Ashley and Erik's Wedding

Kim and I headed out on Saturday evening to Stanwood. I think we left Kim's house around 6. We headed to the Sumas border, there was no line, things were looking great. We were told by both Ashley and mapquest that it should take about an hour and a half to get to Stanwood, so we estimated that we would be there between 7:30-8:00. Ashley had emailed me directions to the camp that we were going to be staying at for the night with her, so Kim could do her hair there in the morning. I had also printed directions to the farm, where the wedding was going to be held.

So Kim and I arrived in Stanwood close to 8:00pm. We followed Ashley's directions but made the mistake of thinking that we were supposed to be at the farm where the wedding was. (We confused farm and camp and thought it was all the same thing). So we drove by the camp twice, and headed back into town because we couldn't find our location. We asked for directions and we ended up at the farm where the wedding was going to be. Great, but where are the cabins? So we kept on driving down the road, turned around, went back to the farm and decided to pray because it was our last option of finding where we needed to go, although we should have tried it a little earlier on. All of a sudden it hit me (an answered prayer by God) that the camp we drove past before was where we needed to be. So back to the other side of town we headed and eventually found Ashley and Erik.. well, I guess Ashley found us since she was running down the road after us in her bare feet.

Needless to say, after 4 hours of driving around, we ended up where we needed to be and now know our way around Stanwood pretty well.

Ashley and Erik's wedding was a beautiful day and I was so blessed to be able to see them begin their new life together. They are an amazing and inspirational couple and I am thankful for them in my life. I wish them nothing by the best in the years to come.



The happy couple at the reception.


Ashley liked a picture like this that was taken of my sister and her husband and their wedding and asked me to take it. Didn't really know what I was doing but it turned out alright.


Ashley and I.


The details of her dress.


Kim doing her hair at 7:30am.


Getting ready to leave for pictures and she started getting emotional because her sister did.


Her dad walking her down the aisle.


The beautiful bride!