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Rachel Melvin Instagram - I’m up to something… and I got a new attitude šŸ‘€ 🤫 Happy Eclipse
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#secrets #newrelease #announcement #blackandwhite #noir #may #scorpioeclipse #eclipse #happyeclipse #transformation #newbeginnings
Rachel Melvin Instagram - Thank you to all the fans of #DaysOfOurLives for graciously and warmly welcoming me back! It was such a pleasure to step back into Chelsea’s shoes and of course, to honor #JohnAniston I hope you enjoyed the episode as much as I did ā¤ļø I thought our producers did a fantastic job honoring him and I am so honored to have been included in remembering and celebrating such a wonderful man and actor. 

I also wanted to thank you all for your feedback and support, it means the world to me and it’s so exciting to be able to connect with you on social media, especially since it wasn’t around during my last time in #Salem. And welcome to my new followers who’ve recently discovered my account! I hope my content doesn’t disappoint šŸ˜

Hopefully there will be more for Chelsea in the future but for now, I’m so glad we got to see what she’s been up to.

#dool #days #daysofourlives #nbc #peacock #daytime #soapopera @dayspeacock
Rachel Melvin Instagram - Which was your favorite ?

Some insights…

Dumb and Dumber To- working with @jimcarreyhere @jeffdanielsofficial robriggle The Farrelly brothers. A sequel to a classic. Filming in Georgia in the fall. @kimjonesmakeup doing my make up and resurrecting my skin. Great wardrobe. A role every girl was dying to play. Comedic geniuses all around. Meeting @nicomontez 

Awkward - An AMAZINGLY fun character to play. Show runners who fought for me to get to. Great writing. A fun cast and crew who remained friends @ashleyrickards @jillianrosereed . Having @beau_mirchoff direct me. Amazing wardrobe. Getting to work regularly as an actor on a set in LA. The hysterical table reads.

Chicago Med - Filming in Chicago - in the summer! Working with @torreydevitto after my first pilot test YEARS earlier where we were playing sisters. Filming IN SEQUENCE! Getting to work every other day and be a tourist in between. Working where I was born and getting to see family. Learning that getting cast off tape actually happens! Having the director of my episode ask me if I was trained in NYC (swoon!) a PHENOMENAL character and storyline. A prosthetic pregnant belly. The most positive supportive and happy set!
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#actor #nbc #nbcuniversal #universal #mtv #dickwolf 
#chicagowednesdays #chicagomed #dumbanddumber #dumbanddumberto #awkward @nbcuniversal @mtv_awkward @dickwolf @dickwolf_entertainment
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - Now this feels like January 
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#eastcoast #winter #snow #winterstorm #snowstorm #january
Rachel Melvin Instagram - I guess the cat’s out of the bag! I wanted to do a video of myself dressed as a cat coming out of my husbands magic bag (not a euphemism) to announce it, but I just couldn’t get it together in time. So, thank you @soapdigest for this lovely announcement, feature and interview, available on newstands this Friday. 

I’m so excited to reprise my role as Chelsea on #Days next Thursday. It was such a bittersweet return and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to reunite with my cast mates to honor the late, great #JohnAniston

#days #dool #daysofourlives #daytime #soapopera #drama #soapoperadigest #peacock #nbc #nbcpeacock #peacocknetwork
Rachel Melvin Instagram - I first met @delosreyeskamar on the set of Sleepy Hollow. I was lucky enough to have had him as a costar and even luckier to have kept him as a friend. He was one of the most uplifting, inspiring, positive people I’ve ever known. To know him was to know light in its purest form.  I’ve never met a person who made you feel more seen, present, understood, validated, all the while reminding you the purpose of life and how lucky we were to be living in this world with all we have, no matter how much or how little. He was full of life, passion, wisdom, gratitude… I admired and respected him deeply and to say I’m utterly devastated by the news of his passing would be an understatement. My heart aches for his children and for his wife Sherri, whom at the mere mention of he would break into the biggest smile and clasp his heart; his love and pride for his family radiated out of him and my heart breaks for each of them and the incredible loss they’re suffering. 

Kamar really was one of the best people in this world. He never spoke a negative word about anyone or anything - EVER. He never made you feel self conscious or ashamed. He listened. He showed up. He helped out. He worked hard. He served humanity as much as he could in big and small ways. He was absolute LOVE and I think I speak for everyone who knew him when I say it was a lucky privilege to have had him in our lives. 

You were taken from us far far too early, my friend and I will miss you immeasurably. I promise to live every day with you in my heart and your beautiful voice in my head, and relish in every truly wonderful, warm memory I’m so grateful to have shared with you.
Rachel Melvin Instagram - So, my friend @jacksondavisphoto is SUCH a great photographer that I couldn’t choose just one new headshot, but three, which I somehow dwindled down from my 111 favorites - seriously. I’ve NEVER liked any headshot I’ve had and couldn’t believe how amazing these turned out! If you’re looking for headshots, please hire Jackson, it was the easiest, most comfortable, and successful shoot I’ve had in 20 years, and it absolutely THRILLS me to be able to say it. Thank you @jacksondavisphoto !!! ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
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#losangeles #la #headshots #actor #acting #actorlife #jacksondavis #jacksondavisphotography #photography #headshotphotographers #headshotphotography
Rachel Melvin Instagram - So, my friend @jacksondavisphoto is SUCH a great photographer that I couldn’t choose just one new headshot, but three, which I somehow dwindled down from my 111 favorites - seriously. I’ve NEVER liked any headshot I’ve had and couldn’t believe how amazing these turned out! If you’re looking for headshots, please hire Jackson, it was the easiest, most comfortable, and successful shoot I’ve had in 20 years, and it absolutely THRILLS me to be able to say it. Thank you @jacksondavisphoto !!! ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
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#losangeles #la #headshots #actor #acting #actorlife #jacksondavis #jacksondavisphotography #photography #headshotphotographers #headshotphotography
Rachel Melvin Instagram - So, my friend @jacksondavisphoto is SUCH a great photographer that I couldn’t choose just one new headshot, but three, which I somehow dwindled down from my 111 favorites - seriously. I’ve NEVER liked any headshot I’ve had and couldn’t believe how amazing these turned out! If you’re looking for headshots, please hire Jackson, it was the easiest, most comfortable, and successful shoot I’ve had in 20 years, and it absolutely THRILLS me to be able to say it. Thank you @jacksondavisphoto !!! ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
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#losangeles #la #headshots #actor #acting #actorlife #jacksondavis #jacksondavisphotography #photography #headshotphotographers #headshotphotography
Rachel Melvin Instagram - If you’re anything like me you’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out who you are through the constructs of society, which are designed to help us easily and quickly assess and decipher who we understand ourselves or someone else to be. We do it based upon race, religion, politics, sexuality, gender, profession, income, birthplace, star sign! But, it often misguides us in the wrong direction while simultaneously complicating and clouding our understanding of who we, and others, are. We judge people instead of really getting to know the nuances that individualize them, and ultimately we do the same thing to ourselves.

