De Marr + Tiller

Steve and I were very lucky to be in Arizona this past weekend to witness the wedding vows between Avery De Marr and Lindsey Tiller. Avery was a groomsman in our wedding and was Steve's roommate his freshman year at Seattle University. Avery proposed to Lindsey this summer on a ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge and we were lucky enough to meet her when we all had dinner here in Seattle.

Steve and I headed to Phoenix on Thursday evening and arrived about 9:30pm or so. We hung out at Avery and Lindsey's home and all the boys played "Rock Band", which is a video game where you actually get to play guitar and drum-like instruments to famous songs. I got the hang of it...a little. On Friday morning, the boys headed out for some golf while a few of us got our nails done. Even though the nails only look good for a few days, it's nice to splurge for a mani-pedi every once and a while. I got to pick up Brooklyn at her school with Lindsey and head to McDonald's for some scrumptious chicken McNuggets. After my nap on Avery's famous couch, we headed to the rehearsal and then for a tour of their house that is currently under construction. Amazing! It made us just a tad jealous, but it was great to see Avery and Lindsey so excited for their married life in a new house. To finish off the night, they had a great rehearsal dinner and we all played more "Rock Band".

The day of the wedding was really relaxing from my viewpoint. Steve and I had lunch with all the boys at a local brew-pub and then I went shopping with another guy from Seattle U who needed a new outfit for the wedding- shoes, pants, shirt, and tie. We were pretty proud of the quick shopping and the maneuvering of Phoenix freeways using our handy GPS system in the rental car.

The wedding was an intimate outside garden wedding- amazing for February!! The reception was fantastic as well and included a Grease Lightning "skit" and quite a bit of alcohol. All in all, we enjoyed ourselves thouroughly and here are some pictures to prove it. We all ended up back at Avery's house...a few fond memories as well as blackmail stories were created that evening.

We flew back on Sunday afternoon after a wonderful brunch at Lindsey's parents' house. We couldn't ask for better weather during the weekend. It was a bit hard to arrive in Seattle to rain, but we're pretty used to it.

Special thanks to Steve and Cayla Samms (soon-to-be), who let us stay at their house in Phoenix. They are friends of Avery and Lindsey's and generously opened their house to us. We especially enjoyed being around their dogs, Darwin and Sydney. We hope to see them this summer when they get married in Sumas, which is just N of Bellingham. Special thanks also goes out to Ma and Pa Brooks who stayed with Lucy when we were gone.

It was fun for me to get to know some people better. Being the new one to the circle can be hard at times, but I'm finally feeling like I know people's names and a bit about them. We got to hang out quite a bit with Jim Schmidt, Greg Heinzman, Matt (the best man), Scott (the other groomsman) and Whitney, Soren, as well as getting the chance to meet Korva Coleman, who officiated the wedding, is Avery's cousin, and is also on NPR quite a bit. Finally someone famous!! :)



The DJ's famous for pulling a few schenanigans at his receptions. One involves the groomsmen and a Grease theme. Interesting eh? We dressed up as greasers and the DJ danced like he was 1970's Travolta. Good thing I had a few drinks in me!