As I mentioned in my last post, I went to Tennessee for a friend from high school's wedding. Erin is the second in our group to get married, and it was shocking to realize I hadn't seen her since our wedding in 2010.
After spending a couple of days in Knoxville, Ashleigh, Caroline and I piled into my car and headed to Cumberland Mountain State Park in Crossville to celebrate with Erin and Tommy. We were able to make it up to her Bachelorette party Saturday afternoon. Her twin sister, Lauren, had planned an awesome Scavenger Hunt/ Treasure Hunt. The first part we had to search for boxes containing puzzle pieces. After that, the puzzle led us to the next adventure of finding boxes with more clues. It was an awesome plan and an equally beautiful day to walk around the park and have some fun!
We saw this awesome VW Van, and I just had to take a picture of it.
The next morning we decided to make breakfast, but due to the fact that we had very little in the way of a kitchen, we made one big pan pancake. It was delicious and turned out well considering! It was pumpkin flavored, which seemed to fit in perfectly with the surroundings.
I think this is a cute picture of Ashleigh, so I am posting this picture!
Our cabin was quaint, but we had a great time in it! We watched wedding themed movies and I really enjoyed having some much needed girl time all weekend!
Ashleigh and I got out and walked around Sunday morning and I snapped a few pictures of the park. This bridge was built by the CCC and is a dam for the lake that the park is centered around.
The other side of the bridge shows an awesome waterfall and the Mill house, which you can see through the trees. I never was able to get a clear view of it.
After walking around, eating lunch, and then getting ready, we headed to the wedding. It ended up being a rainy afternoon, so the ceremony took place in the Recreation Lodge. They had decorated beautifully and the whole wedding was simply Erin! It was perfectly her and you could tell that everything had a personal touch. She had made all of the decorations around with her mom. It didn't surprise me though, because Erin and Lauren were always so crafty through high school.
The reception was in the lower part of the park restaurant and was also decorated with her special touches!
After dinner we all headed back to the recreation lodge for reception #2. Lauren had created MORGAN, a game just like Bingo, there was poker, corn hole, and S'more roasting in the fireplace! I had never been to a wedding quite like this one, but it was awesome and I had a fantastic time!
CONGRATS Erin and Tommy!! I hope that the first week of marriage has been more than amazing!! I was so happy to be able to spend the weekend celebrating the two of you!!
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