Two weekends ago, Brett and I had the pleasure of attending our friend Ian's wedding. Brett's mom drove to Dallas to keep Jameston, and he had so much fun with his Granny and cousins, Riley and Ruby, while we were gone! We flew into Charleston, S.C. on Thursday night and stayed at a beach house on Folly Beach, about 20 miles outside of the city. The weather was nice with highs in the lower 70's and clear blue skies. Just one of the many things we liked about the area!
Friday we relaxed on the beach and met some great people from all over the country who were in for the wedding festivities. Friday night was the rehearsal dinner at Folly Beach, but I failed to take my camera. Boo! Since the ceremony was not until later in the afternoon, Brett and I took a trip into town Saturday morning to visit the historical downtown area. We started near Battery Park and took a tour on foot of several attractions.
Cival War cannons
Houses along what is known as "Rainbow Row"
The Antebellum homes were gorgeous! Some of them have patios larger than our house, and many have been turned into museums
Since we had a limited amount of time, we decided to book a carriage ride for a guided tour. So glad we did! Here is a sweet picture of a girl in the carriage in front of us trying to get our horse, Dakota's, attention. Too cute!
We fell in love with the city and hope to go back with Jameston again really soon!
Dock Street Theatre, the oldest theater in the States
Saint Philip's Episcopal Church, built in 1836,
in the French Quarter section of town
The Old Exchange building
What a view of the Atlantic! If you squint, you can see Fort Sumter
We grabbed a late lunch at the Amen Street Seafood Restaurant in Charleston's Historic District. Delicious!
Oysters-on-the-chandelier-shell!
We tried to get in SO much sight-seeing that morning/afternoon, that we were almost late for the wedding (oh, and we got a little lost). Thankfully, we made it on time! It was such a beautiful and moving ceremony
Reception time: Brett with his high school pals, Josh and Ian
Oh, I can't leave out their wedding gift to Ian, the giant giraffe behind them! Those two fellas gave us an Aborigine statue for ours. Jokers!
Wish we would have remembered to take more pictures of us on our mini-vacation
(this was the least cheesy, albeit scary, one we had taken by Josh)!
Ian and Tessa, thank you for inviting us to your beautiful wedding. We were honored to be a part of it. Wishing you a lifetime of happiness and love!
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