Today our dear friend Deb was getting married....the reason we all gathered here to begin with. Our morning consisted of breakfast, coffee & chit chat with Jen & Miss Ava on the beautiful patio of our hotel room & then we all got ready for the big event.
The wedding was to take place at 11:30am & the reception was at 4:30pm so we needed to be ready & out the door fairly early. Here are my two handsome boys all dressed up:
And mommy & Mason:
We made our way to the Black Canyon Inn where the wedding was taking place. It was a short 10 minute drive from where we were staying & the grounds were gorgeous. The wedding was held in a covered pavilion that overlooked Rocky Mountain National Park & was absolutely breath-taking!
Here comes the bride:
Saying "I Do":
Her dress was SO pretty & she looked so very happy!!
Introducing the new Mr. & Mrs!!
Look who else had a pretty dress & looked beautiful - little Miss Ava:
And after the ceremony was all said & done, we had to take advantage of the beautiful backdrop & get one of many family pics:
Since there was a 3 hour wait until the reception, we decided to head back to our hotel, change & meet the "Elite" crew for lunch & walk around the downtown area. We all met at this little "hole in the wall" wood fire pizza joint called Picnic in the Park & had lunch. We of course couldn't leave the place without getting our picture taken with the elk...who yes strangely enough has a picnic basket on his antlers:
After we ate lunch, we were going to hit up some of the Christmas shops on the main street but unfortunately it started to rain so we decided to head back to the hotel & let Mason (& ourselves) take a little nap before the reception.
We returned to the BC Inn around 4:30pm & the Twin Oaks Steakhouse where the reception was held was beautifully decorated inside. These were the guest tables:
And the beautiful & dee-lish wedding cake:
And two of the cutest guests ever....Mason & Ava
We all enjoyed cocktails, yummy appetizers, a dee-lish buffet & afterwards the amazing wedding cake. Both the marble & chocolate cake were worth every bite & yes I had two pieces - would you expect anything less from me? The cake was all laid out on a table & there was plenty to go around so why not?!?
Shortly after the first few dances we decided to call it a night as Mason was getting tired & the music was starting to get loud. We said our goodbyes to everyone & this Mama enjoyed going to bed early & getting a good nights sleep - something that is quite rare these days ;) Must be the mountain air!
Congrats to Deb & Jon - so very blessed to have been in the company of girlfriends I love & witness such a beautiful wedding of two very deserving people!
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