a few more photos from the wedding day in chicago…

^^^chased after this cute flower girl for a bit before dinner…^^^

^^^oh eleanor, you are such a joy.^^^

^^^and being asked to wear matching dresses for the day? mama’s dream come true, really.^^^

^^^my monkeys were obsessed with climbing the little archway where the bride and groom were standing when they were married. part adorable and part oh-my-gosh-how-did-you-get-that-high-come-down-now!^^^

^^^after all the climbing, eleanor turned one side of the archway into an ice cream truck (naturally.) she even swiped credit cards of guests who didn’t have cash on them. this child!^^^

^^^so great getting to spend the week with brett! have missed him.^^^

^^^great friends and pretty flowers.^^^

^^^sarah is so good with my kiddos. eleanor keeps asking if we can go back to sarah’s house.^^^

^^^i love them.^^^

^^^juilliard ’08!^^^

^^^towards the end of the evening, josh put the littles to sleep in the stroller and we hung out inside where the music wasn’t too loud so we could talk while the babies slept. it was nice winding down together after a long day. we talked about our own wedding and marriage in general and holy cow how are we celebrating six years next month?!^^^

^^^the beautiful couple!^^^

^^^cake!^^^

congrats again to the beautiful couple! so excited to see what’s in store for you both! just don’t leave nyc. ok?!

part I of this post, HERE.

here are a few photos (some with the real camera, some iphone photos) from carolyn’s wedding day in chicago last saturday. you may have seen a few of these already if you follow josh or me on instagram, but i wanted to share the rest here. i took so many photos (surprise surprise) that i broke them up into two posts.  i wish i would have grabbed more photos of carolyn in her dress! she was just breathtaking! i didn’t want to bother her too much through the night though as she was busy celebrating with guests. but from the few photos of her here, you can tell she looked absolutely gorgeous.

i am beyond grateful for carolyn. she is one of my dearest friends and has been since that first day of orientation at juilliard back in 2004. she’s always *always* been there for me and i certainly hope to be the kind of friend in return that she is to me.  i can’t wait to watch this next chapter unfold for her. love you, girl.

^^^getting our bride ready the morning of!^^^

^^^uh oh. eleanor discovered how to use a compact mirror.^^^

^^^flower girl.^^^

^^^while she happily kept the flower crown on her head while walking down the aisle with her flower basket (a miracle!), it came off the minute the ceremony ended. the shot on the left is the only one i have with her flower crown. haha.^^^

^^^cutest cake toppers known to man.^^^

^^^samson enjoyed taking all of the candles which lined the walkway out of their mason jars before they were lit. if anyone knows how to undo a job already done, it’s samson.^^^

^^^i think we found samson’s dream car.^^^

^^^hey, let’s try to get a good shot of the family. (this is impossible.)^^^

^^^kinda sorta…^^^

^^^this will do. (love e’s fake smile.) thank you, sarah.^^^

^^^samson and aunty chanel!^^^

^^^josh snapped this while hanging out with samson at the back of the wedding during the ceremony.^^^

^^^carolyn and her bridesmaids! ps. her mama did all these flowers. can you even believe it?!^^^

^^^all night long we kept asking to take jumping pictures. i guess that’s what happens when you get a bunch of dancers together. ;)^^^

more to come! (felt like i was scrolling for ages when they were all in one post. so part II coming at you later!)