Weekend in Baltimore

Last entry for a bit - last weekend we headed to Baltimore to spend time with some of the Breakfast Club ladies. We stayed with our friends Dave and Laura, and had visits from Kristy on Friday night and Kelly and Sam on Saturday! Baltimore has tons of great restaurants and Saturday there was a fun St. Patrick's Day celebration, which we all got dressed up for and spent the day in Canton. It was tons of fun! We love being close to friends and getting the chance to get out of the city for a weekend - especially on a day where it was almost 60 degrees in Baltimore! Can you tell we're over the winter weather? We definitely are...

Here are a few favorite pictures from our weekend! Friday night with Kristy:

Enjoying the beautiful weather Saturday:

Downtown in Canton:

"Husbands and wives" picture: Nate, Me, Sam, Kelly, Dave, & Laura

 And more fun: skee ball & live music!

Can't wait to return to Baltimore... maybe this fall!!

Natalie & Zack's Sarasota Wedding!

February 2014 welcomed the first of three Breakfast Club weddings this year! For anyone who missed the story, the Breakfast Club is a group of eight ladies from Lady Spirithunters who became a tight knit group in August 2004 after a shared mutual affection for brunch, the color pink, and all things ridiculous. For nearly ten years now we've had reunions in Washington DC, Tallahassee, Chicago, and now Sarasota. Despite living across the country, we've remained great friends throughout the years, and all these ladies are special, unique women who I'm proud to call life-long friends. Natalie's wedding was absolutely beautiful, it's amazing to see two people so in love as her and Zack! She was a stunning bride and you can just tell these two are destined for a lifetime of happiness together. They got married at the Powell Crosley estate on the water in Sarasota, stunning location and the weather while a little cloudy cooperated for us to enjoy the ceremony and reception outdoors! Escaping from the blistering NYC cold, Nate and I were grateful for a pleasant Florida February night.

Courtney, Kristy and I were so excited we got there extra early... which allowed us to take, in typical Breakfast Club fashion, lots of photos:

During the reception, we also captured a few classics of the Breakfast Club... so much fun, I love all these ladies so much!

The rest of the weekend in Sarasota we enjoyed the beach and weather! Thanks to Laura we got a little cabana time at Siesta Key, and then Sunday Nate and I enjoyed the Marina and Tiki Bar:

It was the perfect end to a perfect weekend celebrating a couple we love! It was also the last wedding we attended before our own... hard to believe it's our turn in less than three months!

Catching Up on 2014: Our Engagement Party!

Hey everybody!!! Whew it's been so busy I haven't had time to think, let alone blog! 2014 is off to an incredible start... so many updates!

We had our engagement party in Gainesville back in January! It was a 3 hour open house but wow, it flew by. So many friends came by and we had an absolute blast! Before the party started we got with our photographer, Steve, to take some portraits of family and wedding party!

Our engagement party was at the historic Thomas Center, a beautiful building where Nate and I had many school dances and piano recitals growing up. We had amazing live music thanks to Richie Stano and Shane Moore! The food was delicious (when I managed to sneak a bite) thanks to Elegant Events, and our dear friend Dan & ABC provided the bar! Some of our favorite pictures:

It was an amazing party... got us so excited for our wedding and festivities to come!