This weekend, we were lucky to spend three great days with our closest friends in Zion for a wedding! Whitney and Joe had a rustic, country themed wedding at Clear Creek Ranch in Utah, and we shared a cabin down the way with our besties Friday thru Sunday. We had 11 people in a decent sized cabin and had a great time! As we drove through Zion, I snapped a billion pictures of the amazing scenery of the national park.
We stayed at Zion Mountain Ranch which was just down the road from the wedding site. The ranch is on a buffalo reserve, so we got to enjoy watching buffalo the whole weekend! The cabins sat on the top of a hill to overlook the reserve. There were also a ton of other animals on the ranch, including horses, ducks, chickens, mini horses, and lots of wasps that tried to ruin our weekend (but we won)!
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| Our cabin was the big one straight in the middle! |
Our cabin was super cute, with two bedrooms, two pullout beds from the couches (which were terribly uncomfortable) and three twin bunk beds in the loft. We had 1 1/2 bathrooms for all 11 of us, but surprisingly it worked out well! We also had a tiny little kitchenette and an awesome back patio with a porch swing. Spending time outside at nighttime on the porch was amazing. The weather was warm during the day (about 100s), but completely cooled off at night time getting down to the 65s. It was great just getting to hang out in the cabin, relaxing with our friends that we don't get to see very often. These girls are my best friends from college, and when we all get together again, it's like nothing has ever changed (minus some new boys and my preggo belly!) I have the best time with these girls and laugh my head off so much it hurts!
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| View of the reserve from our back porch |
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| View from our back porch |
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| Late night drinks |
The next morning, after enjoying breakfast, those of us not in the bridal party (who had to get ready for the wedding) took a hike through one of the trails in the National Park. It was super hot, so we made it a quick hike, and hurried back to start getting ourselves ready for the wedding.
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| Holy bump! |
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| Buffalo in the AM |
We made our way to the wedding, which was located at Clear Creek Ranch. Dinner and the reception were held in the ranch's red barn, and the ceremony site was a little walk down to a pretty, shaded area surrounded by trees. We arrived and took photos for the photo guestbook (all DIY, which was great!), and then we ate some yummy BBQ food for dinner. The ceremony was directly following dinner, so we made our way to watch Whitney and Joe exchange their vows and become Mr. & Mrs. We all shot off capguns during their first kiss as husband and wife! After the ceremony, it was party time at the reception in the barn! We each got some adorable mason jars as our "drink cups" for the night, and while everyone else enjoyed their alcohol, I sipped on some OJ, pineapple and cranberry mixed drinks and lots of H20! We danced the heck out of the barn and stayed out until 2 AM. The party was brought back to our cabin and I don't think we ended up in bed until about 3:30-4 AM. I was one tired mama-to-be! Even without drinking alcohol, I felt hungover just being so exhausted the next day! It was a great time and a great wedding!
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| Happy Wedding Day, Whitney and Joe! |
On Sunday, we all got up, had a quick breakfast, cleaned and packed up and headed out to return home. It was an amazing weekend that we got to spend with great friends, and we couldn't be happier for Whit and Joe to start their lives together as one!!
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