Post-Colombia: It's Wedding Season!

My typical adventure train veered onto a different track last spring. Within two weeks of each other, my childhood best friend (and freshman college roommate) and my cousin (who was and is like a sister to me) both got married! Since I've known both of them since birth and maintained close relationships with both of them, especially in the past few years, I was of course IN both weddings, as a bridesmaid. Weddings themselves are definitely adventures, and luckily for me, I didn't have any monster brides and both weddings were a blast.

Emma was the first down the aisle, on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Florida. Rain was not part of the plan but it's actually considered good luck if it rains on your wedding day. There were a ton of bridesmaids, we had so much fun running around and getting ready in our cowboy boots. Typically, I'm more of a hiking boots kind of girl, but those would have clashed with my dress. After an emergency change in venue from outside to inside for the ceremony because of the rain, we sprinted outside for the reception, dancing around in the mud and rain. I was grateful for my cowboy boots as I stomped in puddles and stayed (mostly) dry, dancing into the night in the pouring Florida rain.

Fast forward two weeks to a sunny (yet still chilly) Saturday afternoon in Locust Grove, Georgia. Courtney's vintage-themed wedding was a crazy combination of Greeks (my side of the family), Dutch, and Filipino-Cajuns from Louisiana. She made everything herself and let us pick our own dresses. My long antique dress was perfect for twirling around and it was great to see all of my family dancing around, especially my brothers. With tons of open space, I ran around from family member to family member, talking to everyone and getting to spend quality time with my younger cousins as well as my aunts, uncles, and grandparents. My mother and I also performed the Time Warp for everyone, followed by my brothers and I belting the words to I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) and Don't Stop Believin'. 

Events occurred: March 23, 2013 and April 6, 2013