Barbie is married!

Barbie is married...Well not really....but ever since my wedding over 5 years ago my sweet Erin Taylor won the name Barbie in the eyes of my family. Erin and I have been friends since high school. We met back in high school while attending a leadership conference at Meredith College. We both knew we would end up at Meredith and from their the rest is history. We have been friends for a very very long time. We have been through a lot together and have always stuck by each other's sides. Erin put all her faith in god that she would find the perfect man in her life. I have witnessed god test her in many ways over the past 10 years....but when Erik Rice came into her life I knew immediately this was it. I am so thankful that she was patient and willing to open her heart to him. I had the pleasure of standing beside her at her wedding as one of her bridesmaids. If you know anything about Erin you know she works at a Lily Pulitzer signature store and she wears ALL THINGS Lily Pulitzer.

Her wedding was nothing short of a Lily Pulitzer catalog shoot!

We started off the weekend at Southport, NC at The Pharmacy for a bridesmaids lunch.

It was very intimate and yummy. Erin's grandmother framed the invitation for her and it was a very specail keepsake for her. She looks so bridal!

I was lucky enough to have the best seat in the house at the luncheon...next to the bride!

Erin's sister Anna is pregnant with identical twin girls. She was 31 weeks pregnant at the wedding...What a brave sister to make the trip to the beach in her 3rd trimester! Isnt she gorgeous? The other sweet girl is Izzy her daughter.

After the luncheon we lounged around before getting ready for the rehearsal and dinner. The bridal party all stayed at a bed and breakfast right at the water: Lois Jane's. We loved the big white rockers on the porches!

You know she found the perfect man, when he was willing to wear Lily Pulitzer shorts to their rehearsal dinner!

We had a really nice evening and the weather was perfect. We enjoyed over 20 toasts that were so personal. Everything too place under the stars overlooking the water. What a fun evening celebrating their love for each other.

The next morning we woke up to a house filled with the smells of southern cooking. Philip got up early and went golfing with a few of the other husbands so he missed out on the breakfast...but I can reassure you it was amazing. They had anything you could possibly imagine and it tasted scrumptious. The table setting was precious.

After breakfast we decided to do some shopping up and down the main street to kill some time before the hair dresser was to arrive and lunch was ready. We made a few little purchases and enjoyed spending time with erin relaxing before her day. It was so laid back.

Lunch was prepared by a few moms of the bridesmaids and was also delicious. Things started to get a little crazy because by this point we found out the hair dresser was running at least 1 hour late. Panic set in and we worked hard to calm the bride. Her sister started her makeup and we all distracted her. I made some not so nice and firm calls to the hair dresser to get her estimated time of arrival. She finally showed up almost 1 hour and 45 minutes late. Several bridesmaids were supposed to get their hair done but due to the time constraints we nixed that plan. Erin was the only one who got her hair done. Their losss $.

Her hair turned out perfect and we all gathered around her as she put the finishing touches on her wedding day attire. How about those Lily dresses!!?!?

Of course Erin wore hot pink HIGH heeled shoes. And she kept them on almost the entire night. She is dedicated!

It was finally time to head off to the wedding. While we were getting ready we found out that a scuba diver went missing earlier that morning. It turned out that the grooms mom and sister had seen someone out there early that morning but didnt think anything of it. They ended up having to give eye witness testimony. In addition the black helicopters were swirling above the ceremony almost the entire time as part of the search and rescue, but we preferred to call them her paparazzi

For favors Erin and Erik gave out "Rice" Krispie Treats.... yum!

Lily Pulitzer table accents - of course to match our dresses!

I loved this logo that the reception hall did as a surprise for Erin on the bar.

I got to reunite with two of my favorites: Anne and Sara

We had a great time catching up and dancing!

and of course.... we took a photo at the end of the night of everyone that was wearing Lilt Pulitzer at the wedding. WOW! That photo needs to go in a catalog!

Congratulations to my sweet Erin T who is now Mrs Rice!

Love you both and wish you a lifetime of love and happiness.