pics from my bachelorette!

margot sent me a cd of pictures from the wedding festivities this week & it has been a lot of fun re-living the events that surrounded our happy occasion.  below are some pictures from the bachelorette party... as you can tell we had a great time!  i'll start with these and post more as i get them organized.

our condo at bristol harbour resort, canandaigua, ny

view from our condo

after picking margot up from the rochester airport and checking into our condo for the night, we headed to the spa for an afternoon of relaxation.  sarah, alexa, margot & i shared a lot of laughs over mani's & pedi's.  we then headed back to the condo for a bit of bubbley, to kick off the festivities.

main room of the condo

my gorgeous sister

my bitchin' bachelorette shoes

getting ready for a night o' fun

lydia arrived with her folks- they had taken the long way from albany on rt. 20 and were very glad to get out of the car!

sel, me and lyds

 eric & mary stayed long enough to check out our digs and have a picture with their surrogate daughter (i lived with them my senior year of high school) before heading to auburn for the night.

i love my brights!

margot volunteered for the seemingly simple task of popping the prosecco... but it ended up putting her skills to the test:

hmmm... why is this not opening?

a cork screw seems insufficient

glad she didn't chip a tooth

 about an hour and fifty utensils later, she figured it out (i'm still not sure how).  the rose prosecco was well worth the wait!

leave it to johanna to bring chipendale cupcakes.  they were delicious!

contemplating what fun she'll have

there were lots of fun gifts- though some not suitable for the internet, according to my picture download manager.  sarah provided all of the essential bachelorette accessories, including my sash.

lydia got really creative and found some hunky hand-made pot holders.  love them.

alexa gave me a beautiful handkerchief from belgium, which i wore in the wedding.

after gifts & drinks, we headed out for a two minute walk next door to dinner.

anxious to get our food on

do not mess with us

dinner was fabulous, and with an incredible view.

afterward it was back to the condo for plenty of champagne, supplied by holly & laura who bring the party with them, wherever they go!

champagna

me & jo

cheers!

cupcakes on the back deck- nice face jess

i had no idea alexa was doing this.  dork!

not sure what was being said in this toast but wow, look at my face

at the end of the night, some really nice toasts were given, and i felt very much loved & supported.  thank you ladies for such a special pre-wedding retreat!

lovely ladies!

margot is really, really tall!