Nathan and Larissa

Yesterday Seth and I drove out to Statesville, NC for Nathan and Larissa's wedding. I had known Nathan since seventh grade but it took me until senior year of high school to get accustomed to his personality, which definitely takes getting accustomed to ;o) Regardless, it was because of him that I met Seth, so that is a strong redeeming point he can claim.

The venue was a historical house that was a part of an old plantation. All outdoors, we lucked out with the weather, and thankfully we sat at a table with a guy who had some sort of mosquito repelling iPhone app, which actually seemed to keep the viscous little guys at bay. The wedding was small (maybe 60 people?), very well decorated with a dark purple theme, and yet also casual and fun--they tried to incorporate a lot of humor in the ceremony and reception. We only knew a few people--the Caputo brothers and two acquaintances from college--but the guests were a nice group to to spend the evening with.


We had to start clearing out of the venue by 10pm, so the party was moved to a mansion at Norman Lake. Seth and I were pretty wiped out and the lake was far away, at least 45min from the venue and another 45min back to the hotel, so we chose the party-pooper route and instead headed for Waffle House to top off the evening. It was my first time at a WH so I was pretty excited over the splurge. Statesville, NC + buttermilk pancakes + grits + a rather friendly staff = a southern good time :o)