SF & WEDDING FESTIVITIES

Wow, talk about an interesting trip to California! I was so honored and excited when my friend Megan asked me to be in her wedding. When I found out she was getting married in Napa I immediately started planning out an epic vacation for A and I. For the entire week after the wedding we were going to be lounging in wine country, drifting over vineyards in a hot air balloon at sunrise, dining at delicious restaurants in the evenings and sampling ALL the wine. 

Unfortunately all of that changed when the devastating wildfires began to ravage Napa county the week we were supposed to visit. My friend had to find a new wedding venue at the last minute and everyone's plans were literally up in smoke. Her and her husband handled the whole situation with such grace and calm. Fortunately all of our loved ones remained safe and out of harms way and the wedding went of without a hitch. Megan was a stunning bride and they threw one hell of a party! We were so happy to share in their love and celebrate with all of our friends.

We flew into San Francisco a few days early so we had some time to explore the city. 

SF classics... Painted Ladies and Baker Beach 

Mikkeller Bar for brews and brats

Haze from the fires

Breakfast at Tartine before our drive down Lombard Street

These pastries were so delicious

REUINTED!

We had a blast celebrating Megan and Jesse and catching up with old friends! 

LADIES BEING LADIES

These ladies are seriously THE best. They planned the most perfect bachelorette weekend ever. They flew me to San Francisco where the weekend got started with opening our goodie bags and champagne out in the city. Then we went to an amazing brunch and started our drive to Napa stopping, of course, for photos at the Golden Gate bridge. 

We arrived at the cutest little house in downtown Napa where we made flower crowns and sipped on mojitos with our "special" straws. After, we went to a delicious dinner in downtown Napa wearing our gorgeous creations! Bachelorette games were played. All of the girls got me panties and I had to guess who got me which ones (I got them all correct!). Then there were questions that they had Austin answer prior to the weekend and they compared my answers to his.... our answers were all the same! My heart melted when they read me Austin's answer to "When did you know you were in love with Kristen" and his response was "when she became my best friend". 

The next day involved a limo and a lot of vineyards! The weather was gorgeous and I was surrounded by my best girls. 

The weekend ended with a hike followed by lunch at Lagunitas brewery. Then stopping by Sausalito before heading back into the city for some exploring!

My heart was so full all weekend. I am forever grateful for the amazing memories and I wish we could get together like this more often!!

**I snagged a lot of these photos from the girls because I was too busy living in the moment to take my own!**