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A and T’s wedding!

July 31, 2014

Finally the wedding day of our friends Tom and Allyson! It was such a beautiful day (although a bit on the humid side which really only was noticeable when the dancing began). Everyone met in downtown Austin and hopped on a bus together out to Bar Mansion. We were greeted with drinks while we waited for everything to get underway and we caught up with friends as they arrived.

Then the ceremony began! Allyson’s dress was so beautiful and it fit her personality and taste perfectly. It’s always so special to hear written vows. The ceremony was a perfect length-not to long and not to short. And then we got to party! The pre-dinner snacks were so good and they hand picked out all the drinks (including my favorite Texas beer). Then we ate dinner, danced a lot, and ended the evening there with heart shaped sparklers! Love it!

Before the night was totally over, when we got back downtown, we went to a bar (because this group is crazy!). I was totally exhausted so we didn’t stay too long before heading off to bed. So happy we got to share in the celebration with these two. I’m so happy for them!

A and T’s rehearsal dinner

July 30, 2014

This is part 2 of Tom and Allyson’s wedding week.

On Friday evening we headed out to their rehearsal dinner but we were a bit early so we stopped into a pretty cool Austin bar for a drink and a mini photo shoot obviously. Haha!

Then we headed to Max’s Wine Dive for the party. The entire time I lived in Austin I never went there so I was pretty excited to check it out. The place seemed to be pretty packed so I’m really glad we were in a private room below. The wine was good and the company even better.

After the party ended the whole friend group headed to a bar downtown to meet up with more friends. It’s so fun seeing every new friend and the excitement and the hugs. I just love it. After a bit of sweating it out on the dance floor Walker and I headed back to the house because the wedding extravaganza was far from over.

A and T’s pre wedding event

July 29, 2014

Yeah, yeah I’m talking about Austin again. I can’t help it. I’ve always been a stickler for chronology. Even when I was young and kept a journal I couldn’t write anything until I was caught up with my dates. It was frustrating and is a habit I still can’t shake. So here we are headed back to May and those 3 weeks I was in Austin.

My last week in town was basically a wedding week extravaganza. Our good friends Tom and Allyson flew in a week early to start wedding prep and to visit some of their favorite places. Early in the week I helped them with centerpieces (the adorable dinosaur planter below) and we got some tasty burgers while braving the torrential rain that was happening. The downpour lasted a couple of days and one night I actually had to check the backyard and make sure it wasn’t flooding. Here in Seattle I’m not used to such heavy rains.
A couple of days before the wedding we did a bar/brewery hop around Austin. Second on the tour (I can’t remember the first) was The Draught House Pub and Brewery, one of my favorite places for pints with a really great beer garden. Then we headed to Austin Beerworks which has quickly become one of my favorite Austin breweries (also I know the owner). They open the tasting room Thurs-Sun and you can buy a glass and get 3 pints for $10. That’s a pretty good deal.

We ended our night with some tex-mex at Maudies because when you’re in Austin you need to eat lots of chips and salsa and drink a really big margarita (although perhaps this time I should have gotten a smaller one).

Cheers everybody!

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