Karissa's Wedding

I was honored to be a part of my good friend, Karissa's, wedding on July 30th in Oregon. We were best friends growing up and did everything together. She stood by my side when Brandon and I got married in 2005 and I was so excited to be able to be a part of her special day. We were already in Oregon for my family reunion so it worked out perfect. She got married at the Resort at the Mountain which was just an hour outside Portland and it was beautiful. My parents came up with me to watch Halle and I was so thankful for them. They watched her basically for two days straight and did such a good job with her. That is the most time that I have spent away from her even though I was seeing her here and there. Thankfully, our room was very close to all of the action! Karissa and her family did such a good job with all of the planning and everything turned out great. She looked beautiful and I am glad that her and Aaron are so happy.

At a bbq two days before the wedding at the Resort - the weather was just amazing!
A friend of Karissa's, Julie - a bridesmaid, Karissa, Me and Evynne - a bridesmaid and another good friend growing upThe bridesmaids at the rehearsal - Aaron's sister, Ashely, Evynne, Sheena, Me and JulieEv and Me - it was so fun to spend time with her! Her and her husband, Peter, sang in our wedding and it brought back a lot of memories when they sang the same song in Karissa's wedding too - they both have amazing voices!At the rehearsal dinnerThe wonderful babysitters!! Thanks Mom and Dad!Evynne and Me on the day of the weddingPart of Karissa's gift from Aaron was Dom and strawberries and Halle stopped by to have some strawberries!All of us getting ready!!My mom and the mother of the bride!The father of the bride with Halle - he let her drive a golf cart and she loved it!In our pretty dresses before the bride had her dress on!All ready for the special moment!I loved her green shoes! Go Ducks!Absolutely gorgeous!

The location was so prettyI walked down with one Karissa's twin brothers, AndrewYay, Congratualtions Mrs. Reed!

Formal pictures after the ceremony since the bride and groom didn't see each other beforehandFriends from high school - Me, Evynne, Eileen, Jill, Karissa, Emily and Paige (Laurie left before we got a picture of all of us)
Halle loved dancing at the reception!The morning after the wedding - Karissa, Sheena, Me and Evynne