Mrs. Emerald, Chicago
Age and Occupation: 26, Hospitality Administration
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Paralegal
Engagement Date: October 8, 2006
Wedding Date: September 2007
Blogging Since: November 29, 2006
Venue: Hyatt Lodge, Oak Brook IL
About Me: I have been dreaming about my wedding forever, and flipping through bridal magazines since high school, so I am in my element! I am calling our theme "Vintage Inspired French/Asian Fusion." Mr. Emerald is very involved in the planning process, but of course he generally defers to me cuz I have a strong opinion of how I want everything to be :-).
We’re Getting Maaaaarrrriiieeeeed!!!
October 31st, 2007 @ 3:26 pm by Mrs. Emerald
**I forgot to note in my earlier posts that all pictures are courtesy of our pro-photographer, Dennis Lee, You rock, Dennis!!**
After our photo session, the ladies went back to my room to freshen up. At 5 o’clock, my DOC came a knockin’. It was time!
First up, the gentlemen. They walked out to the piano piece Clair de Lune by Claude Debussey.
My very-soon-to-be-hubby making his way down the aisle with his parents
My sister/MOH processing down the aisle. The BMs walked in to the instrumental version of Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve.
Our littlest flower girl… this picture cracks me up. That’s her daddy luring her with a BANANA! Too cute!
Next up, our other flower girl and ring bearer (brother and sister), clutching matching teddy bears. She is also holding a bell, which she was supposed to ring… but I guess she had her hands full and forgot!
Last but not least, Moi. I walked down the aisle to my favorite song, The Prayer, by Charlotte Church and Josh Groban. Don’t my parents look great? It was their day too!!
Passing me along to Mr. E….*sniff sniff* I know it was a very bittersweet day for my mom, but she told me later that she enjoyed every minute of our wedding!
FYI, his dimple had me at “hello” 3 years ago, hehe
Right before we exchanged our vows, we chose to say some “personal words” to each other. We each wrote a brief paragraph about our love for the other. I had a cheat sheet because I knew I would be too nervous and emotional to remember what I wanted to say. This was one of the highlights of the ceremony, and a number of our guests told us afterwards that we made them cry too!
Yes, it’s those darn tears again and the reappearance of the tissue!
Clearly Mr.E had a hard time getting through his personal words as well!! But he actually memorized his, much to my surprise!
“With this ring, I thee wed”
“You may now kiss the bride!”
We recessed to the instrumental version of Clocks by Coldplay.
The moments right after the ceremony were truly emotional for us and our bridal party… hugs and tears all around!!
We asked all our guests to remain in their seats after the ceremony (there was a note in the program and our officiant also made an announcement). We came back out and Dennis quickly snapped this pic. You can’t see EVERYone, but they just couldn’t all fit!
Mr. E’s family and some special guests from Hong Kong
My extended family from all over the country and Taiwan! This was the FIRST time EVER that we had so made relatives together! It was fantastic!
Coming up… Party Time!
11 Responses to “We’re Getting Maaaaarrrriiieeeeed!!!”
You both look gorgeous!
I’ve loved seeing all of these– you look so beautiful and there is so much emotion in all of the pictures. You can really feel what a special day it was. And I love the pictures at the end with all your family from abroad. We have a lot of relatives coming in from India and Pakistan for our wedding and I’m hoping to get some nice group shots like yours.
I love your hair! You look so beautiful. I love all our song choices and also that you chose to say some words before doing your vows. That is so fantastic!
Wow, you had me all teary eyed too! I forgot I was working for a sec! HA! Great emotion captured in all the pictures!
Where did you get the bridesmaid dresses from? They fit really nicely and I like the “flow” at the bottom of the hem!
Thanks for sharing!
I can’t get over how stunning you look! Your phototgrapher really captured the emotions in his pictures! Absolutely fantastic! Congrats!
I don’t even know you and these picture made me cry. Beautiful! Hearty, hearty congrats!
Thanks for you sharing your wonderful pics. You looked beautiful and your husband has the best smile. 
Kariek - the BM dresses are Jasmine, B2 collection, style # B3308!
Aww, I love hearing that our pics made people cry, hehe =)
Every single one of your pictures is wonderful…your photographer really did do a great job of capturing emotions at your wedding. And your 1st flower girl is so adorable, it makes me want to cry. The 2nd and the ringbearer are very cute too!
PS: I also love your picks for processional and recessional music, very up to date!
my eyes are welled up right now. Congratulations and all the best to you!! Beautiful pictures. you both looked really happy
Haha, ditto everyone else, seriously. Just looking at your pics made me want to cry and I can’t even describe how beautiful you looked. Y’all are too too cute!
