This time last year, we were four days out from Anna and Brad’s wedding, which took place here at the house. It was beautiful and magical and so much fun to host family and friends, but let’s be real. It was a lot of work. Also, the two weekends prior to Anna’s wedding, two other close family friends had weddings, and three weeks prior we celebrated Anna and Caroline’s graduations from Samford. It was a marathon!

A year ago today, this was my dining room:

Everybody should have a wedding at their house once, right? Just so you know for sure that it’s not less expensive than renting a venue. Our yard will never look this good again!