South France Wedding!!!

So on Wednesday night I flew JFK to Nice. 

I got the global upgrade that cleared literally 3 second before I was going to board. 

At first it said first class had checked in full and then just as I was about to hand the lady my ticket I saw my initials disappear off the Upgrade List on the screen hanging over the gate and I SQUEALED.

If I'm going be totally honest, I kind of don't like the semi-new first class "cubbies" because when my seat goes all the way flat my feet get jammed into the cubby and there's nowhere for me knees to go...but totally a first world first class problem. I'll take what I can get.

I got lots of work done and a little nap in (it was a red eye) and we landed in Nice around 11am Thursday.

Then I picked up my little rental car, a cute little Mercedes C-Class (I have to have the car for the next two weeks so I figured I'd treat mah self) and we cruised along the coast to Beaulieu Sur Mer, site of our wedding festivities.

Rehearsal/Welcome Dinner took place at this cute little museum-y event space right on the water in Beaulieu.

There were lots of tasty french appetizers. This one though was quite deceiving. It was looked like a meatball or some warm teriyaki chicken skewers, but NOPE it was cold and slimy tuna and veal. TOGETHER. YUCK. 

 Love my little bride and groom!

Also bumped into some other old friends-of-friends like Sasha who, along with bride Lindsay, grew up with our Felixfriend!

A lovely lovely evening. 

Wedding day (Friday) prep took place at our host hotel, La Reserve de Beaulieu...this place is prettttty epic.

Getting ready took place in a massive suite.
 

And we did "first-look" pics right on the ocean...

And then the ceremony/reception site was high up in the hills of Villefranche overlooking EVERYTHING. It was EPIC.

Anyone who's been around me while I take pictures knows that I'm usually able to get pretty natural smiles out of people by simply telling them to laugh at each other. But there's always one person in a group that's TERRIBLE at it and busts out some crazy maniacal laugh and ends up looking ridiculous. Let's see if you can pick her out of this group....

Loves a fancy getaway vehicle!

And this sunset at the Chateau where we had dinner and dancing was EPIC.

They hadn't planned to have their first dance until much later...but I made them fake it for the picture.

And then the dance party was nutz and people got wasteyface.

#Coozyhand #Triplechin #Limbo

#Wasteyface #Boobstare

#Wasteyface #Marshmallowfail

#ChocoFondue #FondueFace #Wasteyface

#Shotgunning

Any wedding where I end up spanking a bridesmaid with a blow-up balloon-guitar at the end of the night is a pretty good wedding...

And then my camera got commandeered.

Soy much fun!

Congrats Lindsay and John!!!!