McRae Wedding(New Years Eve!)
My best friend's wedding photos came in and I'm in LOVE!
Lindsay has been a close friend since high school. We have a ridiculous love for Red Bull, we cheered together, participated in Jr. Miss together(I won in the fitness category and she won in the Good Samaritan category), we had crushes on a handful of the same guys at different points... But ultimately our greatest achievement was getting pregnant at the same time and having our precious babes
only five days apart! Needless to say I was overjoyed when Lindsay and Colbie finally got engaged on Christmas Day, 2015. With a whole year to plan, almost everything seemed to fall into place. Linds is truly gifted at throwing a great party!
Wedding Day! December 31st, 2016. It's a beautiful, rainy day(which I think is good luck), all the girls get together at Lindsay's house and we all start getting ready. She had shirts made with each of our initials monogrammed on them, my little sis was my assistant for the day, and I have to say that our hair and makeup came out gorgeous! By the time we were ready for photos the rain had subsided and everything went on without a hitch.
This was by far the best way to ring in the New Year, and I'm so excited for all the future anniversary parties! Cheers to you, Mr. & Mrs. McRae!
Hair: Caralynn Goblirsch(@styledbycaralynn) & Catherine Balswick(@catherine_at_embellish)
Makeup: Jocelyn McKay(@joceybossybeauty)
Photographer: Danielle Ford(@elliefordphotography)
Wedding Venue: Carnegie Arts Center(@carnegiearts)
Flowers: Bella Fleur Floral Design
(@bellafleurfloraldesign)
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