Sarah + Drew's Wedding Weekend | Part 2

Sarah and Drew's wedding was so much fun! We even got to meet and take pictures with Santa Sarah's cousin. The ceremony was on January 26th at Oyster Bay Baptist Church and the reception was at the Craft Farm's Clubhouse in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The food was delicious. They had a macaroni and cheese bar, mashed potato bar and lots of other yummy things including a Krispy Kreme donut cake made by Drew and the groomsmen the night before the wedding. Sarah looked beautiful and everything went smoothly. I call that a great wedding!   

Sarah + Drew's Wedding Weekend | Part 1

Sarah reserved an amazing condo in Gulf Shores for her bridal party to stay in for her wedding weekend. The view from the condo was gorgeous. Somehow Anna and I were lucky and were given the master suite with a huge bathroom, California King and balcony. Thank you Sarah! We had such a fun weekend. 

Coffeeheads

While walking around Pelican Place, Trey and I spotted Coffeeheads. It was Sunday a little after 5. Trey pulled on the door but it was locked. Assuming they were closed we turned around to leave and a lady (assuming she was the owner) unlocked the door and welcomed us in. She said they had just closed but she would be more than happy to make us anything we liked. Not wanting to hinder their closing we told her it was okay that we didn’t have to get anything but she insisted that it was okay.

I ordered the White Chocolate Mocha. It was great!

She also told us we could pick any of the cookies or pastries we wanted out of the day old basket for free. I got a chocolate chip cookie and saved it for dessert later that night.

This is a great coffee shop and I will definitely go back next time I am in Gulf Shores.

Ribs & Reds

While at the beach, Trey and I went to Ribs & Reds. I really wanted steamed snow crab legs and I had heard they had good ones. Their parking lot is under the restaurant, perfect to shade your car from the sun so it’s not so hot getting back in it.

I had the steamed crab legs with steamed vegetables and potato salad. The vegetables weren’t bad. I really liked the broccoli. The potato salad was very tangy. I absolutely did not like the butter that was served with the crab legs. It tasted exactly like movie theater butter. Fake as all get out. The steamed crab legs were very good though. 

Trey ordered a grilled shrimp salad and a side of steamed vegetables. He said it was good.

The service was good. Overall, I think it was decent for the price.

Sea-N-Suds

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For dinner on Thursday we ate at Sea-N-Suds. The hostess told us it would be 30 – 45 minutes before we were seated so we headed to the back deck bar to grab drinks and wait. About 5 minutes later while Trey was paying for our drinks our name was called to be seated.

They have the best crab claws so we ordered them for an appetizer. They were even better than I had remembered.

For my entrée I ordered the Stuffed Crabs with fries, hushpuppies and coleslaw. The stuffed crab was delicious. They were busy but our food came out fast and hot.

Shrimp Basket - Gulf Shores

As soon as we got to Gulf Shores we headed to Shrimp Basket to eat lunch. We were seated immediately on the front porch dining area. It started to rain so it was nice to sit outside under the covered porch. I ordered the Mahi Tacos grilled with potato salad, coleslaw and hushpuppies. To drink I ordered a strawberry daiquiri, my favorite summertime drink. I really liked their potato salad. It did not have a strong mayonnaise taste but it was creamy and had pieces of bacon in it. Everything was good.

After lunch we went to check in and then went to the grocery store for breakfast, lunch and snacks to keep at the condo. We are staying at Grand Beach Resort condos. Excuse all of our stuff. I didn't think to take pictures before we started making ourselves at home and unpacking.

Even though the condo is across the street from the beach we have a great beach view.

The condo is a great size. It sleeps 5. There is a king size bed, sleeper sofa and a twin bed.

The bedroom has this painting of the condo.

I loved the keypad entry. It was great not having to worry about making sure to grab your keys when going to the beach or pool. The condo was clean and very inviting. It also has free wifi. I will definitely be keeping this condo in mind for future vacations.