The wedding was yesterday! Everything turned out fine and it was beautiful. The night before, we got done with the rehearsal around 7:30 and went to my mom’s condo club house for the dinner. They had not waited for the bride and groom before starting to eat. I didn’t really notice or think about it, but the bride sure did and was upset. Whoops!
Saturday- July 3, 2010
Left the house around 9:30am, stopped at Heine Brothers to get coffee (iced for me) and we stopped at Jo Ann’s Craft and Fabric store. They were having a huge sale and I picked up some sewing and craft supplies. We then went to Oxmoor Mall for my hair appointment. It was at 11 and I looked through some books for ideas. I didn’t see anything exact, but I showed her a few things and just said- simple.
She started by putting clay in my hair to “make my hair dirty” to hold the curls. Then she sprayed style setter in my hair and used the curling iron, little by little.
Then she started to pin it up, little by little. I was pleased with it and was glad that I decided to get it done. I didn’t even make the appointment until Thursday night.
I got done around noon and then we went to Moe’s for lunch. The bride called and said they were running a little late. We got home, loaded a mini cooler with water, juice, and coke and put some snacks together. Then Benjamin dropped me off at the church. 4 of the 6 bridesmaids were there getting their makeup put on. I went ahead and started. The bride got there around 1:30, and we started to get our dresses on. Then we helped her get her dress on. She said she hadn’t tried it on since January. OMG, what was she thinking? What if it had not fit and we couldn’t get it zipped up? I couldn’t have done that!
We didn’t have a chance to get any pictures beforehand- except Benjamin and I went outside and he took some of me. We got ready just in time and then waited by the door. Noone was there to give us a cue, so we had to keep looking out the door.
The time came closer and we walked down the hallway. I was a little nervous. My groomsman wasn’t at the rehearsal so I didn’t get a chance to practice with him, but he did come down to find out who I was beforehand, so it turned out fine. No major mess ups or anything during the ceremony. There were some steps added to get up onto the stage that weren’t there during rehearsal, so that threw them off a little bit. Thank goodness I didn’t have to get up there. The white runner also gave the matron of honor a little bit of trouble at the beginning. My feet and knees were a little sore and wobbly during the ceremony.
The Father and the Bride:
The Happy Couple:
After the ceremony:
We took lots of pictures outside. And more pictures! They should be pretty good. Benjamin got a few too.
We went back inside where they announced our names and then we got to eat! I was starving, so 1 good thing about being part of the wedding party was first dibs! They also had 2 lines of food and you could go on both sides- so the 4 lines moved fast!
The normal first dance, daughter-father, and son-mother dance happened. Then the toasts and cutting of the cake. I ended up cutting the cake, which was fine- but a little messy and my back hurt- but it was fun! I got to spend time with my other cousin’s girlfriend/fiancé (not sure which it is). We danced a little bit, but started to clean up around 7.
My aunt, mom, grandmother, and I:
We were done and the cars loaded at 8. A busy day, but my day started at 3:30am when I woke up to a dream (nightmare) about my dress and couldn’t go back to sleep until about 5, and got back up at 7.
We went to the Crescent Hill 4th of July celebration and walked around to see the Peterson-Dumesnil House. Then we went to the Irish Rover for a continuation of our anniversary dinner compliments of my dad and stepmother!
Just wanted to say that weddings are stressful and they really shouldn’t be like that. It kind of brings out all of the emotions for some people (in a bad way). I’m trying to think back 7 years ago when I got married and I remember being a little stressed the day before- just to make sure that nothing had been forgotten- but never arguing or fighting. People are different I suppose.
Cheers!
Glad everything worked out! I always hate it when people get so emotional and worked up/stressed out so much on their wedding day that it almost takes away the specialness of the day. I really hope that doesn’t happen to me when I get married!! I’m typically laid back anyway so I don’t think it will.
ANyway, your hair looked great! Glad it was a good day!