We arrived in San Francisco late on Wednesday night, picked up our rental car, and went straight to Martinez to spend the night at Kevin's parents' condo. Thursday was lovely, with a family lunch and a quick trip to Kevin's old place of work to see his friend, Mike. We were in Carmel by the evening, where we met up with Nicole at our quirky hotel, and then went over to the beautiful Quail Lodge to meet up with the happy couple and other friends. The men played a round of golf while the girls caught up, did a bit of last-minute wedding prep (tying ribbons on favors and wrapping wedding party gifts), and spent way too much time taking silly self-portraits. It was a fun and relaxing way to get the wedding weekend started, and I was delighted to be with my girls.
Friday was spent hanging out at the hotel, getting our nails done, having lunch at the beautiful Earthbound Organic Farm (my new dream is to own a place like this one day, by the way), and then participating in the wedding rehearsal at Berwick Park in Monterey. The rehearsal was followed by a lively group dinner, and then it was off to get a good night's sleep in preparation for the next day.
Saturday was, of course, an amazing day. It started with a power walk around town with Nicole, during which there was - as always - a lot of laughter. Sarah was a gorgeous, happy bride, and I managed to only blubber a little bit during my maid-of-honor speech. All in all, a restorative and joyful trip to our home state!
LOVE these:) What a dream weekend - the best friends, the best husband (although I'm sure you'd have to argue with me) and a breathtaking location. Ahhh, I'm still on my cloud:)
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