my shower was put on by my aunts and cousins on the Shuler side. It was a really great time to visit and spend time with lots of people I love.
My bachelorette party was fun as well. We had dinner at Michael's on the Lake and then went to the Saucy Hog to dance the night away. Alex's bachelor party was a weekend long event at Cresent Bar and although there aren't any pictures that I've seen (thank goodness) I know they had a great time.
It was really fun to get to do lots of the last minute stuff with my mom, sister and maid of honor. These are some of the favors we spent hours putting together :)
Our rehearsal dinner was at the Jamison House in Moses Lake and was catered by Famous Dave's BBQ...yummmmy!
Wedding day was so much fun! Getting my hair and makeup done...
more hair
mom putting my dress on me
lots of hurry up and wait but the wait was worth it :)
Jeremy Vasquez and his wife Sarah did our pictures and they are AMAZING! exactly what i wanted :)
MARRIED!
Our reception was the Moses Lake Event Center, catered by Michael's on the Lake and DJ'd by Bill Ecret. The food was great, dancing was fun and I wished the night would never end. It was so beautiful to be able to celebrate with our friends and families.
a BUNCH of my sorority sisters came and i can honestly say that I was soooo happy to see them and felt so loved because they all made it..IIKE babes
Alex's fraternity brothers were there in full force of course...ha
the day of the wedding Alex and I had breakfast with his family then headed to my parent's house to open presents and hang out. We also had Jeremy and Sarah come out and take some neat "trash the dress"/day after pictures. They turned out awesome and the rain stopped for an hour just for us ;)
so handsome
Alex drove to WA so that we could pull a uhaul with all our loot back to NM. let's just say it was fun but i never want to do that again!
we took the Pacific Coast Highway down Cali and got to see the ocean...
The Redwoods...Night #1 we stayed on an Air Force base near San Francisco. Day #2 we made it to...
VEGAS!!! Our friends Derrick and Erin live there so it was nice to visit more with them and see Vegas. It was both Alex and my first time being there. We walked and walked until we could walk no more. Can't wait to go back and do all the fun stuff we saw!
We did play a few slots...just for papa <3
The night before we left we took the Erickson's out to dinner at TAO...oh my gosh, it was the most amazing food I've even eaten and the drinks were delish. Our waiter suggested lemongrass coolers and I thought they were amazing, even after my Raspberrytini :)All in all, the pre-wedding activities, wedding and the journey home were all things I'm going to remember for a lifetime! Married life is treating us well, still trying to put away all our presents and stuff haha. But more or less life is back to normal. Check in with ya later!
-Sara and Alex
