Once upon a time there were two families... it was 1992 and they both lived in London, England. Their families were the best of friends and were really much more than friends, and much closer than some of your average families. God blessed them with a special and unique friendship. The Wrights had one son (initially and he was only 5 years old... later he would have a little brother that would be born in London, and these friends will hand Alex the phone to hear about his new little brother, Austin! ~ because this is where Alex would arrive at 5:30 a.m. and spend the day!! ;) while Mom & Dad go to the hospital!!) The Crisps have a sweet little baby daughter named Ashleigh... and she was only about 3 years old! The Crisps live downstairs ... The Wrights live upstairs! We spent Thanksgiving at their home... They spent Christmas at ours!! For three years we were a part of each other's lives on a day to day basis... walking to bus stops...going to Bible Studies... Walking Ashleigh to British "PreSchool" ... Going to the Navy Chapel together... Buying Groceries together ... Building a Friendship that God would literally allow us to last a lifetime ...
When we all moved back to the "States" we haven't taken as many opportunities to visit each other as we should, but we have managed to keep in touch!
Last weekend was one such "OPPORTUNITY" ... :) ...
I wasn't Ashleigh's official Photographer, her pictures were taken by a wonderful team from Lawrenceville, Georgia called Swell Studios... but you can be sure that I wasn't there without my camera! ;) ... The church~ C3 Church ~in Lawrenceville, GA (right outside of Atlanta) had a fabulous balcony area!! Throughout the day I worked really hard to stay out of the way of her photographer, Jen. I spotted the balcony and thought EUREKA!! and that is right where I headed for the Ceremony! What an AWESOME view I had... :) ...
Our Precious Ashleigh is all grown up now... she has grown up into an incredibly beautiful and talented young woman! She has her own line of Candles that she makes, and you can find those at her Etsy store, they are called Lexington Avenue! She is also a fabulous Blogger! and You can follow her blog here: Love Stoned ! ...
You could see Ashleigh's creative touches throughout the Church and the reception area! It was a perfectly beautiful wedding and a perfectly beautiful day!! ...
The Guest Registry was an Old Typewriter! (as Unique as Ashleigh!) ...
and now meet the FLYNN's ... :) ...
Ashleigh
and her Craig ... :) ...
They actually met and were married 5 years ago, but did not have a Formal Church Wedding as Ashleigh would explain ... It was always their dream to have a Church Wedding Ceremony and 5 years later God allowed them to have that Wedding Come true! ...
It was one of the "Sweetest Days EVER!!" ... :) ... There are so many other things that made this a special day and I hope to "write" you more about that later! Find a few more pictures here... as fast as I can get them posted!
My family and I wish them continued blessings as they continue to grow in the Lord together. Ashleigh, we love you & your family dearly and were thrilled to be a part of your special day!!
Stopping special moments in time... for special friends,
Tina :) ...
