My Friend's Wedding (Pictures)

The wedding was a great success! The dress fit perfectly and everything was beautiful!!! I got down there early Friday and we went right into it. Got our nails done, went out to lunch and just hung out talking about old times. It was so much fun. Then it was time for the rehearsal dinner. The venue was gorgeous and totally suited them. It was great to see a lot of people I hadn't seen in years. Then it was time for the dinner. The food was delicious but I was still being very careful with my eating. I was determined to look great for this wedding

Soon it was the big day. We ordered a huge breakfast, knowing that the next time we would be able to eat wouldn't be until dinner that night. We all got our hair and makeup done soon after. The two women did an amazing job. I never felt more beautiful. It was just so much fun getting out makeup down and just being with my good friends.

Then it was time to take pictures. My friend wanted to take pictures around the city so we walked around Baltimore in our best dresses. lol. The pictures are going to be stunning and it was so much fun being out there. So many people were cheering for us. It was great. Thankfully the heat broke and it wasn't nearly as hot outside as it had been!!

Then it was Wedding Time!

Here we are, getting ready to walk down the aisle.

Me and my groomsman for the evening. I love this picture.

Watching my friend marry her best friend. I could barely hold back the tears. It was a simple and beautiful ceremony. The groom was this adorable mess. I loved it.

The photographer asked me to hold his lighting. My friend thought it was hilarious and snapped a picture. This ended up being one of my favorite pictures.

My good friends, dancing up a storm

Photo op time!

Me and the Groom. He's so happy!

Toward the end of the night. She was on cloud 9.

After the reception we went back to the hotel bar. I got maybe about 2 hours of sleep that night. That's how great it was. Everyone at this wedding was so happy and it was just a great group of people. No problems or drama. Just everyone having a great time, celebrating their good friends getting married. This wedding is definitely one for the record books. I had a blast and wished it didn't end so quickly.

Crazy Weekend (with pictures!)

This past weekend was so much fun, but it went by way too fast.

Saturday I ran a 5K. The weather was beautiful but really hot to run in. I still ended up with a really good time. I finished in 27:06! Another PR for me! Yay!! This event was the very first 5K I did almost exactly a year ago. Last year I ran it in 39:55. Which means in one year I've managed to shave almost 14 minutes from my 5K time! I couldn't imagine running this fast back then. I really still can't believe I can run at the pace I do now.

Here is a picture of me before the race.

After the race I went to a little BBQ at what may be the most beautiful house I've ever been in my entire life. The husband owns a construction company and built this house. I can't even begin to tell you how awesome it was. In their basement he built a full bar, like you would see out. And there was a mini movie theater that had individual seats that reclined back. It was like an episode of Cribs. Their backyard, they had a HUGE rock climbing wall and zip lines! It was crazy. I couldn't stay long though, which sucked cause I wanted to try the wall out. Hopefully I'll get to go back there.

Then on Saturday I drove down to Baltimore. I stayed at my friends house while we prepared for the shower. We put favors together and got our crafting on. While eating pizza and watching Disney movies. It was pretty awesome. lol

Sunday as the Bridal Shower. It was a really nice little shower. It was great seeing everyone and catching up with my friends.

The Bride (second from left) and bridesmaids

I just really like this picture of me. lol

The four of us lived in the same dorm freshman year. We are still close friends after all this time!

After the cake was served and people started to leave I had to head back home. There was a TON of traffic. It took me close to 5 hours to get home. It would have taken longer, I saw more traffic on the parkway when I was supposed to get on. However I knew back roads and was able to avoid that all together. I was pretty cranky when I got home. That traffic pretty much sealed the deal for me. I'm going to be taking the train down for the wedding. I don't want to deal with that again.

I'm pretty tired still. I barely got any sleep this past weekend. And this weekend will be just as busy for me. I'm hoping I'll get to relax on Sunday though. Fingers crossed!

I did something you're told to never do!

I ordered my Bridesmaids dress a size down!!!

A good friend from college asked me to be in her wedding. I was so honored and excited that I get to be a part of her big day!!! I was also really excited to go shopping for a dress now that I'm a lot smaller. I wasn't worried that I wouldn't be able to fit into any of the sample dresses they had at the store.

This weekend I went down to Baltimore to see my friends and try on dresses. On Saturday, me, the bride and the other 2 bridesmaids were off to David's Bridal to find a dress. The bride was super awesome and told us we didn't have to get matching dresses. As long as it was in the same color, she was happy. How cool is that??

It was packed with people there. We decided to get shorter dresses since the wedding will be in June. We roamed the racks and just started pulling. Once we each had a couple of dresses we were ready to try on. I grabbed a size 14 dress, but I was worried it wouldn't zip. These dresses tend to run smaller than regular stores.

I was shocked when the dress zipped up! It fit perfectly!! Also it looked amazing! The other 2 girls didn't really like their dresses. We went on to try dress 2. Another winner for me, but I still liked the first one best. The other girls still didn't like their dress. We tried on a third. No go for all of us. The other girls decided to try on my dress. So I put mine back on and they tried one on.

We all loved it! The bride though we were doing this to please her, getting the same dress. But we all genuinely liked this dress the best. Best part? It was only $100! Yay! We were literally done in like 20 minutes. I really think that had to be the quickest bridesmaids dress shopping trip ever. lol

Now it came time to get measured and order the dresses. The 14 fit me perfectly. However I'm not done losing weight yet. I still have 20 to 30 pounds to go. The lady at the store told me they can take dresses in, but only about one size down.

Even though it makes me nervous I ordered the 12!! AHHH! This gives me even more motivation to get this last bit of weight off. I don't care how comfortable my body is at this weight, I am not DONE. I must fit into this dress!

I get the dress in early December. However I won't have to get it altered until late February/March. So my goal is to be smaller than the 12 by that date! Once I get the actual dress in the mail, I'm going to take progress photos.

For now, here is what the dress looked like in the store. It's going to be in a pretty clover green color. Also don't mind my socks. I forgot to take them off. lol.