Meet Me In St. Louis

Matt and I had a very busy, but fun weekend! We woke up early on Saturday morning and headed south to St. Louis for Matt Carlson and Curtis Sittenfeld's wedding. If you are thinking that Curtis' name sounds familiar, you are right...she is the author of 2 best sellers; Prep and Man of My Dreams (sorry, just had to throw that in because it is pretty cool). We had full intentions of spending some time exploring St. Louis, but ended up not having a lot of time to do so. We did have a chance to catch up with Matt's friend from college, Sean, at a great Irish Bar, the Dubliner. It was located in a pretty cool area with lots of cute shops and restaurants. If only we would have had more time to shop, but I wanted to get to the Arch since I had never been. I was really looking forward to taking a trip up the Arch, but because of time constraints, we only had the chance to walk around the park area. We forgot our camera, but were able to snap a quick, but not so great picture, on Matt's phone. From the Arch, we headed back to our hotel to get ready for the wedding.

Curtis and Matt were married on the campus of St. Louis University in what had to be 2 of the most unique and beautiful rooms we have ever been in. The ceremony took place in the Pere Marquette Gallery, SLU's original school library. The room was filled with gorgeous stained glass, intricate pieces of art dating back to the 1800's, and this neat spiral staircase that lead to each floor of the library. After the ceremony, the guests headed upstairs for dinner in yet another stunning room. The wedding and reception were just lovely. I have to give props to Curtis' mom for creating the most beautiful flower arrangements, filled will the most stunning hydrangea. Thanks for a great weekend Curtis and Matt.....we hope to make it back to St. Louis sometime soon to explore the city a little bit more.

Sunday, we were up bright and early to head back to Chicago and make a quick stop in Carlinville to visit with my grandparents and Aunt Kate and Uncle Bob. Although, we arrived later than anticipated and made them miss church, it was so good to catch up with them since we don't get to see the Konneker's as often as we would like. All in all, a great weekend!!!