Bridal Shower Fun

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 We have so many great stories of Ryan's first visit to a bridal store! Yes. You read correctly. And tomorrow, I'll have pictures!

ANYWAY! Lots of adventures to share with you from this weekend, and the first is about a bridal shower!

Several months ago, actually, my friends (aka second family) asked I would be willing to speak at a bridal shower! This was new for me. Never spoken at a shower of any kind before, and at least around here, I don't think most people have a speaker for showers. (When I was little, every bridal and baby shower I attended had a speaker, but I haven't noticed the trend continuing in my adult years.) But I was really excited about it and started praying about what to share.

They also asked if I could be their photographer, and of course you don't have to ask me twice about that. I love to snap photos any old chance I get! So on Saturday, I packed up the car and drove over to the shower location for my day of fun!

Because I know decorations are fun to look at, I'll share a few of theirs. The bride is as much of a book nerd as I am, so the whole shower was themed around her love of the written word.

And the food...ohhhhhhhhhhhhh the food. It was delish. I tried to sample the tiniest helping of everything. I wanted BIG helpings, but I resisted! :)

My theme for speaking was "I Choose You," and I created an acrostic so each letter of that phrase stood for something that I hoped would be helpful and practical advice for Brittany and Kole in their marriage!

At the end, I gave her this gift, which tied in to my talk. (Artwork by Lindsay Letters. You know how I love her art!)

And here are a few other fun pictures from games and gifts and such:

And a few posed shots. Here I am with my friend Kari (Brittany's aunt) who is basically an extra sister for me. I just love her!

And with the bride-to-be:

And these are the girls of the family. (I actually did a photo shoot for them a couple of years ago. That was fun too!)

It was a fun day, and I am thankful I had the chance to speak in a new setting. I enjoyed it. If bridal-shower-speaker comes back as a popular thing, sign me up! I loved doing it!