Thursday night, Caitlin's cousin, Catherine and I drove up to Coloma, Michigan to kick the weekend off at the Hosty/Ryan compound (where Caitlin's bachlorette party was held). Caitlin, Hunter (the groom), and some of Caitlin's cousins were already there and we spent the night celebrating and drinking!
Friday we got up and got to working on the finishing touches for the wedding! Caitlin did an amazing job completing everything that needed to be done, while staying cool as a cucumber! Mr. Hosty made us breakfast while a few of us finished off the programs before heading off to the hotel to get ready for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner!
The rehearsal dinner with at the hotel that most of the guests were staying at and it was beautiful! It was located right on the lake and overlooked the water and gorgeous trees with changing leafs. There were some beautiful speeches at the dinner and everyone was so excited and geared up for the next day. Later that night, one of our other roommates, Erin arrived in town and I may have stayed up later and indulged more than I should have.
Saturday morning was a bit of a rocky start, but we all made it to get our hair and make up done and kick the day off! After getting cleaned up, we started looking a bit like ladies! The bridesmaids all got ready together and sat around waiting to have a job to do! We finally met up with Caitlin and her parents (they did pictures together back at their lake house) and when I saw her it took my breath away! She had kept her dress under lock and key so we were all seeing it for the first time and she looked BEAUTIFUL!!
The ceremony was lovely and Caitlin and Hunter were so happy and in love (after the nerves died down). We then jumped on a bus to go take pictures at the lake. At that point, everyone was feeling good and ready to celebrate all night long!
We then made our way to the beautiful reception! The venue was actually somewhat outdoors, and so pretty! Caitlin did a beautiful job decorating! The center pieces, straws, lights and all the little touches she made were amazing and very "her!" We all had so much fun dancing the night away!!
After the wedding, we all headed over to a late night bar in our hotel, and across the street from the wedding. I have to say that was an awesome bonus of their wedding, everything was super close and in walking distance so cars and driving were not an issue at all! Well played, Caitlin and Hunter!
The wedding was beautiful, Caitlin looked stunning, Hunter looked handsome and neither could stop smiling all night! It was an amazing day and excellent weekend! Congratulations, Caitlin and Hunter and thanks for letting me be a part of your special day!!
That pic of MK and Host is AMAZE!!!
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