A couple weekends ago my best friend got married!! She moved out to LA a few years and found the love of her life and they decided their wedding would be out there. I'm not going to lie, as soon as she told me she was engaged and the wedding would be out there, I panicked a little. I knew that meant us leaving our kids, on a plane and well, if you have anxiety you know where that leads you.
All these months, I kept not thinking about the flying part (I'm a terrible flyer and also Rick and I have never flown together without the kids - he has flown and I have flown, but not together) but then it just snuck up us! I pushed all my negative thoughts aside and we headed off to the airport right after getting the kids on the bus. It definitely felt weird and a little awesome at the same time!
We were right on the water in Redondo Beach and it was gorgeous! The first night was rehearsal and the welcome dinner - we made sure not to stay out too late because it was a long travel day
The next morning Rick and I headed out for some exploring. We rented bikes from the hotel and rode the beach path all the way to Hermosa Beach. We stopped and had breakfast at the cutest little place overlooking the ocean. The food was amazing too. We walked the pier and tried to find some stores open to get the kids something but nothing was open at 9am, just restaurants LOL. After that, we biked back and it was time for me to get ready and join the bride & bridesmaids in the bridal sweet.
After our hair and makeup was done, it was time for pictures. I loved the photographer, she was so cute and so good at her job. After pictures we headed over the ceremony outside. They had such a gorgeous day and I couldn't stop the tears from flowing. I am SO happy my friend found her happily ever after.
After the ceremony we got to hit up cocktail hour since we already took our pics (they also did a first look before the ceremony) Then it was dinner time, speeches, & dancing. It was a whirlwind of a day and we actually left the ceremony around 10:45 because we were wiped and had to get up pretty early for our flight home.
I had so much fun being away but couldn't wait to get back to our little loves!!