I took Friday off of work so we could road trip up to Flag with our friends Joe and Natalie who came in from Charlotte. We made it to the hotel just in time to change for the rehearsal and went right back out to Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club.
Dan with the Groom
The venue was beautiful!
Dan with bridesmaid and sister of the groom LeeAnne
Soon to be Mr. and Mrs. Greenwade
Enjoying the amazing scenery
Next stop was the rehearsal dinner at the Taverna Greek Grill, this place was great. The food was delish and about every hour they would play greek music and the waitresses would race around the restaurant and break dishes "Opa!" while the bartenders were breathing fire!
They even ran Ty and Tori around and gave them a celebratory shot. We had a great time catching up with friends, especially Dan who was seeing some of his old college buddies for the first time in years.
I really love all of the boy's wives and girlfriend, we are so lucky!
The party continued through reverse happy hour and back in our hotel room where I had to be a trooper while the boys drank whiskey while Natalie snoozed away in the room next door (I considered joining her and leaving the boys to their nonsense!).
The day of the wedding the boys went to watch some college football, Natalie got a pedi and I checked on my mom who was busy working on the flowers for the wedding. She is a teacher but does wedding flowers on the side and does AMAZING work!
Natalie and I joined the boys for lunch then headed out to Flagstaff Ranch to help Tori set up centerpieces etc. She had asked me in advance if I would help her with the centerpieces and make sure everything was set up according to plan while she got ready and had photos taken. I recruited Natalie to help, thank goodness she came...I couldn't have done it without her! My mom and her friend Sue also pitched in when they came to deliver the flowers.
The centerpieces turned out great! My mom found this idea and Tori loved it! We tweaked it a little to meet their style but the best part was that Ty (the groom) cut down the tree himself and built each one. He added a branch for the table name and painted a veneer on each one to preserve the wood. There were over 20 centerpieces, I was so impressed! We added the candles, raffia and "woodland decor", if you will and Tori had made these awesome table cards. Each table was named for a place Ty and Tori had visited together and on one side was the name of the place and a story of their experience and on the other side was a picture. I love how personal they made it all!
In true Ty and Tori fashion...it was time to party!
We had a great time dancing the night away (and checking the score of the ASU game, of course). They played a great game that we had seen before at our friends Joe and Natalie's wedding where each time people clink the glass for a kiss, the couple calls on another couple (guests) and have them perform a kiss. The bride and groom will then imitate the other couple's kiss. It was really cute and the couples got creative!
All in all it was a successful night! Ty and Tori got hitched and ASU beat USC for the first time in 11 years, GO DEVILS! Of course it was another late night celebrating but we were up the next morning for brunch with the Smiths and our drive home. We decided to take the scenic route and drive through Sedona since Joe and Nat hadn't been there before.
It was a fantastic weekend, we can't wait to get together with the newlyweds once they return from their honeymoon!
Such good memories!! :) It was a gorgeous wedding! -Natty
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