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| View from the pier at the end of the street. |
Adam and I, along with Ash and Steve were thrilled to go to Fairhope, Alabama last weekend to spend a four-day weekend enjoying the area and attending the wedding of our longtime friends, Kris and Michelle. We had a great time, and the wedding was absolutely stunning – though I left my camera in the car and have no evidence of my own to share.
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| The view from Felix’s Fish Camp – a lovely restaurant where the delicious rehearsal dinner was held. |
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| Photo from the airbnb site. |
A special thanks to the AsianCajuns for turning me on to airbnb. Last year, they did a post with pictures of a stunning flat they rented in Paris through airbnb, which I suddenly remembered while planning this trip. Through airbnb, we found the perfect place to stay: The Cabbage Patch Guest House. This charming, affordable cottage was the perfect base of operations for us!
There was a mostly private pier – just for the residents of the street that we could walk to and take a dip. It was also within quick walking distance of a variety of shops, restaurants, and the rest of downtown Fairhope’s offerings. We had a good time shopping there.
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| The view from inside…. so serene! |
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| A view down the shore from the pier. |
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| Precious house and garden nearby. |
We were also about to take the 45 minute drive to Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, which is a lovely, less-crowded beach on the Gulf, where we spent a relaxing morning walking down the beach and looking at the shells and little beach creatures. I also got my first jellyfish sting, which wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be!
Here are some borrowed photos to show you the wedding:
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| Photo by Holly Schwarzmann. You can see both the beautiful bride and my lovely Ashley. |
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| Photo by Samantha Danbury. The cake cutting– right before the couple became be-caked. |
Photos from the father of the groom:
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| So pretty! |
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| Me dancing with a little friend who pluckily decided to tap in – cute. |
Congratulations, dear Kris and Michelle! Wishing you many years of health and happiness! (And thanks for the excuse to have a vacation!)
emily
Nerd. Foodie. Gamer. Homecook. Perpetual planner. Gardener. Aspiring homesteader. Direct response graphic designer. I use too many damn commas.
