Bend, OR - The Wedding!

Friday night after dinner, we met up with Brent and Lee.  It was so good to get half of the MAN group reunited once again.

We hung out at this restaurant until all the other chairs were flipped up and they had locked the doors.  Closing time is early in this town!

Brian and Jennifer had flown in at 10pm that night.
A short two hours later, we were celebrating Brian's birthday!

On our third attempt, we found a bar that would stay open past 11pm.  Huzzah!
Good thing, because the groom was hungry--anyone got some tots?!

The next morning we were exploring more of the amazing hills near Bend.  We drove 20 minutes to Tumalo Falls, then hiked up a short trail and got to see this.

Such a great view!

The MAN Flag traveled all the way from Atlanta, and was proudly displayed at the Falls.

We could explore this place all day.

We made it back to our hotel in time to meet up with Brian and Brent after their run that morning.  As luck would have it, the town was having their annual Bite of Bend, with food vendors everywhere.

After scouting out all four areas, we grabbed some food before we went back to get ready for the wedding.

St. Francis of Assisi was directly across the street from our hotel, so we walked over a few minutes before 2:00.  The chapel was beautiful!  

My date!  The wedding ceremony was perfect.  I love me a good wedding:)

 

Our table had a special centerpiece on it.

And these fellas posed with it happily.

After dinner, we had some heartfelt toasts.  Cheers to the happy couple!

Then it was time to get the party started.

We missed the rest of the MAN group, but were thrilled to be able to hang out with these peeps all night long.

These two are so perfect for each other.
Congrats, Mr. and Mrs. Brent Thomas!