress as well. I felt great in it, and it was very comfortable. It’s still in stock if you are shopping for a MOB/MOG dress.

I’m not gonna’ lie…these three cutie pies were the stars of the day. They are cousins and oh my goodness I wanted to scoop them up and bring them home with me. Katie has babysat for them since the older two were babies. They’re not only cute, but funny, loving and just plain fun. They danced til the bitter end and were generally the life of the party. [The dresses and shoes came from one of my friends children’s stores here in town. The Little Cottage Children’s Shoppe. If you order from them be sure to tell them I told you about them]

A girl and her daddy!

I love this photo of these two.

Such a sweet group of girls. Three of them are friends from PA school, Erin (our daughter in law), Katie’s college roommate (who’s mom and I lived next door to each other in the dorm) and Sam’s sister.

How Katie and Sam got together…
The 2nd guy to the left of Sam and the 2nd girl to the right of Katie (the roommate) are married. They introduced Katie and Sam when they were still dating. So fun to see them all be friends now, and Katie’s PA group has also adopted them. I love how the groups of friends mesh.

Kent and I are very blessed to have these four in our lives. We don’t take for granted that we love both of our kids mates, and they love us back. I know not every family is that lucky.

These photos were from a “sneak peak” the photographer sent. I can’t wait to see ALLLL the photos.

I hope you’ve had a great week and will have a wonderful weekend.

The 4th of July is just around the corner and that means lots of cookouts and backyard BBQ’s. There are so many fun outdoor games for July 4th, and you can order them on Amazon to get them in time. These would be fun to have set up in stations around your yard, or some of them could easily be carried to a park if you’re gathering there.

I’ve seen several of these in use at the beach as well. Big kids/young adults and even older adults sometimes enjoy having something to do when spending an entire day on the beach.

GIANT WOODEN YARD DICE – You can play two games with these giant dice. Yardzee or Yardkle. HAHAHA!

YARD DARTS – Not only are these yard darts, they glow in the dark. Now personally, by the time it gets dark during the summer we’re already in our jammies, but if you like to walk on the wild side, these are for you. LOL

YARD CONNECT FOUR – Did you have Connect Four as a kid? I did, and I loved it. I think this would be fun, and even the littles could play.

BADMINTON – This looks like such an easy way to play Badminton. This game has been around forever. This net doesn’t require spikes, and I think that would keep it from sagging.

LADDER TOSS – We bought one of these years ago for Katie’s graduation party. I had played it somewhere and it was a lot of fun. We will be pulling this out the next time we have a gathering.

HORSESHOES – I haven’t played horseshoes in years, but I used to love it. Most kids these days have probably never heard of it. Let’s bring it back.

BOCCE BALL – The only time I’ve played this was at an Italian restaurant, but it was a lot of fun.

GIANT JENGA – Not gonna’ lie, this one scares me a little. We went to a party with a reallly giant one, and I was terrified it would fall on someone. I think this one is a slightly smaller scale, so probably a lot safer.

CORN HOLE – This is a crowd pleaser, and I see a lot of people who take them (in a wagon) out on the beach to play. Little kids love playing with the bean bags for this one.

Check out this post with red, white and blue looks to go with your new outdoor games for July 4th.

Or this post has more red, white and blue all American summer style that would be fantastic for the 4th.

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Have a wonderful Monday!!!!