The wedding that Jesus was invited to (and other adventures) {pretty, happy, funny, real}

~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life.~

With the lovely ladies at Like Mother, Like Daughter

Some say, "when it rains, it pours." Well, it has been literally and figuratively been pouring in my life lately. On the literal side, we've gotten a fair bit of rain lately. On the figurative side, I've had so much going on in the last week that I think that this might be my most-jammed-packed {pretty, happy, funny, real} yet.  While I've spoken a lot about the drama of moving (it really hasn't been that dramatic, but everything is more dramatic when you blog, isn't it?), life hasn't stopped. Indeed it has been bustling me right along.

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As I talked about last month in this PHFR post, May 25th was the day of weddings! In the morning, my dear roommate of two years married her favorite person in the whole wide world, Johnny.

Holly and I before the wedding Mass (her mom made her wedding dress--gorgeous!)

Spring is sprung {PHFR}

Today, I am linking up with Like Mother, Like Daughter's {pretty, happy, funny, real} blog series. As the tag-line of the series states, the purpose is "Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life." It's a wonderful idea and I am delighted to be joining in.

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I came home to find these beauties blossoming in the back yard. So beautiful!

Spring has sprung in this cold Midwestern town of mine! (even though we are still wearing coats...at least the landscape is looking more pleasant)

taken with the good ole iTouch.

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My Best Friend's Wedding

Last weekend I had the honor and privilege to stand up in my closest friend's wedding. It was a marvelous and moving weekend. For me, having such a dear friend get married proved to be a very moving experience. I have been to a number of weddings in recent years, but this is the first one in which I was a bridesmaid. Everything was beautiful and so inspiring.

Since I was a bridesmaid, I decided not to lug my camera into the church and snap pictures through to the Mass. I am glad I made this decision, especially since it would have distracted me from [1] bridesmaid duties and [2] witnessing a beautiful sacrament. But it was somewhat of a bittersweet decision because it turned out that the church was _a.m.a.z.i.n.g_ Here is a link to the parish's website gallery. But, seriously, the pictures do zero justice.

I was able to bring my camera to the reception. It was gorgeous. So elegant. Here are the best of my pictures from the evening.

For those who love bling, here are his-and-her wedding rings (Right box) and  a right hand ring (Left box)

Bridal table, centerpiece

Bridal table. Clearly we were quite thirsty.

Look at that cake!...and the dress too!

Bridal table, 2

Guest table, version one

Bridal table, again

Guest table, version two

Guest table, version three

Guest table, version four

Dessert table!

Dessert table

Fuzzy picture of ballroom and dance floor right before every started boogying

Congratulations, best wishes, and many blessings to the newlywed couple!