Wedding Blog

It’s good to be back home! Unfortunately, we have no photos to share yet (I wonder if people assumed we would be too busy to look at them, so didn’t send any?) but let me talk about the big day for a little bit.

My mother in law’s missing toenail: the night before the wedding, it was about 9pm and I was waiting for Mr. Kiwi to call and tell me he was at the hotel for our scheduled meeting. When my phone rang, I saw it wasn’t him, but it was his sister asking if my mother in law had called me. When I said no, and asked what was up, she told me there was an accident. An accident?!?! Oh my gosh! Well, it turns out the only guest (who we invited because he was an old friend of Mr. Kiwi’s family) who added a guest accidentally kicked MIL in the toe, completely tearing her toenail to the cuticle. It was HANGING from the cuticle. There was a ton of blood and swelling, and she was so upset that she couldn’t fit in her shoes! Of course, not wanting to worry Mr. Kiwi and I, she wanted to keep it a secret. And also, of course, my sister in law had to call to tell me. I think I love my new family!

Ladies, although my seamstress had warned me many times, my dress was so painful. It all fit well, but due to the massive beading on the bodice, I was left with bead burns, huge red welts that felt bruised when touched. So that kind of sucked. So- if you have beading on your bodice, you should think ahead, and get something for your arms that night.

We had such a great time in Vegas, and upgraded our room at the Luxor to a suite with two bathrooms, a king sized bed, and a jacuzzi tub. We were at the top of the pyramid, with the coolest views. It took me the whole three days to get over the vertigo the side moving “inclinators” (elevator) created! Luckily, since we each had our own “bathroom”, I believe it made the transition from engaged to married so much easier. I think every marriage should start off with separate bathrooms. Also: if you’re trying to be sexy by getting into the jacuzzi tub with your brand new hubby- make sure you let some water out first, otherwise you’ll end up soaking your “Shopaholic Ties the Knot” book like I did! Word to the wise: if your husband is a large man like mine is, cramming yourself into the jacuzzi isn’t as sexy as it seems in your head.

My new sister in law (and matron of honor) was the most amazing help ever. I couldn’t have done it without her. She’s truly getting to be like a real sister, and made such a difference on the wedding day.

Two of the coolest gifts we received? My cousin bought us a Wii. How awesome is that? One of the other coolest gifts: my cousins/flowergirl gave us Disney dollars to get our passports back. It made me cry.