Florence Fairytale Wedding

Last August we spent a weekend in Florence for our friends Victoria & Jonathan's destination Trini/Italian wedding.  They are not only one of the sweetest cutest couples ever, but their wedding was one of the most gorgeous we've ever been to.  The reception was held in a fairytale castle set among the Tuscan hills.  So stunning that it was even featured on Brides.com (click here to check out the article).  Seriously beautiful.

The day we arrived, Victoria & Jonathan had organized a welcome wine tasting and dinner at a private vineyard.  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to partake in the wine tasting.  The day before we left Zürich I had a sneaking suspicion I might be pregnant.  So just to make sure I didn't get wasted at a wedding while with child, I took a home pregnancy test.  Low and behold it turned out my intuition was spot on, and I had to fake drink the entire weekend while Kevin drank for two.  The sacrifices he makes for us is simply inspirational.

Welcome Wine Tasting

The day before the wedding we wandered around Florence enjoying the beauty of the city and the fantastic weather.

Florence Wanderings

We found a "beach" in the middle of the city.

"Lamp post gets skinny at the top"

The Wedding

The wedding was of course beautiful, but also super fun.  They had flown in a fantastic DJ from Trinidad who made sure the party was slammin'.  Even sober Jen had a blast.  Operation Hide Pregnancy/Fake Drink was a success.  I only had one close call.  I was sick of holding wine I couldn't drink, and I just really wanted a water.  Kevin told me, "You should hold a wine too or people will be suspicious."  I was like, "Oh my God come on.  I can't just hold a glass of water for 5 seconds?  Please.  No one one will notice."  Then Gary came up and right away called me out on my water and accused me of being pregnant.  I am a horrible liar, and just looked at Kevin for help while I looked panicked stricken and began stuttering "Umm...Well, I...".  Kevin appalled by my lack of smoothness covered for me and said, "Well I hope not, after all she drank at the wine tasting on Friday."  Gary seemed satisfied with Kevin's explanation so I ran to the bathroom to avoid any further interrogation.  Seriously, a girl can't drink one glass of water without accusations being thrown her way?  Operation Hide Pregnancy/Fake Drink only lasted one more week.  I couldn't hack it.  Anyways, the wedding was amazing and we're so grateful to Victoria & Jonathan for letting us be a part of their special day.  Check out the beautifulness...