Life as a Wedding Present

When our good college friends (and one of Nick's groomsmen) Kristian and Rae invited us to their wedding this September, we really felt the reality of how hard it is living an ocean away from our friends and family. When Kristian asked Nick to be a groomsman, telling him that we just couldn't make the trip was even worse. I was so disappointed to not be there for a friend who had stood up with me at my wedding. We tried to think of a way to make it work, but couldn't and resigned ourselves to missing the wedding.

Kristian was equally disappointed that we couldn't be there, and so his groomsman got to talking...and decided to give him a real-life Nick Burdette groomsman as a surprise present!!!

We couldn't believe they would spend their hard-earned money to fly us over. With generosity like that, Lauren and I had to do our best to live up to the surprise, and figured out something that the groomsman could give the happy couple at their combined party in July. Trying to say "The Brits will be there!!!" in pictures was challenging, but I think we pulled if off pretty well. Shawnee, PA, here we come!