Heath and Bea!

I'm really on a roll...I have these pics edited and everything. On October 15th, our friends Heath and Bea tied the knot in Fredericksburg, VA! It was our last wedding of the season and we had a blast as usual seeing so many friends :) Heath is a good friend of Matt's from college so he was a groomsman in this wedding as well. I must say Matt has added significantly to his wardrobe this fall as a groomsman in 3 weddings and will be looking good for the weddings we have coming up next year :)

Fredericksburg is such a cool little town - neither of us had ever been before even though for years we didn't live that far away. We got in early on Friday and had some time to explore downtown - I wish I had some pictures but I didn't think to take any. Our hotel was right in the middle of downtown so we could walk to everything - so convenient!

Cute gift bags awaited us....

SO....on to the rehearsal dinner! They had the rehearsal dinner at the museum downtown. What a cool place for an event! It was great to be able to learn a bit more about the town. Fredericksburg was home to George Washington's mother and sister (and you can tour their homes) and it also played an important role as the city midway between Washington (Union) and Richmond (Confederacy) in the Civil War. Call me a history nerd. It was my major in college.

On to pics of people...The Matts get ready for the rehearsal :)

The pics in here didn't come out well because I wasn't sure if a flash was allowed so I'm sorry that they're are a bit blurry.

The groom and newly married Matt with the old married Matt...

Erin traveled to all 3 weddings too this fall :)

The bride!

The guys wanted a picture in front of the gun display...does that surprise anyone?

This is what happened when I did try the flash. It's not the best pic but I figured I'd show you anyway :)

There was music on the balcony....

And food....

And toasts!

Heath's brother prepared a cute question/answer game that everyone enjoyed.

The groom's cake!

We did go back to an after party at the hotel, but I put the camera up in the room so sorry there are no pics of that :)

I'll be back with more!

xo!

William and Jess Part 2!

Ok guys - I'm getting there! We were home this weekend with nothing to do for the first time in the past 5 weekends (no wonder I was going crazy). It really does make a difference in how I feel on Monday. Unfortunately, the work has come crashing down once again by today and I'm counting down the days until Friday......

On a happier note - here we go with Jess and William's beautiful wedding day.

It really was a gorgeous day - amazing weather - I can't say it enough! We slept in, the girls took a walk, and it was time for us all to get ready....

Hadyn worried a bit at lunch that someone was going to steal his "sando."

Matt and Barrow are all ready to be groomsmen :)

Brother of the bride!

The ceremony took place under this tent....

We were a bit late getting over to the ceremony but I ended up with the best seat! I could watch everyone coming out.

Mother of the bride...

Groom!

Excited groomsmen...

And bridesmaids....

And the bride!

Unfortunately my spot didn't allow me to get many pics of the ceremony. It was wonderful - I love when the bride is so happy she gets emotional and Jess was so cute! OK moving along to the cocktail hour...

We had so many friends (and some family too!) at this wedding - it was so fun to see everyone!

Maegan and her mom!

Heath and Bea are coming up next (their wedding was last weekend)! Be on the lookout.

We took some pics outside - Maegan is one of my best friends who I never get to see so it was so fun that she was there (and a big part of the wedding as she was the future sister in law of the bride). She wanted to be well represented on the blog so here you go :)

Maegan and Ben - look at those lovebirds holding hands :)

A few more...

Then it was time for the party to start! A few reception details...

No surprise...the first dance remains my favorite part...

The parents of the bride watch...

While the beautiful bride had so much fun!

Of course there were parent dances too :)

After all that dancing the bride's train needed fixing - I don't think I've been to a wedding where that hasn't happened!

Other reception pics...

At the end of the night Barrow seemed a bit confused by purpose of the rose petals....

Heath couldn't wait to use them....

And I'm not sure what's happening here.

The flash was a bit too bright for Matt.

Luckily we had enough rose petals left for the send off :)

Perhaps we should have left when the bride and groom did....

Nope. We had to have more after party action.

Wow! We had a long trip back to Burlington on Sunday but it was worth it! What a fun time :) Congrats to William and Jess!

xo!