Travel Tuesday

This past weekend, we went to the wedding of my friend, Connie's granddaughter. Everything about it was perfect! Even the weather cooperated!

The bride and groom: Nick and Analise.

The wedding party. The venue was at an old country club in Knoxville--Holston Hills (that's where the travel part comes in). It had a lot of old charm and character.

This is Connie's younger daughter and her family: Charlie, Grace, Malinda and Drew. The bridesmaid's dresses were a lovely shade of blue. The dresses were simple, yet beautiful. 

Connie had told me ahead of time that I needed to pay attention to the flowers. Well, that was easy since I love flowers! I told her that I didn't know they were buying the whole shop! There were flowers everywhere--including 2 huge wreaths on the entrance doors to the club.

Although you cannot see her face, this is Amanda--Analise's mom. I was sort of at the mercy of the pictures I was able to pull off of Facebook. Amanda's dress was gorgeous too.

Analise with her brother, Merrit.

Each row had more beautiful flowers. 

And then these are the centerpieces. Connie encouraged us to take them home, but since we were traveling we couldn't really do it. I loved the shabby chic tablecloths too. Every detail was perfect!

Analise did another thing that I think is so classy! She wrote notes to all of her guests--thanking them for coming. She mentioned a personal experience in each one. Since our families are such good friends, she grew up with us. I'm so impressed by the time it had to take to do all of these notes. 

Another family friend, Paige (daughter of my friend, Nancy) did the same thing a few years ago. I had never heard of this but love it so much. Writing is becoming a lost art. 

It was a fun weekend. Since we gained an hour on the return drive and with a stop at Cracker Barrel for breakfast, we were still home by 9 a.m. Can't wait to see Connie this week to see how everything went after we left.