Congratulations Brandon and Ashley Bustle!!
This past weekend was a busy but oh so fun weekend! One of my best friends, Ashley, got married! Ashley and I were pretty much inseparable in high school. We did everything together. When I moved away to college in August of 2000, she came with us to help me move in. I remember standing in the parking when they needed to leave and crying our eyes out. We DID NOT want to be apart from each other. We have never lived close to each other since, but we remain great friends. I would love to move closer to her so we could hang out like we used to. Brandon is an awesome guy who you can tell really loves her, and it would be so fun to get to see them all the time. Who knows....maybe one day. We do really love living in the Raleigh area with our church and our friends here, though, so we are torn. Anyway, here's a recap of the wedding weekend!
Friday morning Joshua and I headed to Albemarle to drop him off with his Grandma. I left there in the pouring rain to go to Restaurant 46 in Kannapolis for the bridesmaids luncheon. The food was good and the company was even better! It's been a while since all of us girls from high school have been together, and it was wonderful to spend time with everyone. Ashley gave us some awesome gifts for being a part of the wedding.....cute terrycloth dresses to wear on Saturday while we were getting our hair and stuff done, pretty purple earrings she had made to match or bridesmaids dresses, and a gift certificate for manicures!!!
Ashley and Erin at the Luncheon
We left the luncheon and went to CC & Co. for our manicures at the spa! Sadly, I forgot to take any pictures of our time there. After our time at the spa, a few of us went back to Ashley's parents' house to hang out until the rehearsal. The rehearsal dinner was at The Bistro. The food was YUMMY!
All the girls at the Rehearsal Dinner
Saturday morning we met at the church and then headed back to CC & Co. to get our hair done. The ladies there treated us so well. We had our own room to relax and hang out in while we waited.
Meghan (Brandon's sister), Blair, Kara, Jennifer, & Ashley
We stopped by the What-a-Burger to get Cherry Lemon Sundrops on our way back to the church! We took a cute picture of all of us outside with our matching dresses, done-up hair, and drinks. I didn't have my camera out, so I'll have to get that picture from someone else. Back at the church we got ready, had pictures taken, ate a little, and waited on 6:00 to roll around. The time until the wedding seemed like it was going so slow, but then all of a sudden it was time to get in position, and before we knew it they were married!! Ashley looked absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! The reception was at the Hotel Concord. It was a lot of fun!
Congratulations again Ashley and Brandon! We are soo soo happy for you two and can't wait to see you again hopefully very soon!!
**Check out our Flickr page for all of the pictures from the weekend.
And thank you Grandma and Ga Ga for taking care of our little man all weekend!
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