A Minneapolis Thanksgiving

The last few weeks have been full.  Full of work.  Full of stress.  And even some fun.

We had a wonderful couples shower last weekend in the Chicago suburbs hosted by Jason's mom and sister.  It was a great Sunday afternoon to kick back with friends and family.

I admit I haven't been great about blogging and my guess is it will only get worse the next few weeks.
So in the meantime, here are some pics from our recent trip to Minneapolis for thanksgiving

On top of delicious turkey dinner, stuffing, gravy, the works; the trip was highlighted with crafts, dance parties, a trip to the park, a trip to the zoo and a night out on the town to see Daniel Tosh.

PetenDre Wedding Details

After Mo and Russ's wedding I posted my favorite details about their wedding. Andrea and Peter had so many amazing details of their own.  Here are just a handful of my favorite things.

DIY bouqets.  Andrea bought flowers from the market and we made our own bridesmaids bouquets on wedding day.

Each bridesmaid bought their own dress in a neutral (gold/champagne) color tone.  We'd not seen each other's dresses until the day of, but all blended together perfectly.

 

The Venue- Smog Shoppe 

Pete and Dre had an unconvential ceremony where guest sat and stood in a circle as the two of them exchanged vows and Andrea's father blessed the marriage.  Perfectly fitting for this couple.

I couldn't imagine a better backdrop than the succulent filled wall of the Smog Shoppe.

The dinner hour at The Smog Shoppe was incredible.

Great family style food and lovely eclectic vintage chairs, including the bentwood chairs I grew up with.

The signature cocktail included tequila and jalepenos- a perfect recipe in my book.

 I'm obsessed with stripes straws, to which Andrea added her own personal touch.

And finally- the instagram photo booth.  Guest were encouraged to take their own photos and post on instagram with a hashtag #petendre.

This was fun the night of the wedding but also a great way to have an instant online photo collection of all your guests photos.  So creative.

Oh and how could I forget.  Andrea's last minute hair change included wearing my headband.  It looked perfect on her and made me feel great that I could give her "something borrowed" on her wedding day, even though she had something else borrowed already :)

PetenDre Wedding Favorite Photos

Cocktail hour prior to the exchange of vows with Andrea's sister-in-law and sister.

Both of whom are good stuff and sat at my table for great dinner fun.

HERE COMES THE BRIDE

Here comes the wedding party!

Great friends photo :)

Me and my future husband.

More photos and details tomorrow.  Check back.

LOVE

I have so many great photos from Andrea and Peter's wedding weekend to share. 

So many great details which captured the couple's individuality perfectly. 
But before I get on with that- here is a photo I just LOVE.

Andrea looking like a goddess pouring out her heart in her vows to Peter.

But what I love about this photo is the look on my face.

In a moment no one was paying attention to me, you can see the genuine admiration and happiness I was feeling for my dear friend as she exchanged vows with her perfect match.

Congrats Andrea and Peter. 
More photos to come.