we checked into our hotel on friday night and headed to the bachelor and bachelorette nights. shan was so thoughtful to invite me to spend time with her best friends for an intimate dinner at a friends house while ben headed to the cherry's for a boys night for tyler.
the next day, ben was in heaven getting to spend the day playing basketball and laughing with some of his best friends while helping prepare for the wedding. the wright's arrived at the hotel just as we had to leave for the rehearsal. i loved getting a front row seat to the creativity, generosity, and community that surrounded tyler and shan. their friends and family worked around the clock to get the venue set up and ready for the big day. it was so sweet to be a part of this group, they all genuinely loved serving tyler and shan and the result was so beautiful!
the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner felt like a family reunion. something about the way tyler and shan care for others made the night feel like home. the toasts throughout the night spoke to this as well. ben gave a beautiful toast to his lifelong best friend and included a little something from me - i knew i wouldn't be able to get through it and let's be real i wasn't going to do what tyler did at our rehearsal dinner :) after dinner, the wright's and a few other close friends joined everyone for a little after dinner party. we felt like since we were in nashville, we should keep it going and actually experience downtown...but we were losers and once we got out in the rain and saw how much it cost to park we were outta there.
the next day, we did get to explore a little! big rob took us to his alma mater and we walked down memory lane touring Vanderbilt's campus.
you know we had to stop by our local hang out
that night, we all went to the wedding and got to witness shan and tyler become husband and wife! the reception was so much fun, the food was AMAZING and the dancing was even better! ben lost his mind for most of the night and danced like i have never seen before...soldier boy made an appearance and so did tight eyez wright and the krump krew.
from there, we walked around centennial park and saw the parthenon replica
found some fitting monuments for each family member
you know we had to stop by our local hang out
that night, we all went to the wedding and got to witness shan and tyler become husband and wife! the reception was so much fun, the food was AMAZING and the dancing was even better! ben lost his mind for most of the night and danced like i have never seen before...soldier boy made an appearance and so did tight eyez wright and the krump krew.
one of the most unexpected fun things of the weekend was jamie getting to join us! she came to nashville for the ole miss bowl game and hung out with us at the reception and stayed in the hotel with us sunday night. it was so fun to get to hang with my baby sis before she went back to school!
we had the best weekend celebrating the Parkers. we love you so much and are so excited to get to live life with y'all in Raleigh!!
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