kate & tony are hitched!

Next time I go home I'm getting a picture from elementary school to scan and compare & contrast :)

Kate and Tony said 'I do' this past weekend just outside of Nashville, Tennessee.  It was such a delight to reconnect with Kate's family, college friends, Houston and Chicago folks and to meet a few new faces, too.  I'm so thankful I was able to be there (and with my cute little momma as a date!) to celebrate such a special day in their lives as a married couple.  The venue was gorgeous, Kate was obviously stunning and the dancing was rowdy - just as promised! :)

Front Porch Farms view

See more pictures from the nuptials here!

a labor day weekend wedding!

Front Porch Farms - wedding venue (Image source)

I'm heading to Nashville, Tennessee tomorrow morning for Kate and Tony's wedding.  Ah!!  Hard to believe someone I've known for more than half my life is tying the knot this weekend and at the same time, not hard to believe at all.  It's also reassuring the event will be captured by Valerie Demo (along with Sarah Lee Williams and Bit of Ivory)- sure to be captured from every fabulous angle!!

What are your Labor Day plans?  Heading to the beach?  Relaxing pool-side?  Staying inside?

a day to remember.

Like I said yesterday, today marks what would have been 64 years of marriage for Memaw and Grandaddy and also kate the great's birthday!  It's also the day after Taylor Swift released her new single (above) We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.  What do you think of it?  I, of course, love it - Taylor can do little wrong in my biased eyes :)  

I am thankful today for friends who remind me to keep an outward focus - today also marks Pakistan's 65th Independence day and after reading more about it, it's certainly a day to remember and reflect on.