Officially Hitched: The Rehearsal Party

Choosing to throw a Rehearsal Party was one of the best decisions we made. Not only was it mega-fun...it gave us an opportunity to spend as much time as possible with our guests - guests that had traveled very far to be there in support of us.


Do you see that face I'm making up there? I'd say that's a level 7 party face...we'll continue to monitor this trend as we move through the weekend.

So the party...my fantastic in-laws volunteered their lakehouse for the affair and we couldn't have loved that more. We had a local winery cater the event - their BBQ is AMAZING - and we looooove their wine.











As the evening continued, we all enjoyed watching the sun dip down to the mountains above the lake...it really could not have been a better night. Good wine, tasty food, incredible company - I can only hope everyone gets an experience like that.








Catching those last few moments of sun, Frogger and I had a little impromptu photo sesh on the dock with our photographers...





And just so you all realize that we are nowhere near as charming and lovely as these photos would lead you to believe...

No you're not hallucinating

It's true - your eyes are not playing tricks on you...I'm back! As much as I wish time hadn't passed as much as it has since I was posting and prepping for recaps, it has completely flown by. I'll definitely fill you in on my adventures but first I owe you all an apology. In order to not make you suffer any further, I'll forgo a video of myself singing this and allow a professional to take the lead - you can thank me later. Sing it Brenda Lee!



So dear hive, please accept my apology. I'll do my absolute best to stay close moving forward and deliver the best damn recaps I possibly can!

Before I begin filling you in on the details of my favorite day ever - I'll give you a brief run down of what I've been up to while I've been away.

Getting any hints?

Following the wedding and our fantastic honeymoon in the Caribbean, we made the life-changing decision to uproot ourselves completely and move from Phoenix to Seattle! Frogger grew up there and after our wedding, it just seemed like the right place to be. I interviewed over Christmas, received the offer and we had less than 3 weeks to pack up our entire lives and drive 1500 miles to our new home...mind you, a home we had never laid eyes on.

Clearly the kitties are excited...who wouldn't love 3 days on the road?!

Since then we've been settling into our life here in the Emerald City (trying desperately to track down the wizard) and enjoying this new change of pace and scenery!

Now...onto the good stuff. Because our location was somewhat remote (Washington wine country), we decided it would be the most fun for everyone if we opened up the rehearsal dinner to be a rehearsal party including everyone who was in town for the wedding. My future in-laws were nice enough to host the event at their lakehouse and we couldn't have been more thrilled with how the day turned out.



We began with the rehearsal at the wedding location...which as we learned the next day, would be of no help as we moved the ceremony to face a different direction for photographers to get the best lighting...don't you love last minute changes? :)

Following our ceremony rehearsal, we piled into the cars and headed to the lakehouse for the rehearsal par-tay.

Running the risk of ending up back in the doghouse...I'm going to leave you hanging just a bit. But - did anyone else have a rehearsal party as opposed to a wedding-party-only rehearsal dinner? And while I'm seeking company in my planning process - did anyone run into switch-ups for their ceremony location? Or perhaps the best question of all, do you forgive me?!

PS - SO glad to be back. xoxo