WisconsinWandawegaWeddingWrapUp!

Meet my awesome friends

Colleen and Jon. 

As you can tell from the pic, 

they got married. 

(And looked pretty darn great doing so)

Colleen and I worked together at Threadless, 

and I do say we are such kindred spirits. 

Anth and I were already excited 

to spend a weekend celebrating their love....

and then we found out they booked 

a camp on a lake for the festivities. 

Archery, Rope Swings, Tree Houses, Oh my! 

Seriously, it could not have been a better weekend. 

So prepare yourself for a photo dump. 

Some are from friends (credited)....

because when you get a lot of creative people 

together who all love photography, 

every second will be documented. :-) 

 Our sweet digs for the weekend. 

With this B.A. view. 

 When we were not dancing the night away, 

we spent most of the time on the rope swing.

There were fog machines, 

bike lights for night time 

(that made it feel like Space Mountain)

and always someone to cheer you on. 

Craig's video is so much better :-) 

Seriously, I could not stay off that thing. 

Lots of good lake time with friends = on happy girl. 

One of my favorite photographers right now is Paul Octavious. 

Who also happens to be a Threadfriend....

he photoed the wedding and I can't wait to see these pics. 

Here are two sniped from his Instagram feed. 

Are.you.kidding.me?! 

My friend Jess was also the "camp director" for the weekend. 

Which included a lot of bullhorns, directions and prize giving. 

Basically what she does best. 

She also had everyone give marriage advice to C&J, 

made them an "advent calendar" from the responses 

to open leading up to the wedding, 

and then posted the advice on trees around camp. 

Mine read: 

What's something Jon should know about Colleen? 

If ever Colleen is sad, bring her cheese. 

If ever Colleen is upset, bring her cheese. 

If ever Colleen is attempting a Cheese Challenge

(that's when she tries to give up cheese for a month), 

bring her wine. 

:-) 

Oh yeah, and there was karaoke. 

Here's Colleen singing to her man. 

Did I mention the late night taco truck, 

fire the size of my car and the fact 

that they rode to the reception on a tandem bike? 

If you're thinking that they had a dream wedding, 

you're correct, it was. 

What I loved the most though, 

is that is was so them. 

Nothing was for show or pictures or because Pinterest said so. 

I was totally things they loved that were special to them. 

My hope now is that they have a vow renewal ceremony next year....

so ready to go back :-) 

Indddddddddddddy

Last weekend, my good friend
Renee got married.

Even better?
Many of my favorite people also live there.

Here are some pix from the craziness.

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Steph, Molly and I after the ceremony

It's crazy that I've known these girls for more than 25 years! 

From Vegas trips to being teaching partners, 

Renee and I have definitely had some crazy times together. 

I was so happy to be able to be there for her wedding! 

Things I'm not good at: 

Making a decision about what to drink. 

So my usual choice is ALL drinks. 

Oops. :-) 

A good example of that? 

The photo below. 

About 10 years ago, 

(wow, I feel old)

Molly and I spent a Spring Break 

visiting Rosarae in Savannah....

and this pic was taken. 

While at the wedding, 

we got the bright idea to reenact it. 

(pretty close, right?)

Soon after, I received this gem

of Anthony and our friend Claire: 

Which gave us an idea that lead 

to lots of laughs over the weekend. 

If you want to try your luck at the pose, 

please don't hesitate and then send it my way! 

The view from the reception was great! 

Once the reception was over, 

a large portion of the crew weren't ready for bed...

so we headed to good 'ole Ike-n-Joney's.

Even Renee and Sam joined us! 

Congrats! 

On Saturday,

I took Molly's dog, Zoey out for a run. 

We also headed out to our friend Heather and Kevin's house 

to try his homemade beer and wine. 

On the way there, I realized I lost my ID 

in the cab the night before. 

Awesome. 

Good thing I didn't have to catch a flight the next day. 

Oh, yes, yes I did actually. 

But even better? 

My mom sent me this to see if it would work: 

Yep, that's my Indiana ID card from 1997. 

hahahaha.

Later that night, 

we went to watch the Final Four. 

At 31 years old, 

I had to beg the door guy to let me in. 

I definitely used the photo above 

as evidence of my age. 

Lucky for me, it worked....

and I got to introduce Molly and Corey to Fireball Whiskey. 

Lots of it :-) 

Good times. 

The next morning mom and dad joined us for brunch! 

And then, before I knew it, 

it was time to head back to Philly. 

(Again) Lucky for me, 

TSA was awesome and let me 

on the plane without ID. 

Long layovers mean lots of gelato. 

 Adios Indy!
Hope to see you again soon!