Bipartisan Bliss: October is for celebrating

October sure has been a busy month of celebrating some important people in our lives! We began the weekend in Leesburg, Virginia for the wedding of one of our favorite couples, Ashley and TJ. I was one of Ashley's bridesmaids so we had fun getting our nails and hair done in prep for the wedding (we even made a trip to the gym on our wedding morning for a little sweat sesh)!

Ashley post workout chillin' with Hannah in the big tub... because she's the bride and can do what she wants!

The bride and her curls

After three days of non-stop rain, the bride and groom had some luck on their side when the rain stopped just in time for their outdoor ceremony. I didn't get any pictures of their ceremony spot since I didn't have access to my camera but it was on beautiful stone pavilion on the winery property. There were some gorgeous fall mums perched atop wine barrels that provided the perfect amount of decor.

Providing cover from the light rain during pictures prior to the ceremony

Lovely Kim making sure the boys don't get too wet

Ashley has known the woman who officiated the wedding for 20 years and along with TJ, they created a unique and touching ceremony and exchanged hand written wedding vows! It was absolutely beautiful and brought tears to my eyes.

The ceremony was followed by a delicious dinner and wicked fun reception!

Pittsburgh cookie table

From a crowd pleasing cookie table (a Pittsburgh tradition), to wonderful Virginia wines (once again, none for the pregnant lady), to great music and dancing, and catching up with old friends and coworkers -- it's safe to say we had a blast and couldn't be happier for Ashley and TJ! A few more pics from the evening...

Me and the husband

With the beautiful bride

NPAF ladies with our old boss, Grayson

Congratulations to Ashley and TJ! We hope your future is filled with lots of love, happiness, laughter and good beer!

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The next morning, with six hours of sleep under our belts (not nearly enough), we readied ourselves for our godson Ben's 1st birthday party!

Ready for the cake smash!

Ben dug into his cupcake and even went mouth first a few times which was super cute! He got tons of great toys and other gifts from his family and friends. It was great celebrating this wonderful milestone with him, his parents and the rest of the family. It seems like just yesterday I was holding him when he was 3 days old! More pics from the birthday below...