I’ve spent a lot of time recently mulling over false perceptions. Particularly how the one of myself and my interpretation of others’ perception of me have shaped my understanding of who I am and of my life in a limiting way. My empathic and impressionable tendencies have often cost me to negotiate against myself a number of times in both relationships and in business and thus, have held me back in ways I believe I could have excelled otherwise. 

I saw myself not as I was, but as the role I felt I should be playing instead. I felt shame when I should have felt pride. I trusted others at the cost of lying to myself. And, I made myself small so others could feel big. A lot of us do this to fit in or to feel accepted or to simply keep the peace even. But, every now and then something happens that removes the dirt from our lenses so we’re able to see clearly. And when that happens, our new perceptions introduce us to a world more beautiful than we ever could have imagined. 
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#thoughts #perception #perceptionisreality #dailylook #dailymotivation #weekendmood #reflection #reflectiongram
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Rachel Melvin Instagram - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
Rachel Melvin Instagram - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
Rachel Melvin Instagram - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
Rachel Melvin Instagram - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
Rachel Melvin Instagram - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
Rachel Melvin Instagram - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
Rachel Melvin Instagram - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
Rachel Melvin Instagram - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
Rachel Melvin Instagram - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
Rachel Melvin Instagram - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
Rachel Melvin Instagram - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
Rachel Melvin Instagram - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
Rachel Melvin Instagram - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
Rachel Melvin Instagram - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
Rachel Melvin Instagram - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
Rachel Melvin Instagram - Happy Valentines Day šŸ’žšŸ’˜
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#vday #valentine #valentines #valentinesday #valentinesday2023 #february #holiday @thekevinbarrett
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
Rachel Melvin Instagram - What’s a girl gonna do? A diamond’s gotta shine šŸ’Ž
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#erastour #bejeweled #joshuatree #diamond #taylorswift #selfexpression #expeessionist #expressionism #desert #californiadesert #vintage #dressup
Rachel Melvin Instagram - Let the games begin
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šŸ“ø: @therachelmelvin 
šŸ’„: @therachelmelvin
šŸ’‡šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø: @therachelmelvin 
šŸ‘©šŸ»ā€šŸ¦³šŸŒ±: aged and perfected by wisdom
šŸ‘—: @therachelmelvin
šŸŽØ: @therachelmelvin 
šŸŽ¬ : @therachelmelvin 

#mastermind #taylorswift #erastour #eras #interpretiveart #art #visualart #artinstallation #artist #performer #performatoveart #immersiveart #actor #losangeles #graffitiart #mindgames #midnights #joshuatree
Rachel Melvin Instagram - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
Rachel Melvin Instagram - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
Rachel Melvin Instagram - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
Rachel Melvin Instagram - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
Rachel Melvin Instagram - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
Rachel Melvin Instagram - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
Rachel Melvin Instagram - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
Rachel Melvin Instagram - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
Rachel Melvin Instagram - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
Rachel Melvin Instagram - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
Rachel Melvin Instagram - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Rachel Melvin Instagram - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Rachel Melvin Instagram - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Rachel Melvin Instagram - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Rachel Melvin Instagram - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Rachel Melvin Instagram - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Rachel Melvin Instagram - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Rachel Melvin Instagram - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Rachel Melvin Instagram - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Rachel Melvin Instagram - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Rachel Melvin Instagram - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Rachel Melvin Instagram - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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Rachel Melvin Instagram - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Rachel Melvin Instagram - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Rachel Melvin Instagram - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Rachel Melvin Instagram - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Rachel Melvin Instagram - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Rachel Melvin Instagram - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Rachel Melvin Instagram - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Rachel Melvin Instagram - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Rachel Melvin Instagram - My absolute favorite video. Coming out of anesthesia is the most authentic anyone is, ever. This was last year, don’t worry I’m fine. It was nothing. Just entertaining. 
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#anesthesia #surgery #humor #funny
Rachel Melvin Instagram - Finally making my dream a reality
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Rachel Melvin - 1.4K Likes - I’m up to something… and I got a new attitude šŸ‘€ 🤫 Happy Eclipse
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#secrets #newrelease #announcement #blackandwhite #noir #may #scorpioeclipse #eclipse #happyeclipse #transformation #newbeginnings

1.4K Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : I’m up to something… and I got a new attitude šŸ‘€ 🤫 Happy Eclipse . . . . . . . . . #secrets #newrelease #announcement #blackandwhite #noir #may #scorpioeclipse #eclipse #happyeclipse #transformation #newbeginnings
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Rachel Melvin - 1K Likes - Thank you to all the fans of #DaysOfOurLives for graciously and warmly welcoming me back! It was such a pleasure to step back into Chelsea’s shoes and of course, to honor #JohnAniston I hope you enjoyed the episode as much as I did ā¤ļø I thought our producers did a fantastic job honoring him and I am so honored to have been included in remembering and celebrating such a wonderful man and actor. 

I also wanted to thank you all for your feedback and support, it means the world to me and it’s so exciting to be able to connect with you on social media, especially since it wasn’t around during my last time in #Salem. And welcome to my new followers who’ve recently discovered my account! I hope my content doesn’t disappoint šŸ˜

Hopefully there will be more for Chelsea in the future but for now, I’m so glad we got to see what she’s been up to.

