Honeymooning.

Our honeymoon was a complete dream come true! We went to a Sandals resort in Jamaica called Sandals Royal Caribbean. I cannot express how nice the people were and how amazing that place is overall. We are planning a trip back there for our two year anniversary. As soon as we left I couldn't wait to go back.

We stayed in the big ATL the night after our wedding. We left the wedding at about 10pm and it took us about 2 hours to get to Atlanta so by the time we got there it was midnight. We were exhausted and our plane took off at 7am and we had to be there 2 hours early. Therefore we got a total of 4 hours of sleep. We looked awesome... NOT.

But when we got to Jamaica our almost sleepless night was totally worth it.

View from our room

Our First Night Out.

These guys made our whole trip! Theon and Jason at the pub.

 Our days consisted of laying out at the beach/pool, playing volleyball and couples games, sleeping, reading and overall relaxation.

Our nights were filled with delicious dinners, shows, late nights in the pub and great times with our new friends.

Then it was time to go home, away from paradise. I had my last delicious nachos... seriously the best nachos in the world. So one week of marriage and seven pounds later we went back to reality.

But we came home to two precious signs from my best friend Ashley and my family... and wedding presents!

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Sandals Royal Caribbean. These pictures make me want to be there so bad. It was the time of a lifetime. I highly recommend it to anyone planning a honeymoon, it is worth every cent.

A Fairy Tale.

Saturday one of my very best friends got married.

Tim (or Timmy as I will always call him) and I had gym class together in the 9th grade. Anna was my best friend since 7th grade. We spent almost every day together. That semester Timmy and I both had the flu at the same time. We talked on Myspace (I know, Myspace, that is ancient) while we had the flu and it eventually led to me setting him up with my best friend, Anna..... That was 7 years ago.

So 7 years later, Anna and Timmy had a fairy tale wedding on February 23 and I was so honored to be a part of it. My wish for them is many years of happiness and fun times together. Congrats Anna and Timmy! Welcome to married life.

Here are a few pictures I took while we were getting ready in the bridal suite.

The wedding was absolutely beautiful and we had a ton of fun at the reception. I wish I had pictures from the wedding but I didn't have my phone or my camera. Now they are off to Charleston for a honeymoon!

 



Celebration

After we took all of those pictures that you saw in my last post we went into the reception to eat and celebrate our marriage with our family and friends.

Our reception space at Occasions at Wedgefield was beautiful because of two very special people, our wedding planner Cynthia Phillips and our decorator/florist Kim Clark. They did the most amazing job making all the little details happen. My wedding would not have been possible without those two wonderful ladies.

First we introduced our wedding party....

 My high school friend: Kristen & James college friend: Ernesto

 My cousin: Lexi & James college friend: Jordan

 My cousin: Erica & James college roommate: Marshal

(Yes, they "walked it out" into the reception)

 My best friend and college roommate: Marie & James childhood friend: Chip

 My best friend since middle school: Anna & My brother: B.J.

 My sister-in-law: Leah & the flower girls, my nieces: Liliana and Savanna

 My best friend since childhood: Ashley & James brother: Ryan

And last but not least, Mr. and Mrs. James Thurn

Our First Dance

 

 Speech, Toast, Cake Cutting

 

Our cake was amazing. It was based off of this cake from Pinterest

 As a special gift to James and I, my dad made this knife by hand and put our names and wedding date on it.

 

Father/Daughter Dance

 

Before the song was over, my brother stole me away.

 

 Let the dancing begin....

 Garter Toss

Bouquet Toss

 

I changed into my going away dress and danced a little more....

 

 

Then it was time to go to HotLanta....

 

And... last but not least, I told our friend Clemson Tom that I would put him in my next post...

Clemson Tom is one of the coolest guys around and our good friend. He has a pretty cool blog, you should go check it out.

Here is Tom at our wedding, sporting his purple and orange, of course.