Liz and JD's Wedding Weekend

Last weekend was filled with wedding festivities for our good friends JD and Liz. We felt so honored to be included in all the activities over the weekend. Todd started out his weekend on Thursday for JD's bachelor party. He had a great time with 12 other guys kayaking and rafting down the Deschutes and then spent the evening at Mcmenimins Edgefield. Friday, we were invited to the rehearsal dinner, which was a beautiful event held in JD and Liz's backyard. They have a great friend who is a professional chef and made an awesome southern spread for the event. Meadow had a great time with her gal pal Maddie and also had lots of attention from many of the dinner guests. The day of the wedding, we dropped Meadow off at Todd's parents for a fun filled overnight stay with the grandparents and we headed up to Timberline to enjoy the wedding and reception and to stay the night.

It was a nice coincidence that their wedding pretty much coincided with our fifth year wedding anniversary. So, it was a great excuse to stay up at Timberline and celebrate our anniversary. On Sunday, Liz's family also hosted a brunch for family and friends and then later we hosted a little bbq for the bride and groom and some of their out of town guests. So, it was a fun filled weekend with lots of socializing and celebrating.

This is their backyard. It definitely inspired me to want to host a formal outdoor dinner party someday. It was just so beautiful and fun to have this outside. It also helped that the weather was pretty much perfect the entire weekend.
Another view, with pregnant lady in it.

Meadow and Maddie having fun in the hammock

All tuckered out after a very fun filled evening

Liz walking down the trail with her dad. So, hard to believe I did this same walk five years ago.

The happy couple

Beautiful Bride.

The cake was actually a mountain with both the bride and groom wearing skis on the top. JD actually shrunk pictures of their actual skis and pasted the pictures unto the skis for the cake. Now, that is the most attention to detail I have ever heard of from a groom.

First Dance

Handsome Todd all dressed up.

Todd and Tony. Drinking pals for the evening
Jen, aka Maddie's Mom

Me at 31 weeks pregnant. Maybe not the most flattering picture, but the mountain does look picturesque. We have a picture from when I was almost due with Meadow in front of the mountain as well.

I just had to share this picture of JD's Mom, Sarah with Meadow. She was so cute with her at our little bbq. Meadow wanted to show her the river, so they went on a little walk together. I also have to had that Sarah is 6 feet 4 or 5 inches tall. So, Meadow looks like an even tinier peanut.