#dool #days #daysofourlives #nbc #peacock #daytime #soapopera @dayspeacock

1K Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : Thank you to all the fans of #DaysOfOurLives for graciously and warmly welcoming me back! It was such a pleasure to step back into Chelsea’s shoes and of course, to honor #JohnAniston I hope you enjoyed the episode as much as I did ā¤ļø I thought our producers did a fantastic job honoring him and I am so honored to have been included in remembering and celebrating such a wonderful man and actor. I also wanted to thank you all for your feedback and support, it means the world to me and it’s so exciting to be able to connect with you on social media, especially since it wasn’t around during my last time in #Salem. And welcome to my new followers who’ve recently discovered my account! I hope my content doesn’t disappoint šŸ˜ Hopefully there will be more for Chelsea in the future but for now, I’m so glad we got to see what she’s been up to. #dool #days #daysofourlives #nbc #peacock #daytime #soapopera @dayspeacock
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Rachel Melvin - 1K Likes - Which was your favorite ?

Some insights…

Dumb and Dumber To- working with @jimcarreyhere @jeffdanielsofficial robriggle The Farrelly brothers. A sequel to a classic. Filming in Georgia in the fall. @kimjonesmakeup doing my make up and resurrecting my skin. Great wardrobe. A role every girl was dying to play. Comedic geniuses all around. Meeting @nicomontez 

Awkward - An AMAZINGLY fun character to play. Show runners who fought for me to get to. Great writing. A fun cast and crew who remained friends @ashleyrickards @jillianrosereed . Having @beau_mirchoff direct me. Amazing wardrobe. Getting to work regularly as an actor on a set in LA. The hysterical table reads.

Chicago Med - Filming in Chicago - in the summer! Working with @torreydevitto after my first pilot test YEARS earlier where we were playing sisters. Filming IN SEQUENCE! Getting to work every other day and be a tourist in between. Working where I was born and getting to see family. Learning that getting cast off tape actually happens! Having the director of my episode ask me if I was trained in NYC (swoon!) a PHENOMENAL character and storyline. A prosthetic pregnant belly. The most positive supportive and happy set!
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#actor #nbc #nbcuniversal #universal #mtv #dickwolf 
#chicagowednesdays #chicagomed #dumbanddumber #dumbanddumberto #awkward @nbcuniversal @mtv_awkward @dickwolf @dickwolf_entertainment

1K Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : Which was your favorite ? Some insights… Dumb and Dumber To- working with @jimcarreyhere @jeffdanielsofficial robriggle The Farrelly brothers. A sequel to a classic. Filming in Georgia in the fall. @kimjonesmakeup doing my make up and resurrecting my skin. Great wardrobe. A role every girl was dying to play. Comedic geniuses all around. Meeting @nicomontez Awkward – An AMAZINGLY fun character to play. Show runners who fought for me to get to. Great writing. A fun cast and crew who remained friends @ashleyrickards @jillianrosereed . Having @beau_mirchoff direct me. Amazing wardrobe. Getting to work regularly as an actor on a set in LA. The hysterical table reads. Chicago Med – Filming in Chicago – in the summer! Working with @torreydevitto after my first pilot test YEARS earlier where we were playing sisters. Filming IN SEQUENCE! Getting to work every other day and be a tourist in between. Working where I was born and getting to see family. Learning that getting cast off tape actually happens! Having the director of my episode ask me if I was trained in NYC (swoon!) a PHENOMENAL character and storyline. A prosthetic pregnant belly. The most positive supportive and happy set! . . . . . #actor #nbc #nbcuniversal #universal #mtv #dickwolf #chicagowednesdays #chicagomed #dumbanddumber #dumbanddumberto #awkward @nbcuniversal @mtv_awkward @dickwolf @dickwolf_entertainment
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Rachel Melvin - 813 Likes - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding

813 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 2 I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes – from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area, two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco – my least favorite place in the world – to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing. Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather. #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Likes : 813
Rachel Melvin - 813 Likes - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding

813 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 2 I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes – from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area, two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco – my least favorite place in the world – to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing. Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather. #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Likes : 813
Rachel Melvin - 813 Likes - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding

813 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 2 I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes – from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area, two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco – my least favorite place in the world – to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing. Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather. #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Likes : 813
Rachel Melvin - 813 Likes - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding

813 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 2 I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes – from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area, two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco – my least favorite place in the world – to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing. Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather. #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Likes : 813
Rachel Melvin - 813 Likes - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding

813 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 2 I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes – from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area, two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco – my least favorite place in the world – to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing. Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather. #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Likes : 813
Rachel Melvin - 813 Likes - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding

813 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 2 I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes – from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area, two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco – my least favorite place in the world – to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing. Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather. #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Likes : 813
Rachel Melvin - 813 Likes - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding

813 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 2 I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes – from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area, two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco – my least favorite place in the world – to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing. Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather. #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Likes : 813
Rachel Melvin - 813 Likes - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding

813 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 2 I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes – from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area, two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco – my least favorite place in the world – to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing. Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather. #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Likes : 813
Rachel Melvin - 813 Likes - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding

813 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 2 I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes – from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area, two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco – my least favorite place in the world – to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing. Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather. #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Likes : 813
Rachel Melvin - 813 Likes - PT 2

I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes - from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area,  two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco - my least favorite place in the world - to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. 

Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. 

We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing.  Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather.

#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding

813 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 2 I made my Grandmother’s gnocchi and bolognese recipes – from scratch, then transported it all to a different location’s freezer when our electric company had a scheduled outage in our area, two days before the wedding. We sorted through and compiled 17 hours of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We went through over 20,000 photos to put together a slideshow of us with each of our guests. We even went to Costco – my least favorite place in the world – to get everything we needed for our signature cocktails, crostini bar, and flavored water. We enlisted the help of our families to lay down aisle runners, dry out then crush up flower petals to throw at our recession, polish silverware, and run last minute errands… all of this in addition to the enormous expense of hiring the people we did for rentals, photography, florals, DJ’ing, serving, and cooking. Everyone thought we were crazy and taking on too much, but we knew we could do it and ultimately we did. We’d gotten everything accomplished, had all the meetings with all the people to have everything orchestrated to run smoothly in the way we wanted… everything was covered. We couldn’t wait to finally relax, take in the fruits of our labor, and start the next chapter by celebrating with our closest friends and family. But the next day, down to the minute we were supposed to walk down the aisle, a flash flood took the desert by literal storm. Fifteen minutes of a torrential, unprecedented, and unseasonable downpour, forced 100 people into our modest home and us to abandon everything we’d planned and worked so hard for. There would be little bridal party photos, no grand entrance, no dinner service under the stars, no speeches, no cake cutting, little dancing. Every single moment that makes a wedding a wedding was stolen from us by the weather. #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #wedding #weddingnightmares #bridal #joshuatreewedding
Likes : 813
Rachel Melvin - 646 Likes - Now this feels like January 
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#eastcoast #winter #snow #winterstorm #snowstorm #january

646 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : Now this feels like January . . . . . . #eastcoast #winter #snow #winterstorm #snowstorm #january
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Rachel Melvin - 643 Likes - I guess the cat’s out of the bag! I wanted to do a video of myself dressed as a cat coming out of my husbands magic bag (not a euphemism) to announce it, but I just couldn’t get it together in time. So, thank you @soapdigest for this lovely announcement, feature and interview, available on newstands this Friday. 

