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Well, hey-- it's my day off, I'm alone, and our car isn't here for me to go out, so I guess right now is as good a time as any to write that entry I've been meaning to write about the wedding. :-P I always knew I would need a good amount of time in front of the computer to do it, and well here I am, so here goes:
The morning of the wedding started off interesting; my brother, sister, sister-in-law, and I all stayed in a motel together the night before (a Days Inn to be exact), because I couldn't stay with Michael and his family (duh!), and that way, 2 of my 3 girls would be at the same place in the morning and therefore, it would be easier to get to the hairstylist and get stuff done. WELL, we didnt get to bed til 1 AM (which was an entirely different story altogether, trying to make sure all the last minute stuff was in place!), and at 3:30 AM we hear, "This is an emergency. Exit the motel immediately, do NOT use the elevator. (Repeat 3-4x)" So, of course, we all roll out of our beds, find our purses/wallets (but NOT our shoes) and walk down 4 flights of stairs. We get to the lobby, where we see a huge crowd of people, so we decide to chill in there, instead of go outside. Well, by the time the firefighters got there (false alarm-- I dont know if someone pulled it or what), and I got back to bed, it HAD to be like, 4:30. I got up at 7, and took a shower, which took a while for some reason. Tracey ended up driving me and her to JCPenney to get our hair done, and we went the opposite way at first, so we got to my 8:30 hair appt at 8:45. From there, the timing was all downhill. After I got my hair done, I got my manicure, and at the last minute, decided on a pedicure, too. It wouldnt have been so bad if I didnt mess it up THREE TIMES!!! By the time we got done with everything, my mom was the first one at the bridal luncheon (just down the hall), and Michael's mom couldnt even come, because she and Jon were getting more last-min stuff done (or so I was told). The food took a while, and I had to go back to JCPenney at some point, because I left a bag in there (which I realized later contained my garter, but I thought at the time that I was going back to get well, nothing but a plastic bag.)
We arrived at the church at 1:20. The time of the ceremony was supposed to be 2:00. When I got there, some GUESTS were already there, as well as the photographer, who for some reason showed up 45 min early. I, of course, freaked out. Then, I sent the photographer to get some pictures of the guys or something, because I had just arrived. And I didnt wear a watch (who wears a watch with a wedding dress, anyway?), so for the entirety of getting myself and the girls ready, I had NO IDEA what time it was. AND, no one would tell me. Not a single woman in the room. They all kept telling me that it wasn't time until I was ready. I of course, had more makeup on at that point than I have ever had on in my life, and was feeling kinda self-conscious about that as well. But eventually, everything got finished, and we headed on to get the ceremony started.
So, in the room with Dad, I learn that it's 2:20. The ceremony started almost HALF AN HOUR late!! I freak out a little more, half because I am hoping people don't mind that they've been sitting there that long, half because I am wondering how much more the photographer is gonna cost (LOL!), and of course, because I was about to get married.
