Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The weekend, briefly

We drove up the coast for a weekend full of wedding activities and old friends.

gassing it up
{gassing it up}

rehearsal dinner
{rehearsal dinner table}

rehearsal dinner
{rehearsal dinner wine}

lace, cowhide
{lace, cowhide}

flowers, waiting
{flowers, waiting}

wedding lights
{wedding lights}

tent
{tent}

camping, mountains
{camping, mountains}

As part of the wedding party, I didn't get as many pictures as I might have otherwise, but it was amazing to be right there as my friend of 18 years (!) got married. D and I both went to school with her from fourth grade all through high school, so we both had a wonderful time catching up with old friends. Oh, and I got to wear fake eyelashes, which always makes me happy. I'm a minimalist when it comes to make up, but I will go for drag queen eyelashes whenever there is a halfway decent excuse.

The wedding was on a nature preserve, nowhere near anything, so a lot of us camped after the wedding and woke up to share (seriously excellent) breakfast burritos with the bride and groom. I treated myself to a single cup of glorious coffee (my first since the caffeine hiatus started just over two months ago), because a chilly morning at a gorgeous campsite wouldn't be complete without one.

26 comments:

  1. what a sweet idea! sounds like a really special wedding.

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  2. Oh I am the. Same way - any excuse to wear fake eyelashes and I'll take it. Her dress looks amazing!

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  3. are those shells with moss! i love that idea. i miss camping...it's on my list this summer.

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  4. What a beautiful place for camping. I love that picture of the dress and cowhide!

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  5. What a beautiful weekend! I love the dress with the cowhide rug, so amazing!

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  6. I love all of this, especially the idea of camping afterwards is the sweetest idea. I can't believe you've been on a caffeine hiatus for two months! I die after one day of withdrawal symptoms. I'll give it another shot soon, until classes start again and I need a late night of studying. :)

    PS. I love drag eyelashes too and using any excuse to wear them. They always give me that glamorous touch.

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  7. you have such a great way of arranging your photos with your words! love the juxtaposition of cowhide and lace, very nice. congratulations to you and your friend!

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  8. Lol you guys make getting gas look good. I'ts just funny how all the colors look good together. Even the the shirt. Those flowers are gorgeous too.

    - Sarah
    http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com/

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  9. Im in love with that kitchen with all the flowers in jars. ahhh...thanks for the morning inspiration!

    xo,
    Di

    http://simply-freckled.blogspot.com

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  10. i too loved that cow hide with the bridal dress. great photo.
    would love a photo of your lashes too though. apparently i'm the only one here who has yet to jump into that pool.
    glad you had a fantastic weekend.
    katie

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  11. It makes me supremely happy that you wear false eyelashes. xo

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  12. @ Julia - they are! The bride is a marine ecologist, so she collected all the abalone shells and then planted them with moss and succulents. She is the most intense DIYer that I've ever met.

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  13. I too am on a caffeine hiatus so can only imagine how wonderous that coffee must have been...*looks at decaff coffee with disdain*

    my idea of perfection

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  14. that sounds fantastic! camping after the wedding must have been so much fun!

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  15. What a fantastic weekend! I love old friends - they're so comfortable. And camping after the wedding? That sounds like icing on the cake.

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  16. @ WPM - I also got the hairdresser to tease my hair a bit, and totally thought of you.

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  17. Cute pics and post. This is exactly what I want my wedding to look like!

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  18. I enjoy your blog every morning with first coffee. Came across it accidently and really am impressed.
    xxx from Greece

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  19. This is so beautiful! Adorable pictures.

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  20. What a beautiful dress! I love lace and I love weddings!

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  21. Oh wow. Your friend wore a stunning dress. I am in love with it! And those bouquets!

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  22. omg, sounds like a fantastic wedding! i love the tenting!!!

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  23. wow, looks beautiful!! wonderful wedding and also the camping is amazing! would love to camp exactly there, so cool!

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  24. ooh ooh! Is that Arroyo Hondo? I looked at that spot for our wedding. Was it amazing? It seems so pretty.

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  25. Great wedding from the looks of it. It appears it captured the personality of the couple which is always good!

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