On Love and Marriage

As a freshman at Utah State I ended up living with three fabulous girls: Sarah, Camille, and Whittney. (Actually, there were six girls total but two were not so fabulous!) We lived together for two years and I could write a book about all the escapades we got ourselves into... maybe someday I will. We have scattered from Logan over the last couple of years but we have one tradition that holds true: the bachelorette party. This is us all together at party #3 for the former Miss Whittney Barlow:

It was a little low key as these parties go but so much fun to get the ladies back together. It was a good thing the restaurant was empty because the conversation could go to much more interesting places that way! Five days later we added the men to the group for Whitt's wedding to Eli Clark.

The wedding was beautiful and the bride and groom were absolutely glowing. It was so sweet to see how completely absorbed they were in each other; you only begin to see it in this shot. I am so excited for Whittney and for the man who makes her so very happy.

Whitt planned a lovely, simple wedding in just a few weeks but it turned out fantastic: custom wedding dress of her dreams, a light-filled historic venue (which fits Whittney to a T), yummy lunch, and a happy couple celebrating with loved ones. My favorite touch was the bouquet, made up entirely of delicate purple muscari.

The four girls together for Wedding Number Three:


The wedding also marked the first time us girls have been all together with our permanent significant others. You have no idea how weird it was to be standing in the picture with these girls and their boys. Where did the time go?

We had a blast hanging out with the Garrisons and Sarah and her new boy, Jeff (who really goes to a wedding to spend time with the bride and groom, anyway?) I like Jeff a lot and apparently so does Sarah, since last week they made it official and set a date for June 28th. Camille shot their engagements last weekend and they are incredible. Here's my favorite:

You can see the rest on Camille's photography blog and they are stunning-- I can't wait to see the bridals!

I can't believe we're grown up enough to have weddings and husbands.... exciting! Congrats Whitt and Eli for the beautiful wedding day, and to Sarah and Jeff for their engagement.