Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Love like a sunset

 
dress & underskirt: vintage | shoes: Goodwill

On Saturday, during the slightest of reprieves from the unbearable heatwave, my family, Chris, and I traveled to Indiana for the wedding of one of our dearest friends. Our two families have been friends since long before I was born. Before either of them had any kids at all, in fact - over 30 years ago. We have a rich history, full of inside jokes and family vacations and loads of embarrassing pictures. As we kids grow up and get married and have kids, it has gotten harder and harder to uphold our long-standing tradition of visiting each other every summer. Luckily, they live closer now than they did before. This wedding was actually my third time getting to see them this year - the most recent time was this postIt's good to be around people who knew you when you were in diapers and doing all manner of silly things. It keeps you humble.

  


And how lovely it was to see Anna get married! Talk about perseverance - her now-husband pursued her for seven years while they were both teaching abroad in Taiwan. Wow. They have such a sweet story, and it was wonderful to see them begin that next chapter. I mostly kept my camera to myself because I was so busy soaking it all up, but Chris and I did manage to get a few shots in. The reception was held in a gym, but you'd never have known. We both gasped when we turned the corner and saw how it had been transformed into something out of a fairy tale. Very fitting.




We had to leave far too soon to make the 3-hour drive back home, but the timing actually worked out well, because when we crossed the border back into Michigan, we were treated to the most gorgeous sunset I've ever seen. I'm only including one picture here, but trust me, we took way more photos! It was constantly shifting and changing into forms each more glorious and colorful than the last. It was sad indeed when the sky finally went dark, but I felt privileged to have seen something so beautiful.





19 comments:

  1. These photos are simply marvelous. Lovely dress too!

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  2. What an incredibly adorable dress! I really love it, it's beautiful! The bows on the back make me want to jump with joy and the colour is just stunning. Also, the photos are divine :)

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  3. well it must be said that your vintage dress is simply lovely.

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  4. Great photos! The lace detail on the dress & the bow details on the back are so sweet!.. dresses just aren't made like this anymore.

    Oh, My

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  5. Ohalala doesn't look like a gym! That reminds me of our school dances, they would literally cover the entire of the 10m~ walls with balloons.
    You look divine :)

    The Lovelorn

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  6. I LOVE this dress <3 it looks great on you! Your hair is soooo gorgeous

    Alexa <3
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  7. That dress is amazing. Your style is so classic and beautiful. I love the photos.


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  8. That sounds like such a sweet wedding! They have a lovely history as well. I really like your writing. And that dress is absolutely gorgeous on you!

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  9. What gorgeous photos and the wedding looks like it was absolutely beautiful. I too love seeing people that have known me forever, there is such a sweet comfort in that. And lastly, your dress is breathtakingly beautiful!! Happy Friday, sweet girl. xo

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  10. Love the bow details and how cheerful that dress is. My, what an adorable love story these two have too!

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  11. What a precious dress! Oh my goodness, I love it!
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    Morgan Brooks
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  12. I am completely in love with that dress! So beautiful.

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  13. That dress is so so pretty! I'm in love with the details on the back of it. The color just looks so nice with your red hair. Gorgeous sunset picture too!

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  14. gorgeous dress & gorgeous photos! and your title is one of my favorite songs--so pretty. xo

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  15. the dress is divine! and those bows at the back are lovely!

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  16. Gorgeous dress! Love details on the back and the color :)

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  17. what a lovely weekend! that dress looks divine with your red hair.

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  18. This dress is too gorgeous, you look stunning! Congrats to your friends! :)

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