I’m so excited to reprise my role as Chelsea on #Days next Thursday. It was such a bittersweet return and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to reunite with my cast mates to honor the late, great #JohnAniston

#days #dool #daysofourlives #daytime #soapopera #drama #soapoperadigest #peacock #nbc #nbcpeacock #peacocknetwork

643 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : I guess the cat’s out of the bag! I wanted to do a video of myself dressed as a cat coming out of my husbands magic bag (not a euphemism) to announce it, but I just couldn’t get it together in time. So, thank you @soapdigest for this lovely announcement, feature and interview, available on newstands this Friday. I’m so excited to reprise my role as Chelsea on #Days next Thursday. It was such a bittersweet return and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to reunite with my cast mates to honor the late, great #JohnAniston #days #dool #daysofourlives #daytime #soapopera #drama #soapoperadigest #peacock #nbc #nbcpeacock #peacocknetwork
Likes : 643
Rachel Melvin - 632 Likes - I first met @delosreyeskamar on the set of Sleepy Hollow. I was lucky enough to have had him as a costar and even luckier to have kept him as a friend. He was one of the most uplifting, inspiring, positive people I’ve ever known. To know him was to know light in its purest form.  I’ve never met a person who made you feel more seen, present, understood, validated, all the while reminding you the purpose of life and how lucky we were to be living in this world with all we have, no matter how much or how little. He was full of life, passion, wisdom, gratitude… I admired and respected him deeply and to say I’m utterly devastated by the news of his passing would be an understatement. My heart aches for his children and for his wife Sherri, whom at the mere mention of he would break into the biggest smile and clasp his heart; his love and pride for his family radiated out of him and my heart breaks for each of them and the incredible loss they’re suffering. 

Kamar really was one of the best people in this world. He never spoke a negative word about anyone or anything - EVER. He never made you feel self conscious or ashamed. He listened. He showed up. He helped out. He worked hard. He served humanity as much as he could in big and small ways. He was absolute LOVE and I think I speak for everyone who knew him when I say it was a lucky privilege to have had him in our lives. 

You were taken from us far far too early, my friend and I will miss you immeasurably. I promise to live every day with you in my heart and your beautiful voice in my head, and relish in every truly wonderful, warm memory I’m so grateful to have shared with you.

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Caption : I first met @delosreyeskamar on the set of Sleepy Hollow. I was lucky enough to have had him as a costar and even luckier to have kept him as a friend. He was one of the most uplifting, inspiring, positive people I’ve ever known. To know him was to know light in its purest form. I’ve never met a person who made you feel more seen, present, understood, validated, all the while reminding you the purpose of life and how lucky we were to be living in this world with all we have, no matter how much or how little. He was full of life, passion, wisdom, gratitude… I admired and respected him deeply and to say I’m utterly devastated by the news of his passing would be an understatement. My heart aches for his children and for his wife Sherri, whom at the mere mention of he would break into the biggest smile and clasp his heart; his love and pride for his family radiated out of him and my heart breaks for each of them and the incredible loss they’re suffering. Kamar really was one of the best people in this world. He never spoke a negative word about anyone or anything – EVER. He never made you feel self conscious or ashamed. He listened. He showed up. He helped out. He worked hard. He served humanity as much as he could in big and small ways. He was absolute LOVE and I think I speak for everyone who knew him when I say it was a lucky privilege to have had him in our lives. You were taken from us far far too early, my friend and I will miss you immeasurably. I promise to live every day with you in my heart and your beautiful voice in my head, and relish in every truly wonderful, warm memory I’m so grateful to have shared with you.
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Rachel Melvin - 601 Likes - So, my friend @jacksondavisphoto is SUCH a great photographer that I couldn’t choose just one new headshot, but three, which I somehow dwindled down from my 111 favorites - seriously. I’ve NEVER liked any headshot I’ve had and couldn’t believe how amazing these turned out! If you’re looking for headshots, please hire Jackson, it was the easiest, most comfortable, and successful shoot I’ve had in 20 years, and it absolutely THRILLS me to be able to say it. Thank you @jacksondavisphoto !!! ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
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601 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : So, my friend @jacksondavisphoto is SUCH a great photographer that I couldn’t choose just one new headshot, but three, which I somehow dwindled down from my 111 favorites – seriously. I’ve NEVER liked any headshot I’ve had and couldn’t believe how amazing these turned out! If you’re looking for headshots, please hire Jackson, it was the easiest, most comfortable, and successful shoot I’ve had in 20 years, and it absolutely THRILLS me to be able to say it. Thank you @jacksondavisphoto !!! ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø . . . . . . #losangeles #la #headshots #actor #acting #actorlife #jacksondavis #jacksondavisphotography #photography #headshotphotographers #headshotphotography
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Rachel Melvin - 601 Likes - So, my friend @jacksondavisphoto is SUCH a great photographer that I couldn’t choose just one new headshot, but three, which I somehow dwindled down from my 111 favorites - seriously. I’ve NEVER liked any headshot I’ve had and couldn’t believe how amazing these turned out! If you’re looking for headshots, please hire Jackson, it was the easiest, most comfortable, and successful shoot I’ve had in 20 years, and it absolutely THRILLS me to be able to say it. Thank you @jacksondavisphoto !!! ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
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#losangeles #la #headshots #actor #acting #actorlife #jacksondavis #jacksondavisphotography #photography #headshotphotographers #headshotphotography