I apparently raced down the aisle, where I noticed when unexpected people WERE there (YAY!!), as well as the saddening thought that there weren't a lot of people, but I didn't realize exactly WHO wasn't there until after the ceremony. Anyway, the Michael that had been calm and collected the last couple months looked REALLY nervous (but handsome, might I add!) Dad didn't forget his one line (he thought he would!) I didn't get to witness the flower girl's antics though, since I was facing away from her (apparently, she got bored during the ceremony and decided to use the basket as a hat, but other than that, I was told she did well, hehe.) I choked up a little on the vows (which, by the way, were the normal vows, with our own intertwined, and we didnt get to hear each other's until the day of) . . . I don't think Michael will ever let me forget that. I also remember Michael trying to tell me something through most of the ceremony and I remember being quite nervous about it. It wasn't until we walked over to light the unity candle that I realized that an important part of our ceremony was, well, missing. Michael had realized it earlier, and was trying to tell both me and the minister, and just have it left out. You see, after the unity candle, we had planned on doing a rose ceremony, which basically is giving one rose to each other as the first "gift" as husband and wife (apart from the rings, of course.) What I had forgotten to do in the big rush of things that morning was BUY TWO RED ROSES!!! Of course, it would have made sense for Michael to get them, or a groomsman, since the guys were the ones in the Sanctuary lighting candles, etc before the ceremony, but we hadnt thought of that. We have the look on my face when I realized what we left out on video. OH MY GOD it's hilarious!! Hopefully the photographer caught it, too, haha. Anyway, we used the decorative roses that our florist had put around the candles-- turns out, the minister had realized it too, but decided to go on with it, because he assumed there were roses there anyway. :-P
After the ceremony, we of course, we had pictures done. This is the time in which I realized who was not at the ceremony for the first time, as well, because Michael had a VERY GOOD idea. Admittedly, there weren't a lot of people there, and that's OK, but we didnt realize til later that some very significant people were not in attendance: namely, my new sisters and stepfather. They were downstairs the entire time, setting up for the reception. I also realized at this time that some other people weren't there, which I was sad to hear, but I know they had good reasons and still sent their love, so it was OK. :) I also learned that the music wasn't there yet (don't let me get started with the music problems, LOL!!), and I was freaking out during picture-time that people were sitting downstairs, bored, waiting for us, and didnt even have MUSIC!!! Anyway, pictures were taken, and the music arrived just in time for the Grand Entrance. Then, no one could figure out how to bustle my gown so I could go downstairs, so I told Michael to go find his mom, because she was there when I got David's to do it-- luckily, she knew how.
Anyway, we went downstairs, where we realized that we should have given Helen (who was MC-ing as we walked in) a pronunciation of Tracey's last name, and Michael and I had our first song, followed by the father/daughter and mother/son dances, and then we decided that we would go ahead and try to get the party started (as indicated by the song, LOL!) I had sooooooo much trouble getting people to dance; I was lucky to get the couples to dance to the slow songs. NO ONE EVEN DANCED TO THE ELECTRIC SLIDE!!!! I mean, we werent even gonna have it, but I thought it would get people up-- notsomuch. Anyway, I danced away; I didn't even eat much!! Which was very funny, because I was sooo picky about the food we would have. AND, it took me at least until about 1/2way through to realize that the chocolate fountain I wanted so badly was not there (there were problems setting it up). At one point, while dancing to Shakira (in Spanish AND English, of course!!), my veil fell off, so I just kinda picked it up, placed it on a table, and kept dancing. :) Over all, it wasnt a very long reception, since it started a little late, and because it was in a church, and there werent a lot of people dancing and keeping it going. But, of course we had our toasts (loved the 90210 allusion, Tracey, haha.) and our cake (which, Michael DID decide to smash in my face after someone *coughs* TRACEY!! *coughs* decided to chant something about smashing it in my face. I don't believe I ever got a good shot at him though, sadly. I was actually a little upset that our "toast song" was never put on . . . I really wanted to hear it. But we did get to hear Weird Al sing "Eat it" as we cut the cake, so I guess all was not lost. :-P I was kinda sad to see so many people start to leave before we got to make the "GREAT ESCAPE" , since we had bought all those rose petals for a reason, but that's OK.
AND, since I know there were people who were sad that they did not get to decorate our car, there was a reason that our new car was nowhere to be found in the church lot on our wedding day. Trust me, it was NOT a coincidence. :-P
From there, we went to Baltimore for the honeymoon-- where we stayed til the 18th, which was NOT enough time. I will tell you this much:
1) We saw an Orioles game, the O's WON!!, and I got a ball autographed by Melvin Mora
2) We stayed at a Days Inn the 2nd and 3rd nights, which had HORRIBLE room-cleaning services (NEVER again!!)
and
3) We went to Six Flags, where we got our ears whacked by a roller coaster, stayed dry on water rides, and almost got struck by lightning in line for a water-park ride. Once again, it confirmed by belief that Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a HELL of a lot better.
Anyway, sorry it took me so long to post about the wedding -- I've been busy and trying NOT to spend my entire life on the computer. :-P OH! I called the photographer earlier today and left a message, so hopefully, I'll get some pictures soon and stuff-- I'll let you know when I post them. Also, for anyone who didnt get the CD of important reception music(because you didnt pick one up or you werent there), we have like 35 left if you want one. :)
Alright, time to go find some food. Talk to everyone later.
