my dear friend, becca, and her love, jarred, got hitched this past weekend!!! another eharmony marriage for the win! we are still in florida doing some post-wedding relaxing for a couple days, but since it's currently monsooning & the babe is napping, i guess i should give the ol blog some love!! we have had the BEST time seeing old friends, introducing our wild toddler to our friends' kiddos & marrying off our girl!
traveling with a kiddo can always be unpredictable no matter how much you pack, how early you get to the airport, etc! luckily, we have a pretty low key boy and haven't lost our minds yet! holden has done pretty good overall... he was manageable on the plane, but was a full time job for both grant & i!
thankfully, the flight wasn't full (super rare going to florida), so we had an extra seat for holden. although the extra seat was nice, that doesn't mean i'm gonna enjoy paying full price for holden after next month... 😔
h didn't sleep a wink on the flight into tampa, but konked out the second we hit the road for ft myers. ptl! we borrowed a pack n play while here and h has slept well for the most part... except for that one night he would NOT fall asleep for the life of him and ended up booting grant to the couch so he could sleep w me. sharing a bed w a toddler will never be enjoyable to me. he was on and off of me all night, feet/hands/butt in my face, sweating all over me, etc. however, my view the next morning made my heart happy... #cute
on wed night, a group of us took becca out for a fun bachelorette party! we ate at a cute new restaurant downtown, took her on a crazy scavenger hunt & then went to joslyn's for dessert, presents & marriage/sex info overload!!!
the gang: julie, kristen, joslyn, becca, rachel, ashley, mel & i
the only pics i have from the rehearsal night! holden was a busy body (aka eating bubbles & running all over kingdom come), so pics weren't really on my mind! jarred was just a liiiiitle excited to get hitched!
smartypants bride had chalk at the rehearsal dinner. besides h being covered head to toe, it provided entertainment for sure!
first looks are my fav! not only does it give the groom a chance to really see how good his bride looks, it makes the schedule go so more smoothly! all pics were done long before the ceremony, so we all got to enjoy the cocktail hour and get out of the heat post-ceremony! we were all spying on the first look from the hotel room! doesn't she look famous w all her paparazzi? guess that's what happens when a photographer gets married...
my girls!!! hauling our butts down the street to sbux. totally necessary! we made quite the scene around town and everyone had a comment about us as a group.
the 4. through thick & thin... multiple weddings, two baby boys & med school. these are my bests.
little buddy rockin the coral like his mama. totally necessary! :)
had to throw in kerry's pic. should be a famous iphoneographer for sure!
remind me to never do crazy eyes like this again! shirley & kerry make any party a good time!
loved the ceremony & reception site. art center downtown ft myers! totally unique. they had these fab lights outside that lit up the whole building. amazeness.
becca & jarred, i wish you nothing but good cheers! you guys are perfect for each other & compliment each other in all the right ways. being a part of your big day was a dream come true and i expect nothing, but lots of lil babies to spoil in the future!!!! xoxo
PS- if you haven't entered for the stella & dot pouf on last monday's post, you crazy!!! the odds are SO good! go do it now! :)
