hello friends of jamie! i'm so excited to be sharing with you via lowercase text.
jamie and i have been friends for eight years now, and have experienced a LOT together! and what she hasn't done with me, i've been sad to miss out on. (must be the FOMO in me)
while jamie is in van city and seattle, i'll be posting about some of the little things that make me smile. this past weekend, it was actually a pretty big thing that made me smile - the wedding of my best friend/soul twin jessica. i was lucky enough to be her maid of honour - my first bridesmaid experience and boy was it a good one.
friday: i spent the morning with jess and two other bridesmaids getting our nails "did", eating at a greasy spoon for breakfast (amazing), and singing whatever songs popped into our heads. after a quick and delightful grilled cheese at the wedding venue (a golf course in my hometown of niagara) we went to work, setting up for the wedding and practicing our walks down the aisle. needless to say, the two flower girls were better behaved than us bridesmaids. whoops.
after the rehearsal, we headed to jess and her fiance justin's house for an incredible dinner made by a groomsman (also a head chef at a restaurant). beanbag tossing, some wine, and an adventure in packing the bride's honeymoon luggage followed - and then off to a hotel for the night. we fell asleep early because we were le tired!
saturday: wedding day! hair done, makeup done, and lots more random singing! i tell you, bridesmaids in three part harmony never sounded better. after getting photos of the gals, we headed out limo-style to the wedding. the ceremony was beautiful! i did happen to bawl my eyes out (very un-jamie shea like of me!)
the reception was peacock-themed, so we bridesmaids wore little feathers in our hair that matched the centerpieces. ooh la la. after an incredible speech by the father of the bride that made me burst into tears (yes, again - he's a writer, i couldn't help myself!) it was my turn to speak. i was a bit nervous at first, but managed to pull myself together and deliver a few good laughs AND i didn't cry! yay!
there was a fog machine... some beverages followed by a lot of water... a lot of dancing (some choreographed)... a photo booth for which my husband nate was the photographer... and at 1:30 am, our desig"nate"ed driver took myself, the bride and the groom back home. we dropped them off, and headed to my parent's house where i had spent my week at "wedding camp" and hit the hay.
sunday: after only one more time spent crying (listening to the song jess walked down the aisle to, from the movie pride and prejudice), nate and i headed back to brampton. we spent the evening catching up on the glee project (yes, i'm a glee nerd) and eating our wedding favours - apples covered in caramel and chocolate from the rocky mountain chocolate factory. yum! we chatted with nate's brother and his wife, and heard our little niece talk for the first time! so sweet! they live in BC, and its so great to catch up. read for a bit, and headed to bed.
this week will be busy getting ready for another wedding - i'll be playing all of the music at my friend's wedding in two weeks, so i have some practicing to do! enjoy photos from this past weekend. hope you all had a great weekend, too :)
the beautiful bride and myself, her "twin" - some friends from university - nate and i being super glamorous - the bridesmaids dance to "run the world" - just married!