Mr. and Mrs. Grant

This past weekend we took a family road trip to Minneapolis, MN for Lauren Freeland and Patrick Grant's wedding. We decided to leave around Grace's bedtime on Thursday which brought us to our destination just after 1 AM. As exhausted as we were, we would have done it again since Grace slept the entire time.

During the day, the boys played golf and the ladies went out for lunch and champagne. Ali, George, and Kat watched Grace Friday night while Michael and I went to the rehearsal and groom's dinner. In Minnesota they call the rehearsal dinner the groom's dinner- I think that sounds sweeter. We loved the outdoor cocktail area, steak dinner (yummy!), movie honoring the couple thanks to Tammy Freeland, the mother of the bride, and picking Katie Roger's brain about traveling around Europe (more on that at a later post)...

We spent Saturday morning and afternoon relaxing and getting beautiful in the bridal suite. It was so impressive and wonderful how laid back the entire day was. Spending Lauren's wedding day with her was so fun and such an honor. She was cool, calm, and collected the entire time. As you will see in her pictures, she looked gorgeous! Thanks to Jamie and his fiance, Megan, Michael and I were able to have a second date night and go to the reception together- just the two of us! We were beyond grateful for our sitters this past weekend and would definitely do the same for them in the future- we owe them one. Some of my favorite highlights of the event were watching Lauren getting her hair done (I know it sounds silly, but she got hair extensions-I'm still in aw), seeing Lauren and Pat together for the first time as they joined us on the trolley to the church (they are contagiously happy), the letters Pat and Lauren wrote to each other that the priest shared with everyone during the homily, their vows- Pat was adorable as he was getting emotional- you can tell how much he loves her (major points Pat!), watching Michael and Grace getting communion and a blessing (one of the hottest guy moments EVER is watching your husband taking care of your daughter), driving around in the trolley with the bridal party (I can't wait to see their photographer's pictures), the photo booth at the reception along with the outdoor area which overlooked a lake, the father-of-the bride speech,  the live band and dancing.

 

Definitely my new favorite family picture. xoxo

the following pictures were taken by Emily Storie, one of Lauren & Pat's guests...

    

With everything on Lauren's plate last week, she even gave me a first Mother's Day card. It was so thoughtful of Lauren Freeland as well as Lauren Ziemba to remember me and give me a card.