Balloon photo by Courtney Winnie
I decided to do this post after reading my friend Marilyn's blog where she mentioned that she was out of town recently and missed one of our neighbors incredible wedding reception. To make matters worse the two people that promised her they would take lots of pictures failed miserably and took zero. I didn't take as many as I would have liked but managed to snap a few, so here you go Marilyn these are for you!
July 19th was a crazy day around our house since it was Karli's 18th birthday and we also had two Wedding Receptions to attend that night. The day started out with a visit to the salon with Karli and Ashley where we treated ourselves to a pedicure. Next we headed to Lifetime Fitness for a quick workout on the weight machines in our flip flops (wet toenails:) and then out to the pool for some UV!
Later in the day after Karli opened her presents everyone started disappearing one at a time. Karli was whisked away by her friends for an evening of Birthday fun! Ashley was off to Gateway for dinner and a movie with her boyfriend to celebrate his birthday, Jake went to his friend Parker's house to help with his sister's wedding reception which was also our second wedding destination of the night. Since Justin had come up for Karli's birthday he decided to join Pat and me for some official Wedding hopping:)
The first Wedding Reception of the night was Vintage Carnival Style held on a roping arena that had been covered in sod just for this event, complete with a live band, photo booth and a 50 foot ferris wheel!
Justin looking dapper in front of one of the many
vintage cars that lined the perimeter
What a cool way to display the gifts!
photo of my niece Amy
taken by her big sis Courtney Winnie
Another cute picture taken by my talented niece
(check out the cool rims on that car!)
I never made it over to the big tent where the food was since I was going to be eating dinner at our second stop, but I heard it was a delicious gourmet hotdog bar...how fun is that?! I did however make it a point to get a close look at all of the goodies which included.... cotton candy, popcorn, a candy station and cupcakes. Here are some pictures of just a few of them....
Pink Lemon-aid Cupcakes
Lime-aid Cupcakes
Lemon Cupcakes
Coconut Cupcakes
Cinnamon Toast Cupcakes
Popcorn & Cotton Candy
Sweet trip to the candy shop!
It was a fun and beautiful reception with a magnificent backdrop of the gorgeous mountains (and it was conveniently located around the corner from my house I might add!) Sadly we didn't have time to stand in line for the ferris wheel or the photo booth, but we still had a good time visiting with friends and neighbors.
As I stood there soaking in the excitement from all of the lavish festivities, the one thing that caught my eye the most was how the Bride and Groom seemed to be oblivious to all of the dazzling commotion going on around them:)
Jake and his friends making pink Italian Soda's
Next it was on to Wedding Reception number two.
Thank goodness it was only a 2 minute drive away from where we were since we were running a little bit late. I'm sad I don't have any pictures of the second reception which was held in my friends gorgeous backyard. Just picture this... round tables with white cloths to the ground and white chairs with big white bows tied around them. Glass containers with pink hydrangea's and lots of candles flickering everywhere.... so pretty! It was catered by Cafe Rio! Dinner was a choice of Pork or Chicken Taco's, & Pork Enchilada's...sooo tasty! Pat and I were placed at a table with my sister, a girl we went to high school with, a childhood friend, and all of their husbands. We had fun reminising and catching up!
Two things I noticed at this event....
The bride and groom were so adorable!
Jake makes a mean Italian Soda!
Unfortunately most of Karli's guy friends were in Lake Powell and it was a little warm outside for a campfire but oh well they still had a lot of fun! 
Reese's Peanut Butter cups on the S'mores were a hit!
The gang's half here!
After Party midnight chat
What a fun night!
The End
2 comments:
that sure was a fun day!! I'm sad I didn't get to go to both of the weddings!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!! My friend, Linda, did the catering. Really, she is UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!
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