Hope everyone is having a relaxing October Sunday night. Whit, Lollie, and I are all cuddled up on the couch...Whit is watching Sunday night football and intently keeping watch on his Fantasy Football Scoreboards, Lollie is curled up taking little evening nap...so I thought this would be the perfect time for me to catch up on my blogging and wrap up our trip to California...I know you all have been anxiously waiting for Part 3... ;)
We last left off in Sonoma at the
rehearsal dinner and we couldn't wait for Ryan and Erin's wedding the following day...I have to warn you, I absolutely
LOVED every single detail of this wedding, so there are a lot of pictures to follow...prepare yourself... :)
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| Ryan and Erin's cute invitation describing all of the weekend events! |
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| Delicious lemonade served before the ceremony... |
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| These were on the church doors..."E" and "R" |
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Sweet Erin and Ryan :)
(Photo Courtesy of my wonderfully talented cousin, Melissa Dunn) |
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Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Patrick Donnelly!! Love them! :)
(Photo Courtesy of my wonderfully talented cousin, Melissa Dunn) |
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After the ceremony, we went to Cornerstone Gardens for the reception...
This was the cocktail tent and it was gorgeous!! |
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| A cute little sitting area for the guests during cocktail hour... |
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The servers had these sweet "lemon baskets" on the serving trays...
I loved these!! |
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The beautiful rolling hills of Sonoma...it was an unforgettable view
(Photo Courtesy of my wonderfully talented cousin, Melissa Dunn) |
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This was their creative version of a "guest book"...
since Erin and Ryan love to ski, we all signed vintage, wooden skis!
Whit LOVED this, of course!! |
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| Personalized Cocktails...the Lavender Mojito was delicious!! |
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Yummy hors d'oeuvres!
Each one had a special meaning to Erin and Ryan...it was the cutest thing ever!! |
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| The sun was setting in Sonoma...and it was time for dinner! |
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| Beautiful table for place cards! |
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| As we turned the corner to the dinner area, it was truly breathtaking... |
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With all of the beautiful colors adorning the tables,
the Italian string lights hung from the trees,
sounds from the bluegrass band playing in the garden, great wine,
gorgeous food served family style...we felt like we were in Tuscany!
It was incredible... |
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As we sat down, we noticed that each guest had a personalized napkin
and dinner menu... |
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The menu was even personalized...
the dishes they chose were special to Ryan and Erin...
and each dish was paired with a special wine. :) |
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| I loved these beautiful tomatoes! |
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Ryan debuted his new wine during the wedding weekend...
Thomas Patrick, Erin and Ryan's middle names :) |
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| Delicious champagne brought out to toast the beautiful couple :) |
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After dinner...we entered the space where the dance party would begin...
and the party never stopped! :)
It was an all 80's party lead by the energetic band, Tainted Love...
complete with slap bracelets, glow sticks, sunglasses and so much more... |
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| They had dancing shoes for everyone!! |
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| Beautiful dessert table full of super cute and delicious sweets!!! |
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| This was a cake!!! |
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Seriously...a cake, with all 3 of Ryan's wines displayed in cake form!! :)
Very cool! |
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| Cute coasters! |
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It was an all night dance party!
Can you see all of the glow sticks! :) |
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Another cake...this was the design that they created
and used throughout their wedding...
Can you see the "R" and the "E"? |
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| Another beautiful cake...it was delicious! |
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| Cute sugar cookies! |
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| Beautiful display outside :) |
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They had cute signage throughout the wedding...
and you know how I love signage! :) |
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Genie and Scott...we had a family dance party!
It was a blast! |
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Melissa and Whit passionately singing a great 80s song together!
(and Kelli Holder Donnelly's fun parents in the background...
we had a great time with the Holder's in Sonoma!) |
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After the dance party came to an end...
we arrived upon another incredible surprise...a Taco Truck! :) |
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Whit and I grabbed some glass bottled Coca-Cola's...
they were the perfect way to top off an amazing evening!! |
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Ryan and Erin enjoying their CocaColas before they drove off
(notice Erin's cute slap bracelet!)
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This wedding was one we will never forget! We could not be happier for Erin and Ryan, they are such a wonderful couple and we can't wait for all of the fun times ahead. We were so glad to be there to take part in this joyous and beautiful celebration!
The trip to California was incredible and we felt so lucky to have the opportunity to escape our "everyday" life for a few days and enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation. But no matter where we fly off to or the beautiful places we get to see...we are always happy to come home to our sweet
Lollie and our
Little House on the Ridge...there truly is no place like home!
Thanks for following us through our California Adventure!
Here's to all the adventures to come!
Have a wonderful Sunday night! :)
