Life, Currently...and the Wedding
Well, I am married now. A lot of people have been asking me how it feels now, to be married. And honestly, the answer is: Relieved. It's nice that I dont have to make time to see Curtis - he's already there! And I dont have to drive home at midnight because I wanted to stay longer and spend time with him. If I'm tired, I go to bed, knowing he will be there when I wake up. It's nice. :)
The wedding was beautiful, but simple. I had to escape work early on Friday the 16th to go decorate the chapel. I brought over a fake Christmas tree as well as lots of ornaments and a bouquet of white roses. I set up the chairs and pinned tulle in arcs from row to row down the aisle. Then I pinned a big bow of white ribbon tied around a white rose on each row of the aisle. I had trouble setting up the Christmas tree because not all the lights would come on, but I had an extra set of lights so you could hardly tell. Then Nicole showed up and helped me put on all the silver and white ornaments. I almost forgot I was supposed to pick up my dress from the alteration shop, but Nicole waited so I could run over and get it. It fit perfectly. Then I had to call my girlfriends, who were supposed to be picking me up for my "bachelorette party" at 6. It ended up being around 7, but that worked out fine.
It was so good to see all my old friends again, but the night didnt end as well as I'd hoped. I ended up leaving early because everyone was drunk except for me (I dont drink) and my sister. I still appreciated the sentiment though, and like I said, I was happy to catch up with everyone (most of whom I hadn't seen more than once since graduation - 2 years ago).
The wedding went well. I was so afraid I wouldn't have time to get everything done, and I felt obliged to chat with my favorite aunt a little bit, who was staying at my house. Funny, how everyone travels to visit for a wedding, yet the bride and groom dont have hardly any time to visit with them... I went to get my hair done, which ended up being a more elaborate version of how I always do my hair. I kind of liked that, though. We had problems with the photographer - were we even going to have one? But it ended up working out.
I told myself I wasnt going to cry - but I couldnt help it! I was just so overwhelmed. I even made it all the way to the vows, but then, that did me in. My dad walked me down the aisle and gave me away, but we had a special thing where we gave a rose to each of our mothers (Curtis had 2: one for mom and stepmom) and thanked them. My mom seemed a little flustered by all the attention.
We took FOREVER taking photos, but then we finally escaped to dinner! We were going to have it at Olive Garden, but they wouldnt take reservations, so we went to Old Spaghetti Factory instead. I was upset because when I saw where we were sitting, it was at the very end and NOWHERE near any of my family. I did want to sit next to Curtis' family - I like them a lot, but I wanted to sit towards the middle so I could see everyone. We ended up moving down a little bit, so that was good. I went to the ends of the table to mingle with people a little bit - they came out just to see us, after all. My parents behaved very well. I was so proud of them. :)
Then, running out into the rain, we embarked on our honeymoon...(to be continued)
The wedding was beautiful, but simple. I had to escape work early on Friday the 16th to go decorate the chapel. I brought over a fake Christmas tree as well as lots of ornaments and a bouquet of white roses. I set up the chairs and pinned tulle in arcs from row to row down the aisle. Then I pinned a big bow of white ribbon tied around a white rose on each row of the aisle. I had trouble setting up the Christmas tree because not all the lights would come on, but I had an extra set of lights so you could hardly tell. Then Nicole showed up and helped me put on all the silver and white ornaments. I almost forgot I was supposed to pick up my dress from the alteration shop, but Nicole waited so I could run over and get it. It fit perfectly. Then I had to call my girlfriends, who were supposed to be picking me up for my "bachelorette party" at 6. It ended up being around 7, but that worked out fine.
It was so good to see all my old friends again, but the night didnt end as well as I'd hoped. I ended up leaving early because everyone was drunk except for me (I dont drink) and my sister. I still appreciated the sentiment though, and like I said, I was happy to catch up with everyone (most of whom I hadn't seen more than once since graduation - 2 years ago).
The wedding went well. I was so afraid I wouldn't have time to get everything done, and I felt obliged to chat with my favorite aunt a little bit, who was staying at my house. Funny, how everyone travels to visit for a wedding, yet the bride and groom dont have hardly any time to visit with them... I went to get my hair done, which ended up being a more elaborate version of how I always do my hair. I kind of liked that, though. We had problems with the photographer - were we even going to have one? But it ended up working out.
I told myself I wasnt going to cry - but I couldnt help it! I was just so overwhelmed. I even made it all the way to the vows, but then, that did me in. My dad walked me down the aisle and gave me away, but we had a special thing where we gave a rose to each of our mothers (Curtis had 2: one for mom and stepmom) and thanked them. My mom seemed a little flustered by all the attention.
We took FOREVER taking photos, but then we finally escaped to dinner! We were going to have it at Olive Garden, but they wouldnt take reservations, so we went to Old Spaghetti Factory instead. I was upset because when I saw where we were sitting, it was at the very end and NOWHERE near any of my family. I did want to sit next to Curtis' family - I like them a lot, but I wanted to sit towards the middle so I could see everyone. We ended up moving down a little bit, so that was good. I went to the ends of the table to mingle with people a little bit - they came out just to see us, after all. My parents behaved very well. I was so proud of them. :)
Then, running out into the rain, we embarked on our honeymoon...(to be continued)