601 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : So, my friend @jacksondavisphoto is SUCH a great photographer that I couldn’t choose just one new headshot, but three, which I somehow dwindled down from my 111 favorites – seriously. I’ve NEVER liked any headshot I’ve had and couldn’t believe how amazing these turned out! If you’re looking for headshots, please hire Jackson, it was the easiest, most comfortable, and successful shoot I’ve had in 20 years, and it absolutely THRILLS me to be able to say it. Thank you @jacksondavisphoto !!! ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø . . . . . . #losangeles #la #headshots #actor #acting #actorlife #jacksondavis #jacksondavisphotography #photography #headshotphotographers #headshotphotography
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Rachel Melvin - 601 Likes - So, my friend @jacksondavisphoto is SUCH a great photographer that I couldn’t choose just one new headshot, but three, which I somehow dwindled down from my 111 favorites - seriously. I’ve NEVER liked any headshot I’ve had and couldn’t believe how amazing these turned out! If you’re looking for headshots, please hire Jackson, it was the easiest, most comfortable, and successful shoot I’ve had in 20 years, and it absolutely THRILLS me to be able to say it. Thank you @jacksondavisphoto !!! ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
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#losangeles #la #headshots #actor #acting #actorlife #jacksondavis #jacksondavisphotography #photography #headshotphotographers #headshotphotography

601 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : So, my friend @jacksondavisphoto is SUCH a great photographer that I couldn’t choose just one new headshot, but three, which I somehow dwindled down from my 111 favorites – seriously. I’ve NEVER liked any headshot I’ve had and couldn’t believe how amazing these turned out! If you’re looking for headshots, please hire Jackson, it was the easiest, most comfortable, and successful shoot I’ve had in 20 years, and it absolutely THRILLS me to be able to say it. Thank you @jacksondavisphoto !!! ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø . . . . . . #losangeles #la #headshots #actor #acting #actorlife #jacksondavis #jacksondavisphotography #photography #headshotphotographers #headshotphotography
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Rachel Melvin - 582 Likes - If you’re anything like me you’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out who you are through the constructs of society, which are designed to help us easily and quickly assess and decipher who we understand ourselves or someone else to be. We do it based upon race, religion, politics, sexuality, gender, profession, income, birthplace, star sign! But, it often misguides us in the wrong direction while simultaneously complicating and clouding our understanding of who we, and others, are. We judge people instead of really getting to know the nuances that individualize them, and ultimately we do the same thing to ourselves.

I’ve spent a lot of time recently mulling over false perceptions. Particularly how the one of myself and my interpretation of others’ perception of me have shaped my understanding of who I am and of my life in a limiting way. My empathic and impressionable tendencies have often cost me to negotiate against myself a number of times in both relationships and in business and thus, have held me back in ways I believe I could have excelled otherwise. 

I saw myself not as I was, but as the role I felt I should be playing instead. I felt shame when I should have felt pride. I trusted others at the cost of lying to myself. And, I made myself small so others could feel big. A lot of us do this to fit in or to feel accepted or to simply keep the peace even. But, every now and then something happens that removes the dirt from our lenses so we’re able to see clearly. And when that happens, our new perceptions introduce us to a world more beautiful than we ever could have imagined. 
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#thoughts #perception #perceptionisreality #dailylook #dailymotivation #weekendmood #reflection #reflectiongram

582 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : If you’re anything like me you’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out who you are through the constructs of society, which are designed to help us easily and quickly assess and decipher who we understand ourselves or someone else to be. We do it based upon race, religion, politics, sexuality, gender, profession, income, birthplace, star sign! But, it often misguides us in the wrong direction while simultaneously complicating and clouding our understanding of who we, and others, are. We judge people instead of really getting to know the nuances that individualize them, and ultimately we do the same thing to ourselves. I’ve spent a lot of time recently mulling over false perceptions. Particularly how the one of myself and my interpretation of others’ perception of me have shaped my understanding of who I am and of my life in a limiting way. My empathic and impressionable tendencies have often cost me to negotiate against myself a number of times in both relationships and in business and thus, have held me back in ways I believe I could have excelled otherwise. I saw myself not as I was, but as the role I felt I should be playing instead. I felt shame when I should have felt pride. I trusted others at the cost of lying to myself. And, I made myself small so others could feel big. A lot of us do this to fit in or to feel accepted or to simply keep the peace even. But, every now and then something happens that removes the dirt from our lenses so we’re able to see clearly. And when that happens, our new perceptions introduce us to a world more beautiful than we ever could have imagined. . . . . . . #thoughts #perception #perceptionisreality #dailylook #dailymotivation #weekendmood #reflection #reflectiongram
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Rachel Melvin - 552 Likes - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors

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Caption : PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
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Rachel Melvin - 552 Likes - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors

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Caption : PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
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Rachel Melvin - 552 Likes - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors

552 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Likes : 552
Rachel Melvin - 552 Likes - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors

552 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Likes : 552
Rachel Melvin - 552 Likes - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors

552 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Likes : 552
Rachel Melvin - 552 Likes - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors

552 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Likes : 552
Rachel Melvin - 552 Likes - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors

552 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Likes : 552
Rachel Melvin - 552 Likes - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors

552 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Likes : 552
Rachel Melvin - 552 Likes - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors

552 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Likes : 552
Rachel Melvin - 552 Likes - PT 6 

These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. 

Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. 

My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. 

Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all!
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors

552 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
Likes : 552
Rachel Melvin - 486 Likes - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett

486 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty. . . . . #california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
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Rachel Melvin - 486 Likes - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett

486 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty. . . . . #california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
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Rachel Melvin - 486 Likes - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett

486 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty. . . . . #california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
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Rachel Melvin - 486 Likes - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett

486 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty. . . . . #california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
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Rachel Melvin - 486 Likes - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett

486 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty. . . . . #california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
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Rachel Melvin - 486 Likes - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett

486 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty. . . . . #california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
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Rachel Melvin - 486 Likes - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett

486 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty. . . . . #california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
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Rachel Melvin - 486 Likes - We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty.
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#california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett

486 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : We’re all ready for cold, rainy weather to stop but when this is the result? It makes it hard to complain in the presence of such beauty. . . . . #california #socal #nature #spring #springtime #springtimevibes #travel #roadtrip #mothernature #mountainsflowers #poppy @thekevinbarrett
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Rachel Melvin - 484 Likes - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice

484 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country . . . . #wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
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Rachel Melvin - 484 Likes - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice

484 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country . . . . #wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
Likes : 484
Rachel Melvin - 484 Likes - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice

484 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country . . . . #wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
Likes : 484
Rachel Melvin - 484 Likes - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice

484 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country . . . . #wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
Likes : 484
Rachel Melvin - 484 Likes - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice

484 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country . . . . #wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
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Rachel Melvin - 484 Likes - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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484 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country . . . . #wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
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Rachel Melvin - 484 Likes - The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country
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#wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice

484 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : The premiere of @wildbeautyspirit was absolutely incredible. We were so grateful to have been able to support such an important cause and to help spread #awareness about an issue most people are unaware of. Please check out this incredible #documentary by my friend and talented director @ashleyavis #WildHorses need our help and the public needs to be aware of the abuse taking place to wild animals in our country . . . . #wildhorses #wildanimals #animalabuse #animalabuseawareness #blmmustang #blm #government #wildmustang #politicalawareness #nationalpark #nationalparkservice
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Rachel Melvin - 461 Likes - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love

461 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
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Rachel Melvin - 461 Likes - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love

461 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
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Rachel Melvin - 461 Likes - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love

461 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
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Rachel Melvin - 461 Likes - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love

461 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
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Rachel Melvin - 461 Likes - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love

461 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
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Rachel Melvin - 461 Likes - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love

461 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
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Rachel Melvin - 461 Likes - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love

461 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
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Rachel Melvin - 461 Likes - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love

461 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
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Rachel Melvin - 461 Likes - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love

461 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
Likes : 461
Rachel Melvin - 461 Likes - PT 5

I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. 

These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be -  a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that?
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#wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love

461 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
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Rachel Melvin - 454 Likes - Happy Valentines Day šŸ’žšŸ’˜
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#vday #valentine #valentines #valentinesday #valentinesday2023 #february #holiday @thekevinbarrett

454 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : Happy Valentines Day šŸ’žšŸ’˜ . . . . . . . . #vday #valentine #valentines #valentinesday #valentinesday2023 #february #holiday @thekevinbarrett
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Rachel Melvin - 407 Likes - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding

407 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 3 For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon – which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks! Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed. But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. . . . . #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
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Rachel Melvin - 407 Likes - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding

407 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 3 For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon – which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks! Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed. But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. . . . . #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
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Rachel Melvin - 407 Likes - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding

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Caption : PT 3 For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon – which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks! Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed. But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. . . . . #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
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Rachel Melvin - 407 Likes - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding

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Caption : PT 3 For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon – which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks! Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed. But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. . . . . #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
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Rachel Melvin - 407 Likes - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding

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Caption : PT 3 For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon – which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks! Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed. But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. . . . . #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
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Rachel Melvin - 407 Likes - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding

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Caption : PT 3 For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon – which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks! Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed. But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. . . . . #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
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Rachel Melvin - 407 Likes - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding

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Caption : PT 3 For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon – which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks! Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed. But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. . . . . #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
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Rachel Melvin - 407 Likes - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding

407 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : PT 3 For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon – which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks! Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed. But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. . . . . #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
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Rachel Melvin - 407 Likes - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding

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Caption : PT 3 For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon – which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks! Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed. But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. . . . . #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
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Rachel Melvin - 407 Likes - PT 3

For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon - which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks!

Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed.

But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. 
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#disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding

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Caption : PT 3 For the next week, Kevin and I cleaned our house multiple times, trying to remove the mass amounts of mud from our floors and rugs. When we finally finished about a week later, we both got Covid for the first time, just days before we were supposed to board a plane for our honeymoon – which, obviously, we had to cancel. As if that weren’t enough, while we were sick, our dog OD’ed on weed he’d gotten into while we were in the shower and almost died. The day after, our water main broke. About a week after that, Kevin broke his leg. Did I mention he also got stung by a scorpion for the first time the week before our wedding? You just can’t write this shit, folks! Needless to say, it’s been a very trying time for us and incredibly painful to revisit the photos we do have enough to post them to social media. Photos of a ceremony we attempted to salvage consist of bright orange, home depot buckets weighing down soccer tents that block the beautiful mountain views we designed everything around, while mud stained fabric pulls focus from the dresses and florals of those struggling to walk down a muddy aisle. Subtleties and nuances woven in and our of plans for the night, like our remembrance candle listing all of those we and our guests had lost over the years, went undocumented if not unnoticed. But, what’s been one of the hardest things for us is hearing people remind us of how ā€œlucky it is to have it rain on your wedding dayā€ or that ā€œno one has the perfect weddingā€ and things ā€œalways go wrong.ā€ They go on then to share their experiences with us in an effort to relate and be helpful, which somehow has resulted in us feeling worse. The truth is, there are very few people who can offer any real empathy. After all, it’s a rare thing to have one, single couple build their own venue, then style, cook for, and coordinate their wedding themselves. We don’t expect people to truly understand the level of heartbreak and disappointment we felt and still feel, and we don’t expect them to have the words to comfort us. . . . . #disasterwedding #canhardlybarrett #weddingnightmare #joshuatreewedding #flashfloodwedding #joshuatree #weddinghorror #wedding
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Rachel Melvin - 406 Likes - What’s a girl gonna do? A diamond’s gotta shine šŸ’Ž
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#erastour #bejeweled #joshuatree #diamond #taylorswift #selfexpression #expeessionist #expressionism #desert #californiadesert #vintage #dressup

406 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : What’s a girl gonna do? A diamond’s gotta shine šŸ’Ž . . . . . #erastour #bejeweled #joshuatree #diamond #taylorswift #selfexpression #expeessionist #expressionism #desert #californiadesert #vintage #dressup
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Rachel Melvin - 403 Likes - Let the games begin
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šŸ“ø: @therachelmelvin 
šŸ’„: @therachelmelvin
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šŸ‘©šŸ»ā€šŸ¦³šŸŒ±: aged and perfected by wisdom
šŸ‘—: @therachelmelvin
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#mastermind #taylorswift #erastour #eras #interpretiveart #art #visualart #artinstallation #artist #performer #performatoveart #immersiveart #actor #losangeles #graffitiart #mindgames #midnights #joshuatree

