carrie + jeff

last night we celebrated the marriage of carrie and jeff. carrie and i have known each other for years (technically since kindergarten but we really became friends in high school), so it was such a privilege to be able to attend. (so i guess i am grateful i haven't had this baby yet!) they were married at the uw botanical gardens in seattle. their ceremony was outside in the grass, in front of 3 beautiful trees. the reception was inside the horticulture center, and because of the great weather, spilled outside onto the patio. the wedding was beautiful, simple and very carrie and jeff. it was perfect. congratulations you two! we are so excited for you as you embark on this new journey together. sadly i forgot my nice camera, so these so-so pictures will have to do.

the majority of these beautiful dahlias were provided by carrie's dear friend janice's husband. janice was one of carrie's dearest friends and she passed away a year ago this month from a nasty 6 month battle with cancer at the age of 31. janice grew and loved beautiful dahlias in her garden, so carrie honored and remembered her by using the flowers from her garden. it was beautiful and meant so much to carrie, as well as to marcus, janice's husband who was at the wedding. janice is sorely missed.

me + my nearly 40 week pregnant belly

the beautiful bride and her handsome father

the wedding officiant was john, another great friend from high school

the ceremony

kim + i

carrie + i

it was a beautiful wedding and we had so much fun. it was awesome to see friends from high school and spend an evening together celebrating a great marriage. unfortunately i don't have any pictures of tyler and i, but take my word for it, he looked so handsome. we had fun dancing, yes, i danced, and i'm sure it was a sight to see. the photographer told me i was the cutest pregnant dancer she's seen. haha. little did she know i was just trying to shake this baby out of me! we left the wedding while my friends were still dancing the night away, but my heavy body and sore feet could not handle another minute. we also drove back to bellingham last night, wanting to get home, just in case.