Petra and Tim's wedding

I flew up alone to attend the beautiful wedding of Petra and Tim, two dear friends of ours in Christchurch. Several of us CCU girls stayed together and got to see some of Gisbourne, where Tim's parents live on the North Island. The weather was warm and we got to go to the beach...I swam in the ocean for the first time since we've lived in NZ (without a wetsuit on). We had a girls dinner Friday night at Fettuccine Brothers; then on Saturday got to help Petra get ready and dressed--she looked stunningl! The wedding was at the EcoLodge, a gorgeous Bed and Breakfast surrounded by hills, overlooking a lake and pastures. The ceremony was held underneath a canopy of trees by the lake. At the end we all released the white balloons that were tied to our chairs and toasted the new couple! They are now on their way to Germany (where Petra is from) to have their church wedding with all of her family! Then a honeymoon in Mexico!

Congratulations Tim and Petra!