in late april, our friends angela and travis, shelby and stewart, and dan and hillary came to denver for a friend’s wedding. angela, shelby, and dan all went to high school together, and they had a great group that still hangs out all the time and who i’ve gotten to know over the years of being friends with angela. [see lake conroe weekends here and here and pedal parties here and here!] i’m going to call them + their spouses “the montgomery crew” since they went to montgomery high school and that’s just easier than naming them all.
one of their friends in the montgomery crew, tricia, was getting married in denver, so we were looking forward to spending some time all together when they came up for that. then, as it turns out, there were quite a few people who weren’t able to come for the wedding since it was out of state, so tricia and alex were super sweet and invited jamie and me! we’d met them at angela and trav’s wedding after i’d heard so much about tricia, since she and angela, shelby, and savannah had been friends for so long. we had hit it off with them right away, and we thought it was the nicest thing that they ended up inviting us to celebrate their big day!
their wedding was on a friday, so angela and trav got in the thursday before and met us for dinner in denver that night. the following day, we all went to the wedding together – the ceremony was outside on the lawn of highlands ranch mansion and it was just beautiful. a perfect day for an outdoor wedding. i will tell you, if i were having an outdoor wedding, colorado is where i’d want it to be. the reception was inside the mansion, and we had an absolute blast. we are so happy for tricia and alex, and they make such a cute couple!
the next day, we joined the montgomery crew for brunch + flights at breckenridge brewery, then went on a tour of the brewery and had more beer, haha. we visited red rocks that afternoon just for fun and to see some views. that evening, we all met the bride and groom and their family and friends in downtown denver, and later made our way over to denver central market for dinner + ice cream. such a fun time with this crowd – i so miss living in the same state as them and visiting them in houston! and we missed seeing the rest of the montgomery crew too – what a great group. here are some photos of the weekends, including a few photos of the crew before we could join [we were at work] because we were sure glad they got to enjoy denver:
{on thursday night, which happened to be NFL draft day, we met angela and trav at tupelo honey!}
{we had some fun drinks, great apps, and then a leisurely dinner. it was so fun to catch up with these two.}
{as a sidenote, we saw this whiskey with dry ice pass by and of course i had to take a picture!} :)
{jamie and i both got the shoo mercy sweet potato pancakes with buttermilk fried chicken, apple cider bacon, spiced pecans, two sunny-side-up eggs, grilled apple and pickled blueberries. FOR DINNER.}
{while we were at work on friday, the crew did a segway tour! [minus shelby, who was in the wedding, so she hung out with tricia and the other bridesmaids that day!]}
{looks like they all had a great time!}
{jamie boy in front of this gorgeous blooming tree just before we headed to the wedding on friday night.}
{even the parking lot of the mansion had a great view!!}
{selfie time}
{heading into the mansion}
{before the wedding… the ray-ban crew, haha. we literally all had them on.}
{the bride and groom – photo taken by dawn sparks photography. they are such an attractive couple and so perfect for each other!}
{i also had to include this one, also taken by the photographer, because look how GORGEOUS these bridesmaid dresses are! i absolutely loved them. and there, third from the left, is our shelby girl!}
{had to get some couple photos after the ceremony!}
{love these two.}
{and of course with my bestie angela! here we were cracking up over something… i love these candid shots.}
{so grateful for our friendship!}
{the crew!}
{the cute cake table!}
{angela and travis with the beautiful bride! tricia, you were stunning.}
{shelby looked so pretty in her dress!}
{what a fun wedding!}
{lol}
{the following day at brunch…}
{flights for the win!}
{aaaaand more flights on our tour of the brewery!}
{walking to red rocks}
{lots of stairs!}
{these views}
{group photo!}
{finally made it! we started on the bottom and had to go up…}
{…now presenting… the one and only… JAMIE V!}
{we made it!}
{i look sad in this picture but i was just trying to be serious, haha.}
tricia and alex, we are SO happy for you guys! thank you so much for inviting us to celebrate with you! we had such a wonderful time and you guys put on such a fun wedding. and montgomery crew, thanks for letting us crash your party in denver, we always enjoy seeing you. it was a blast and we can’t wait for the next time! xoxo