Engagement Party

What a fun weekend we just had! My sis Leah and two good friends Katy and Lesli hosted a super fun party in honor of our engagement.

We all ate yummy burgers, couscous, greek summer salad, and a whole assortment of cheeses and other culinary accoutrements. The girls made white and red sangria and lavender-infused lemonade and we had s'mores for dessert! The decorations were so pretty--they had an assortment of glassware filled with votives and fresh pink, purple and green flowers from the market and strung up lights around the patio to keep the ambiance going after sunset.

We jammed to Motown hits in the early part of the evening and then at some point Steve switched us over to his "80's Prom" playlist and broke out his infamous "moves." There are a couple of videos of that floating around... if anyone would kindly share them with me, I'll post them here for all to enjoy! ;)

My girls included so many thoughtful details, too--as just one example, the flower arrangements and candles were labeled with these super-sweet little tags with sayings like, "I do!" "Steve & Kara," and "Sittin' in a tree..."

While some of our loved ones from afar could not make it to the party, many of our local friends and family came out to celebrate with us. And Steve's (and now also my) good friends Eric, Kim and Mike even joined us from San Diego! Thanks for coming up you guys, we had such a fun time!

Having so many fun and genuine people come together in our honor was not only a blast, but also a very humbling reminder of how lucky we are to have such great friends and family. Thank you all for such a wonderful night!

Also, to Lesli, Katy, Leah, Liz and Brett--you guys are the best! Thank you so much for such an awesome, thoughtful party. We love you guys!