Maggie & Eric’s wedding was long-anticipated by the J-Ms. This was a very special wedding for us (earlier posts re: Maggie & Eric here). It was also a first for me, as I (Heather), was their Officiant. As it turned out, I absolutely loved playing that role. I think it was my favorite role I’ve ever played in a wedding, and it definitely helped to make this one of my most favorite and most memorable weddings ever. Maggie & Eric had also asked Kyle, Owen, and Meera to be the Program-Hander-Outers at their wedding ceremony. The bambinos ended up loving that role too. Because of all these fun duties we had, we got to be involved in a lot of the weekend’s wedding events… which made the whole experience so much richer for us. We got to know many of Maggie & Eric’s family members and friends. We got to spend lots of time with the bride and groom. And we got to be a part of a very special weekend for two of our most very favorite people.
Photos below are of what was probably the highest high of the entire trip for me~~ After the wedding ceremony, we got in our rental car to head to the reception site. We were all high on life as we were driving from Colorado Springs to Manitou Springs. We had just been a part of a most fabulous wedding, and we were all super excited for the reception. Spontaneously the bambinos began singing at the top of their lungs a crazy-fun-loud-3-part-acapela-version of JD’s Colorado Rocky Mountain High. The drive was gorgeous (the mountains jutting up just ahead of us), were were all soooo happy, and that moment just felt like perfection for me.
“Its Colorado rocky mountain high…”
The reception was, for sure, the bambinos favorite part of the whole experience. They were in their element. To say the least (and as anyone at that wedding reception can surely attest: these three were LOVING it).
By 11:15pm (1:15am our time), Meera was about to crash hard, and we decided that for her sake we needed to duck out. We felt pretty proud that we had stayed until just about the very bitter end of that sweet, sweet night. When we finally fell into bed back at the hotel it was midnight (2:00am our time), which Kyle and Owen were very thrilled with because it set their new record for Latest Night Ever. It was so, so, so, so fun. Every bit of it.
A Note About the Boys’ Ties: K & O had wanted to wear matching ties to the wedding, in the color orange (their favorite), but Kyle wanted a traditional tie, and Owen wanted a bow-tie. After searching high and low I found Kyle’s necktie & Owen’s bow-tie on Etsy at the Little Gentleman’s Closet. I can highly recommend these beautiful ties for little boys, in a fabulous array of fabric designs, handmade by Michelle.