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Last night I attended a wedding reception I had been highly anticipating. One of my good friends Maddie was marrying her best friend and her amazingly talented and darling mom was putting on the backyard reception. We all knew it was going to be darling, but holy cow! It exceeded my expectations!
It began with a ride from the church parking lot (such a good solution to overcrowded suburb streets!) in a golf cart. Through a park.



















Ashley let me babysit her bouquet ;)

Then, we saw the bride and groom standing under a canopy of aspen branches and flowers. It was so lovely. There were also lots of engagement pictures of the couple in mismatched frames on a table. It was vintage feeling but fresh and so pretty.

Maddie's mom did all the flowers herself! I loved the soft, feminine, pastel feel of the bouquets. They had mismatched vases and frames too which was the perfect touch of charming and pretty.

The food was delish, and I absolutely reveled in being able to talk to the high school DC kids. Most of them are seniors and this next week is a huge deal for them! There are so many "lasts" and goodbyes during graduation week, but the excitement and anticipation is something I remember fondly. It was fun to kind of relive that with them as we talked about their future plans, fears, and dreams. I just adore those girls!! I am so happy for Maddie and her husband Scott. Maddie is such a sweet, fun, beautiful person who I am grateful to have grown up with through high school as well as the ups n' downs of ballet life. Seeing other people happy is one of my hobbies (I think it counts as a hobby ;) ) and weddings are just so prime for that :)
Gorgeous night and gorgeous girls and gorgeous bride. Here is to us all finding our own HAPPILY EVER AFTERS, in whatever form they come in!

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