Wedding Blog

I just love our wedding date… personally, I think it is just as cool as 07.07.07!

It stormed the day before our wedding, so I was seriously worried about our outdoor ceremony. But apparently all my finger-crossing worked! I think I got less than 3 hours of shut-eye the night before… I was too excited to sleep so some of my out-of-town friends came to visit and we hung out in my hotel room until after 1 AM. Then I kept tossing and turning and at 6AM finally decided that I couldn’t take it anymore and got out of bed. I woke my sister, who was staying with me, up at 6:30, but she was a good sport about it as she was excited too! We waited until 8 AM before we went down to the hotel restaurant for breakfast with my friend K, visiting from England (the lone redhead in my pictures).

Finally, at 10:30 my wedding party arrived along with our hair stylist. Time to get hot! Unfortunately, my makeup artist got lost and was over an hour late, so I wasn’t sure if she would even make it! She found the hotel eventually and everything worked out *phew*

Getting curled and teased by our fab stylist, Jodi

I love what she did with my friend, J’s hair!

Watching my 16 year old sister get primped. Initially she didn’t want me to spend extra money to have her hair done, but I insisted that it was worth it!

Peek-a-boo with my baby cousin!

Reading the card Mr. E had his sister deliver to me

Not a good idea to read sentimental cards after my make-up was already done! Trying to dab away the tears…

The dress

I brought my 22 year old teddy bear with me… I couldn’t leave him behind on such a momentous occassion!

I did my mom’s makeup. She didn’t trust anyone else to do her face!

Getting ready to put on the most important dress of my life

“Suck in!” (I shouldn’t have eaten that extra piece of tiramisu at the rehearal dinner…)

“Is that really me?!?”

The veil is going on

Slipping into my red shoes

Feeling very Bride-y

Obviously, the guys had it much easier!

Reading the card I sent him

Along with my pack of tissues and a note, “Please put the tissues in your pocket! I think I will need them later!”

My man looking all fiiiine and dandy!

And hamming it up with his Best Man

TBC…