Adventures in Destination Weddings

Well, Matt and Sloan finally did it. They tied the knot in Carmel, CA on Saturday! Here is a photo of the happy couple. We started off with a fairly relaxing morning at Treebones, then a gorgeous drive up Highway 1 to Carmel. The ceremony was in a tiny chapel at the mission. After the ceremony, we traveled up the coast and went on a whale-watching cruise. I hope to post some videos of the whales we saw, because it was pretty darn impressive. I have never been to a "destination wedding" before, and it was really nice to just hang out with Matt and Sloan and their families for a few days. We ate great food, drank great wine, and had wonderful views of the coast and hills at every stop. I am completely impressed that Sloan organized the entire event from 3,000 miles away!

The weather was absolutely perfect the entire weekend. M and I arrived in San Jose just before noon to sunny, clear skies. After waking up at 3:00am, getting caught at check-in behind 200 high school band members, and flying for what seemed like forever (Central California is REALLY far away), the sun definitely cheered us up. We picked up the rental car - a little silver Beetle - and headed down towards Highway 1. Pittsburgh seemed a million miles away.