Friday Favorites {#268}

Hello and happy Friday!

How was your week? Our week was pretty productive, but every day was different. We only have about two full weeks left of summer before heading back to school. How is that possible?

As always, I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for this week’s Friday Favorites.

This week was a mix of sports, school (classroom set up and PD for me), errands and just trying to get on track after a busy weekend last weekend.

So my favorites for this week are all about our nephew’s wedding last weekend.

One of Trav’s sisters has four kids, and Grace got married in June while Jacob got married in July. I don’t know how they pulled off two beautiful and unique weddings in as many months, but they did!

On Friday, we headed to Louisville, and checked into the Omni hotel. It is stunning! We got to our room and got ready as the shuttle was leaving about an hour after we arrived.

The wedding was held outside at an Air BNB. Yes –an outside wedding at 4:30 PM in July….but the space was gorgeous.

The photographer got this amazing shot:

The pond was also so pretty in the background.

It was hot, but it was a beautiful ceremony filled with only immediate family and a few close friends. The bride’s brother officiated the ceremony and Jacob’s sister also did a reading which made the ceremony even more special.

After the wedding, we headed down town an event space where they hosted a dinner.

The bride hand-stitched napkins for every guest as their place setting. The groom’s mom and grandma (Trav’s mom) made bourbon balls that were also at each place setting. So sentimental and sweet.

We got a few photos…

…after rallying from the heat! My hair looked better at 4:30 than it did at 7:00! haha

The cake was simple and beautiful…

This phone where you can leave messages for the bride and groom must be a popular guest book idea, and it’s so fun. I did joke that who knows what kinds of messages were left by the end of the evening (or the reception on Saturday!)

(Also, on Saturday, we showed the kids how to dial the rotary phone…their minds were blown!)

Hayden is so lucky to have Jacob (a professional runner) as a mentor for him when he’s training.

Trav’s brother is a photographer, so he got some awesome pics of Trav’s mom with her grand kids. Unfortunately, we were missing two cousins who were out of town.

Trav and his mom and siblings. This photo was taken by one of the grandsons who is becoming an excellent photographer and videographer himself.

It was a great evening. The Omni has a bowling alley and while some made it down to bowl once we got back to the hotel, Aunt Jen did not! I showered and put on that hotel robe and was ready for bed. haha

The next morning, we explored the hotel a bit more, and the kids liked going to the market to buy snacks when needed.

The bar area is so pretty…

We walked to Another Broken Egg for brunch, and it hit the spot.

We had family time most of the day and enjoyed the hotel’s amenities, and then it was time for the reception.

So, yes…this was a two day event for some. The reception was Saturday evening and more friends and extended family were there. The bride and groom really wanted a more intimate day for the wedding and then a bigger reception.

When we arrived at the reception, we picked up our seat assignment. Every guess (150-ish!) received post cards that correlated with the assigned table. Each post card had a hand written note from the bride or the groom.

The tables were named after places that were meaningful to them.

This bar was hand made by the groom’s dad and was at both our niece and then nephew’s weddings in June and July. How special!

We took a family photo…

…which led to Trav’s brother being kind enough to take a few photos. You know my kids were thrilled. haha!

We did go outside because the gardens at the Presbyterian Seminary were stunning.

I already have this one in a frame…

I loved this one too!

The kids let me take their pic…

…and then it was time to hit the dance floor. The kids had fun…Hadley told me she had to get used to dancing to a live band…kids these days!

Trav’s brother got this pic to finish up the evening! A time was had…

…before the bride and groom headed off to start married life…

We helped with clean up before getting back to the hotel late. What a weekend!

Favorite Mom Meme:

This isn’t necessarily a “Mom” meme…but these kids could never!

Weekly Recap:

I had a few fun posts this week:

I hope you have a great weekend! We actually don’t have much on tap, so I hope to take it easy. I’ve already spent a lot of time thinking about school, and then next weekend Hadley has her first volleyball tournament of the season. So, I better rest while I can.