The morning of the wedding started off interesting; my brother, sister, sister-in-law, and I all stayed in a motel together the night before (a Days Inn to be exact), because I couldn't stay with Michael and his family (duh!), and that way, 2 of my 3 girls would be at the same place in the morning and therefore, it would be easier to get to the hairstylist and get stuff done. WELL, we didnt get to bed til 1 AM (which was an entirely different story altogether, trying to make sure all the last minute stuff was in place!), and at 3:30 AM we hear, "This is an emergency. Exit the motel immediately, do NOT use the elevator. (Repeat 3-4x)" So, of course, we all roll out of our beds, find our purses/wallets (but NOT our shoes) and walk down 4 flights of stairs. We get to the lobby, where we see a huge crowd of people, so we decide to chill in there, instead of go outside. Well, by the time the firefighters got there (false alarm-- I dont know if someone pulled it or what), and I got back to bed, it HAD to be like, 4:30. I got up at 7, and took a shower, which took a while for some reason. Tracey ended up driving me and her to JCPenney to get our hair done, and we went the opposite way at first, so we got to my 8:30 hair appt at 8:45. From there, the timing was all downhill. After I got my hair done, I got my manicure, and at the last minute, decided on a pedicure, too. It wouldnt have been so bad if I didnt mess it up THREE TIMES!!! By the time we got done with everything, my mom was the first one at the bridal luncheon (just down the hall), and Michael's mom couldnt even come, because she and Jon were getting more last-min stuff done (or so I was told). The food took a while, and I had to go back to JCPenney at some point, because I left a bag in there (which I realized later contained my garter, but I thought at the time that I was going back to get well, nothing but a plastic bag.)
We arrived at the church at 1:20. The time of the ceremony was supposed to be 2:00. When I got there, some GUESTS were already there, as well as the photographer, who for some reason showed up 45 min early. I, of course, freaked out. Then, I sent the photographer to get some pictures of the guys or something, because I had just arrived. And I didnt wear a watch (who wears a watch with a wedding dress, anyway?), so for the entirety of getting myself and the girls ready, I had NO IDEA what time it was. AND, no one would tell me. Not a single woman in the room. They all kept telling me that it wasn't time until I was ready. I of course, had more makeup on at that point than I have ever had on in my life, and was feeling kinda self-conscious about that as well. But eventually, everything got finished, and we headed on to get the ceremony started.
So, in the room with Dad, I learn that it's 2:20. The ceremony started almost HALF AN HOUR late!! I freak out a little more, half because I am hoping people don't mind that they've been sitting there that long, half because I am wondering how much more the photographer is gonna cost (LOL!), and of course, because I was about to get married.
I apparently raced down the aisle, where I noticed when unexpected people WERE there (YAY!!), as well as the saddening thought that there weren't a lot of people, but I didn't realize exactly WHO wasn't there until after the ceremony. Anyway, the Michael that had been calm and collected the last couple months looked REALLY nervous (but handsome, might I add!) Dad didn't forget his one line (he thought he would!) I didn't get to witness the flower girl's antics though, since I was facing away from her (apparently, she got bored during the ceremony and decided to use the basket as a hat, but other than that, I was told she did well, hehe.) I choked up a little on the vows (which, by the way, were the normal vows, with our own intertwined, and we didnt get to hear each other's until the day of) . . . I don't think Michael will ever let me forget that. I also remember Michael trying to tell me something through most of the ceremony and I remember being quite nervous about it. It wasn't until we walked over to light the unity candle that I realized that an important part of our ceremony was, well, missing. Michael had realized it earlier, and was trying to tell both me and the minister, and just have it left out. You see, after the unity candle, we had planned on doing a rose ceremony, which basically is giving one rose to each other as the first "gift" as husband and wife (apart from the rings, of course.) What I had forgotten to do in the big rush of things that morning was BUY TWO RED ROSES!!! Of course, it would have made sense for Michael to get them, or a groomsman, since the guys were the ones in the Sanctuary lighting candles, etc before the ceremony, but we hadnt thought of that. We have the look on my face when I realized what we left out on video. OH MY GOD it's hilarious!! Hopefully the photographer caught it, too, haha. Anyway, we used the decorative roses that our florist had put around the candles-- turns out, the minister had realized it too, but decided to go on with it, because he assumed there were roses there anyway. :-P
