This is the first post in a series of posts about my recent trip to California, where I got to see my beautiful sister get married. Her ceremony was so unique, she was so beautiful and the trip was so fun that I had to share the details here.
She lives in Berkeley, California near the college of the same name. We arrived on Tuesday and immediately were petitioned by Alyson and Andy's (her HUSBAND..that's so weird, my sister has a husband now!!) dog, Daisy, to be taken on a walk. So while on the walk, I decided to snap some pictures of the colorful houses and local flora.
California amazes me because due to the (somewhat) steady climate, flowers and ivy just overtake EVERYTHING. There was even a Walgreen's completely covered in ivy. Its so pretty everywhere you walk, because flowers of all different colors and shapes are just....everywhere. I had a field day.
Pink house!
A door on one of the houses.
Bah. This was growing in an unkept yard. Can you believe it? The only thing that grows in an unkept yard in the South is grass, and the mosquito population.
white picket fences are my fave!
this was one of the doorways of a house.
o yeah, you know we see this kind of tree all the time lining the block. no big.
calla lillies, my favorite flower, GROWING in my sisters yard. sigh.
mom, going back up the stairs to my sister's house with Daisy.
On the second day, we went to get Alyson's wedding dress from the tailor's. She looked so pretty in it! And the house that the tailor lived in was nestled in the hills surrounding Berkeley. There was like a whole suburban neighborhood, just winding through the mountainside.
they had these deer statues everywhere. "spot the deer" game? o yeah, it happened.
I took a few pictures of the baubles in this ladies sewing room. Did the sound of a camera clicking make her want to kill herself at the end of that day? Yeah, probably.
...pretty colors....
Then my sister started trying on her wedding dress! (and shoes, and jewelry...)
lookin in the mirror
(she feels like a princess, you can tell :) )
the back
the front.
putting her shoes on
pretty shoes.
her necklace, something blue.
her engagement ring, also something blue.
so adorably happy. remember guys, no matter what a girl says, she always wants to be a bride. ALWAYS. No exceptions.
*Quote of the Day: "Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will earn a good reputation."
- Proverbs 3:3-4
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