Sarah's Wedding via Instagram

Here are a few of the photos from Sarah's wedding last week! The day and night went by in such a blur that photos via my phone were all I could manage. For those who asked, the song in her wedding video is "Anchor" by Mindy Gledhill. The venue was Tre Bella in Mesa, and as soon as her professional photos come in Sar will actually be doing a guest post all about her wedding details and the extensive planning that went into it. She planned her wedding in a very short time span, so she has a lot of great tips and money-saving tricks to share. I'm really excited!

If you have any wedding-specific questions for Sarah, feel free to ask them in the comments below.


















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Sarah's Wedding.

Oh, what a night! Yesterday was beyond a doubt, one of the most gorgeously executed and visually beautiful weddings I've ever been to.  Sarah has such an eye for pretty things, and every single detail in her wedding was beyond pretty- it was perfect. Spending the day getting Sarah ready and seeing all of her planning all come together was really, really special and magical.  I feel so happy that I was able to stand up there along side her sister as her Matron of Honor, and the smiles on Sarah's and Andy's faces at the end of the night was the perfect end to the most fabulous day.

I'll be back tomorrow with some photos via instagram, details from our day, and more info about her vendors. Until then here's the "same day edit" video from NoBox Films. The longer, actual wedding video will be produced soon- this is just something to hold us all over! Enjoy, it's really amazing and worth your time!

Congratulations Sarah and Andy! I love you.




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today...aka Wedding Eve!

Today is the eve of Sarah's wedding, and I'm about to head to sleep in preparation for a busy, busy day tomorrow....but I thought I'd say hello quickly since tomorrow there will be no time for blogging! The past couple of days have been amazing - last night was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner and it was such a fun night.  Sarah and Andy are getting married at Tre Bella, which is an absolutely adorable venue in downtown Mesa. We all met there to run through the ceremony and get aquainted with the order we'll be walking, etc. It's funny that even though it's obviously not my wedding I still had those nervous butterflies as I walked down the aisle. I don't even know why! Silly. But then of course watching Sarah walk down, even in practice mode, was super emotional. Note to self: tissues are a necessity tomorrow!

After the rehearsal we all headed over to La Bocca, where Andy's parents treated us to the most delicious meal. We had Sarah's favorite pear and goat cheese salad, followed by assorted bruschetta and pizzas. YUM. If you haven't ever been to La Bocca I highly recommend it.  And if you've been a reader for awhile, you'd also know that's where we also had our first annual AZ Blogger Meetup!

I think one of my most favorite parts about being a part of Sarah's wedding has been getting to know her other close friends that she's met more recently. Because I live a couple hours north, I haven't gotten the chance to really spend time with these girls, but after all of the events surrounding her wedding I'm pretty much in love with each and every one of them. That's the neat part - when you love a friend so much you're almost bound to love the people they love also, and I feel so lucky to call Sarah's friends my friends now, too. Such rad girls.

It's still surreal that after all of this planning tomorrow is the big day!  And it's going to be a busy one! My sweet friend Nikki at MAC will be doing my make up in the morning, then I'll be heading over to Sarah's to help her get ready. The wedding is actually at 6pm, but her videographers and photographers will be spending the day with us, capturing all of it, beginning to end.

So....YAY!  I am just so, so excited to see my lovely best friend become a WIFE tomorrow and stand up there for her as her Matron of Honor (she has two- her sister and me!).

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East Coast Trip Part Four: Corin and John's wedding!

The very last leg of our trip brought us to gorgeous Hillborough, N.J. to celebrate the nuptials of Corin and John!  Corin and I grew up together from infancy, and our parents have been best friends since college. She was my childhood best friend too, and we've always been in each other's lives from as far back as I can remember. Every photo of every birthday, there's Corin and their family smiling away. We even call each others' parents Aunt and Uncle, and have spent every major milestone in all of our lives together. Growing up in New Jersey we'd also spend every New Year's Eve together, and I have some of the greatest memories of our annual sleepovers while our parents were at the Fireman's New Year's Ball. I remember being so young in our New Year's crowns, getting so excited about staying up later than usual, hoarding the noise makers and candy from our younger sisters, and plotting some sort of silly mischief. After watching the ball drop of course we'd pretend to be asleep for the babysitter- and older woman and family friend named Betty, and we'd always sneak out of the bedrooms and watch The Twilight Zone marathon once she fell asleep.

The wedding took place at this house- Corin's parents' home, the same house she grew up in with her sister Caitlyn, and the same house that holds so many of our most special growing up memories. This was the place I was as my little sister was being born, it's the home where there were countless parties, sleepovers, and get-togethers. A place full of memory and tradition. So seeing Corin get married there was very special and pretty emotional. I felt like we had come full circle. I sat there, my husband next to me and our son on my lap, and thought about child-me, looking forward at this moment. I know she'd be proud.

The happiness she and John share is so apparent, and it was awesome to be at a wedding that was so full of love, in such a familiar, happy, and absolutely gorgeous place. Their backyard goes on for miles, and Mother Nature did not let us down with the blue, blue sky and big fluffy clouds. It was perfect.

Here are some photos:


Uncle John, Hank and Henry

best friends since college


Abe, Uncle John, and Lauren




Cor and her Dad walking in

first dance






Corin, John, and us




My Mom and Maureen have been best friends since kindergarten...and my Mom even introduced her to her hubby Kevin! These are four of my most favorite people in the whole entire world.





Maureen and my Mom









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