After the ceremony, we of course, we had pictures done. This is the time in which I realized who was not at the ceremony for the first time, as well, because Michael had a VERY GOOD idea. Admittedly, there weren't a lot of people there, and that's OK, but we didnt realize til later that some very significant people were not in attendance: namely, my new sisters and stepfather. They were downstairs the entire time, setting up for the reception. I also realized at this time that some other people weren't there, which I was sad to hear, but I know they had good reasons and still sent their love, so it was OK. :) I also learned that the music wasn't there yet (don't let me get started with the music problems, LOL!!), and I was freaking out during picture-time that people were sitting downstairs, bored, waiting for us, and didnt even have MUSIC!!! Anyway, pictures were taken, and the music arrived just in time for the Grand Entrance. Then, no one could figure out how to bustle my gown so I could go downstairs, so I told Michael to go find his mom, because she was there when I got David's to do it-- luckily, she knew how.
Anyway, we went downstairs, where we realized that we should have given Helen (who was MC-ing as we walked in) a pronunciation of Tracey's last name, and Michael and I had our first song, followed by the father/daughter and mother/son dances, and then we decided that we would go ahead and try to get the party started (as indicated by the song, LOL!) I had sooooooo much trouble getting people to dance; I was lucky to get the couples to dance to the slow songs. NO ONE EVEN DANCED TO THE ELECTRIC SLIDE!!!! I mean, we werent even gonna have it, but I thought it would get people up-- notsomuch. Anyway, I danced away; I didn't even eat much!! Which was very funny, because I was sooo picky about the food we would have. AND, it took me at least until about 1/2way through to realize that the chocolate fountain I wanted so badly was not there (there were problems setting it up). At one point, while dancing to Shakira (in Spanish AND English, of course!!), my veil fell off, so I just kinda picked it up, placed it on a table, and kept dancing. :) Over all, it wasnt a very long reception, since it started a little late, and because it was in a church, and there werent a lot of people dancing and keeping it going. But, of course we had our toasts (loved the 90210 allusion, Tracey, haha.) and our cake (which, Michael DID decide to smash in my face after someone *coughs* TRACEY!! *coughs* decided to chant something about smashing it in my face. I don't believe I ever got a good shot at him though, sadly. I was actually a little upset that our "toast song" was never put on . . . I really wanted to hear it. But we did get to hear Weird Al sing "Eat it" as we cut the cake, so I guess all was not lost. :-P I was kinda sad to see so many people start to leave before we got to make the "GREAT ESCAPE" , since we had bought all those rose petals for a reason, but that's OK.
AND, since I know there were people who were sad that they did not get to decorate our car, there was a reason that our new car was nowhere to be found in the church lot on our wedding day. Trust me, it was NOT a coincidence. :-P
From there, we went to Baltimore for the honeymoon-- where we stayed til the 18th, which was NOT enough time. I will tell you this much:
1) We saw an Orioles game, the O's WON!!, and I got a ball autographed by Melvin Mora
2) We stayed at a Days Inn the 2nd and 3rd nights, which had HORRIBLE room-cleaning services (NEVER again!!)
and
3) We went to Six Flags, where we got our ears whacked by a roller coaster, stayed dry on water rides, and almost got struck by lightning in line for a water-park ride. Once again, it confirmed by belief that Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a HELL of a lot better.
Anyway, sorry it took me so long to post about the wedding -- I've been busy and trying NOT to spend my entire life on the computer. :-P OH! I called the photographer earlier today and left a message, so hopefully, I'll get some pictures soon and stuff-- I'll let you know when I post them. Also, for anyone who didnt get the CD of important reception music(because you didnt pick one up or you werent there), we have like 35 left if you want one. :)
Alright, time to go find some food. Talk to everyone later.