403 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : Let the games begin . . . . . . šŸ“ø: @therachelmelvin šŸ’„: @therachelmelvin šŸ’‡šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø: @therachelmelvin šŸ‘©šŸ»ā€šŸ¦³šŸŒ±: aged and perfected by wisdom šŸ‘—: @therachelmelvin šŸŽØ: @therachelmelvin šŸŽ¬ : @therachelmelvin #mastermind #taylorswift #erastour #eras #interpretiveart #art #visualart #artinstallation #artist #performer #performatoveart #immersiveart #actor #losangeles #graffitiart #mindgames #midnights #joshuatree
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Rachel Melvin - 380 Likes - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel

380 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : First official day on #PhiPhiIsland Photo 1 – after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit Photo 2 – the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 Photo 3 – exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning Photo 4 – we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. Photo 5 – their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop Photo 6 – trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second Photo 7 – View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach Photo 8&9 – #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop. Photo 10 – @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset. #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
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Rachel Melvin - 380 Likes - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel

380 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : First official day on #PhiPhiIsland Photo 1 – after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit Photo 2 – the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 Photo 3 – exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning Photo 4 – we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. Photo 5 – their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop Photo 6 – trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second Photo 7 – View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach Photo 8&9 – #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop. Photo 10 – @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset. #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
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Rachel Melvin - 380 Likes - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel

380 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : First official day on #PhiPhiIsland Photo 1 – after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit Photo 2 – the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 Photo 3 – exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning Photo 4 – we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. Photo 5 – their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop Photo 6 – trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second Photo 7 – View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach Photo 8&9 – #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop. Photo 10 – @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset. #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
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Rachel Melvin - 380 Likes - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel

380 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : First official day on #PhiPhiIsland Photo 1 – after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit Photo 2 – the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 Photo 3 – exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning Photo 4 – we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. Photo 5 – their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop Photo 6 – trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second Photo 7 – View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach Photo 8&9 – #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop. Photo 10 – @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset. #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
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Rachel Melvin - 380 Likes - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel

380 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : First official day on #PhiPhiIsland Photo 1 – after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit Photo 2 – the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 Photo 3 – exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning Photo 4 – we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. Photo 5 – their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop Photo 6 – trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second Photo 7 – View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach Photo 8&9 – #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop. Photo 10 – @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset. #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
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Rachel Melvin - 380 Likes - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel

380 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : First official day on #PhiPhiIsland Photo 1 – after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit Photo 2 – the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 Photo 3 – exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning Photo 4 – we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. Photo 5 – their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop Photo 6 – trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second Photo 7 – View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach Photo 8&9 – #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop. Photo 10 – @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset. #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
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Rachel Melvin - 380 Likes - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel

380 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : First official day on #PhiPhiIsland Photo 1 – after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit Photo 2 – the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 Photo 3 – exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning Photo 4 – we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. Photo 5 – their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop Photo 6 – trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second Photo 7 – View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach Photo 8&9 – #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop. Photo 10 – @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset. #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
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Rachel Melvin - 380 Likes - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel

380 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : First official day on #PhiPhiIsland Photo 1 – after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit Photo 2 – the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 Photo 3 – exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning Photo 4 – we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. Photo 5 – their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop Photo 6 – trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second Photo 7 – View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach Photo 8&9 – #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop. Photo 10 – @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset. #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
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Rachel Melvin - 380 Likes - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel

380 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : First official day on #PhiPhiIsland Photo 1 – after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit Photo 2 – the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 Photo 3 – exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning Photo 4 – we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. Photo 5 – their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop Photo 6 – trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second Photo 7 – View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach Photo 8&9 – #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop. Photo 10 – @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset. #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
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Rachel Melvin - 380 Likes - First official day on #PhiPhiIsland

Photo 1 - after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit

Photo 2 - the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 

Photo 3 - exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning

Photo 4 - we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. 

Photo 5 - their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop

Photo 6 - trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second

Photo 7 - View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach

Photo 8&9 - #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop.

Photo 10 - @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset.

#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach  #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel

380 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : First official day on #PhiPhiIsland Photo 1 – after our #sunset #hike through the #forest we found ourselves at #NuiBeach just in time for everyone else to have left. Me in my favorite @averieofficial swimsuit Photo 2 – the rooms of our hotel @saii.phiphiislandvillage are all bungalows. By far one of the best hotels we’ve ever stayed in from the #design and #architecture, to the amenities and incredibly hospitable staff @kraicheleann @sajones6304 Photo 3 – exploring the grounds of our ocean front resort #saiphiphivillage early in the morning Photo 4 – we discovered the hotels #loveTree adorned with trinkets from the gift shop of people celebrating honeymoons, anniversaries, and friendships. Each heart has a hand written message from various guests and we, of course, eventually added our own. Photo 5 – their swim up bar in the #funPool was our first stop Photo 6 – trying the famous #thai #MangoStickyRice at one of the hotel’s 5 restaurants, was our second Photo 7 – View from our hike coming out of the #forest onto Nui Beach Photo 8&9 – #Longtail boats parked on Nui beach waiting for their passengers to return from their drop. Photo 10 – @thekevinbarrett and me on Nui Beach at sunset. #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #nuibeach #phiphiisland #thai #thaifood #thailandresort #thailandresorts #thailandhotels #honeymoonhotel #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phiphiislandresort #phiphiislandhotel
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Rachel Melvin - 356 Likes - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner

356 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Likes : 356
Rachel Melvin - 356 Likes - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner

356 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Likes : 356
Rachel Melvin - 356 Likes - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner

356 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Likes : 356
Rachel Melvin - 356 Likes - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner

356 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Likes : 356
Rachel Melvin - 356 Likes - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner

356 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Likes : 356
Rachel Melvin - 356 Likes - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner

356 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Likes : 356
Rachel Melvin - 356 Likes - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner

356 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Likes : 356
Rachel Melvin - 356 Likes - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner

356 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Likes : 356
Rachel Melvin - 356 Likes - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner

356 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
Likes : 356
Rachel Melvin - 356 Likes - In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. 
It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. 

While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. 

