"Hooray!"

Wow what a weekend. This was the second wedding we've been involved in this year, but not the last. Nate and Katryn were happily married this weekend on May 22! We were so happy to be part of the big celebration.



The weekend started off smoothly; Wes and I both had Friday off so we slept in, dropped the Dusty pup off with Dawn and Matt and hit the road. We got to Nate's early and went for some margarita's with another of his groomsmen, Rob. The rehearsal dinner was fantabulous and I may have had a little too much wine...



The wedding day was beautiful outside. It was calling for rain but it held out! The church they were married in was really pretty, though I was sitting between the worst two people I could possibly expect to keep me quiet throughout a mass... you know who you are. Katryn looked gorgeous, of course, and the gents pulled off their tux looks as well. Devon and I both teared up during the ceremony.



The craziest thing ever happened on our way from the ceremony to the reception. As Weston and I were following Dev and Mike, I notice out of the corner of my eye something moving perpendicular to traffic. Yes, it was a deer bolting across the median and heading straight for my driver side door. I have never, ever, ever been in a situation like this. I've never even hit a squirrel! So I'm driving in NoVA and hesitate-- do I slam on the brakes? Am I really supposed to hit this creature like the driving instructors say?? I slammed on the brakes. This must have confused her (yes, it was a her) because just as she finally had a straight path across to the woods, she veered and jumped up all four hooves landing on the hood of our SUV before leaping off into the nearby woods. Wow. I'm so glad no one was behind us. So I'm FREAKING out that our hood is all dented with hoof marks so we all stop and put on hazards to look at the car. Totally fine! Best car ever.







The reception was great and getting to know Nate and Katryn's "other" friends, as we lovingly referred to them, was a blasty. The appetizers were my favorite part of the food. They had this super fresh fruit, the strawberries and pineapple slices were to die for! I just kept saying "hooray!" every time I took a new bite. Mmm. The speeches were also amazing-- I think you might know whose I liked the best. Then off to the hotel!



We shared a hotel with Alex and Shari, and somehow that room turned into the "after-party" room. We ended up pushing both beds all the way against the walls so we had plenty of room for card games as there were like a million of us. This is also where Shari ended up sleeping, though that story isn't appropriate for a blog.



All in all, fantabulous wedding and great weekend success!