I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us - both rain AND shine. 
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#disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner

356 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
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Rachel Melvin - 349 Likes - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey

349 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø Photo 1 – @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint Photo 2 – the view from #Karon viewpoint Photo 3 – the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. Photo 4 – taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket Photo 5 – the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ» Photo 6 – lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot Photo 7 – after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!! Photo 8 – #PhuketOldTown these 100 yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven. Photo 9 – the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have. Photo 10 – #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day . . . . . . . #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Likes : 349
Rachel Melvin - 349 Likes - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey

349 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø Photo 1 – @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint Photo 2 – the view from #Karon viewpoint Photo 3 – the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. Photo 4 – taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket Photo 5 – the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ» Photo 6 – lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot Photo 7 – after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!! Photo 8 – #PhuketOldTown these 100 yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven. Photo 9 – the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have. Photo 10 – #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day . . . . . . . #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Likes : 349
Rachel Melvin - 349 Likes - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey

349 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø Photo 1 – @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint Photo 2 – the view from #Karon viewpoint Photo 3 – the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. Photo 4 – taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket Photo 5 – the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ» Photo 6 – lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot Photo 7 – after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!! Photo 8 – #PhuketOldTown these 100 yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven. Photo 9 – the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have. Photo 10 – #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day . . . . . . . #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Likes : 349
Rachel Melvin - 349 Likes - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey

349 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø Photo 1 – @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint Photo 2 – the view from #Karon viewpoint Photo 3 – the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. Photo 4 – taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket Photo 5 – the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ» Photo 6 – lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot Photo 7 – after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!! Photo 8 – #PhuketOldTown these 100 yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven. Photo 9 – the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have. Photo 10 – #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day . . . . . . . #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
Likes : 349
Rachel Melvin - 349 Likes - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey

349 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø Photo 1 – @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint Photo 2 – the view from #Karon viewpoint Photo 3 – the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. Photo 4 – taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket Photo 5 – the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ» Photo 6 – lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot Photo 7 – after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!! Photo 8 – #PhuketOldTown these 100 yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven. Photo 9 – the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have. Photo 10 – #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day . . . . . . . #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
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Rachel Melvin - 349 Likes - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey

349 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø Photo 1 – @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint Photo 2 – the view from #Karon viewpoint Photo 3 – the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. Photo 4 – taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket Photo 5 – the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ» Photo 6 – lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot Photo 7 – after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!! Photo 8 – #PhuketOldTown these 100 yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven. Photo 9 – the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have. Photo 10 – #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day . . . . . . . #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
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Rachel Melvin - 349 Likes - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey

349 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø Photo 1 – @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint Photo 2 – the view from #Karon viewpoint Photo 3 – the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. Photo 4 – taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket Photo 5 – the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ» Photo 6 – lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot Photo 7 – after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!! Photo 8 – #PhuketOldTown these 100 yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven. Photo 9 – the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have. Photo 10 – #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day . . . . . . . #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
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Rachel Melvin - 349 Likes - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey

349 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø Photo 1 – @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint Photo 2 – the view from #Karon viewpoint Photo 3 – the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. Photo 4 – taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket Photo 5 – the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ» Photo 6 – lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot Photo 7 – after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!! Photo 8 – #PhuketOldTown these 100 yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven. Photo 9 – the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have. Photo 10 – #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day . . . . . . . #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
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Rachel Melvin - 349 Likes - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey

349 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø Photo 1 – @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint Photo 2 – the view from #Karon viewpoint Photo 3 – the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. Photo 4 – taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket Photo 5 – the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ» Photo 6 – lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot Photo 7 – after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!! Photo 8 – #PhuketOldTown these 100 yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven. Photo 9 – the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have. Photo 10 – #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day . . . . . . . #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
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Rachel Melvin - 349 Likes - For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø

Photo 1 - @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint

Photo 2 - the view from #Karon viewpoint

Photo 3 -  the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. 

Photo 4 - taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket 

Photo 5 - the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ»

Photo 6 - lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot

Photo 7 - after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!!

Photo 8 - #PhuketOldTown these 100  yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven.

Photo 9 - the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have.

Photo 10 - #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day

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#honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey

349 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : For our first official day in #Phuket our friends @only1dust and @ployrungdebard treated us to a private driver who took us all over the city seeing all there was to see. There’s nothing like being shown around by locals, and we could not be more grateful to both of them for giving us the best first day ā¤ļø Photo 1 – @thekevinbarrett and I at #karonviewpoint Photo 2 – the view from #Karon viewpoint Photo 3 – the #BigBuddah in Phuket; believe me it is BIG. The tile work on the statue is absolutely astounding. Photo 4 – taking a photo with our golden trinket we hung on a tree on the grounds of the Big Buddah Phuket Photo 5 – the monks alms bowls at the Big Buddah Phuket You add baht to the 32 bowls for good luck & 32 healthy organs. So far, it’s seemingly worked šŸ¤žšŸ» Photo 6 – lunch at @khaorangbreezerestaurant was an absolute surprise and delight, treated to us by Ploy and Dustin DeBard ā¤ļø I was so excited to see the #view of the entire city from this amazing spot Photo 7 – after lunch we saw our first wild monkey!!! Photo 8 – #PhuketOldTown these 100 yr old buildings were such eye candy for #design. I was in heaven. Photo 9 – the delicious #dairyfree #icecream @torrysicecream in Phuket Old Town. O.M.G. It was gone too fast. And the brass woks they served it in? Must have. Photo 10 – #sunset from #CafePhuketViewpoint where we enjoyed drinks hanging over the #andamansea in nets with unobstructed views what a way to end of our first day . . . . . . . #honeymoon #honeymooninthailand #thailand #thailandtravel #phuket #phuketthailand #thai #adventure #honeymoondestinations #thailandhoneymoon #phuketisland #thailandmonkey #wildmonkey
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Rachel Melvin - 348 Likes - My absolute favorite video. Coming out of anesthesia is the most authentic anyone is, ever. This was last year, don’t worry I’m fine. It was nothing. Just entertaining. 
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#anesthesia #surgery #humor #funny

348 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : My absolute favorite video. Coming out of anesthesia is the most authentic anyone is, ever. This was last year, don’t worry I’m fine. It was nothing. Just entertaining. . . . . . . #anesthesia #surgery #humor #funny
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Rachel Melvin - 326 Likes - Finally making my dream a reality
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#newyork #actor #acting #broadway #film #dreams

326 Likes – Rachel Melvin Instagram

Caption : Finally making my dream a reality . . . . #newyork #actor #acting #broadway #film #dreams
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