Wedding Blog

I now present to you a true story of what took place at our wedding shower (I enjoy making animated GIFs a little too much):

Although my parents spoiled us with awesome gifts such as place settings, a TV stand and a SpotBot (which is basically a robot that cleans up dog pee for people who have dogs who refuse to go outside like normal canines), they also gave us some out-of-the-ordinary gifts…

which is always expected with my side of the family.

Proof:

Are you seeing my face there? Here, let me enhance that for you:

That, my friends, is a gnomegasm if I ever saw one (”gnomegasm” is the term I’ve stolen from our photographer Laura, who took the picture). I had to zoom in on that for you (Mrs. Lovebug-style) so you could truly appreciate it. Don’t say I never gave you anything!

I really wish I had more control over the faces I make. For instance:

Honestly.

I couldn’t believe how sweet our guests were since most of them had wrapped our gifts in our wedding colors (notice how that room matched our wedding colors too!).

Every time Mr. Candy Corn opened a gift I went into full Grinch-mode and started applauding and cackling to myself. VERA WANG OH MAH GOODNESS!

I couldn’t contain my excitement whenever we received gifts from Anthropologie, because I am in love with all things Anthro!

Mr. Candy Corn was totally getting into it and didn’t seem to mind that I kept placing ribbons and bows on his head throughout the opening of presents!

Laura caught us in a rare moment where we were both adjusting ourselves in one way or another (I didn’t mean for that to sound dirty but I’m pretty sure it did).

Mr. Candy Corn had to demonstrate how a collapsible colander works (Martha, you are a godsend), which made me squeal and cackle, of course.

I’m not sure what I’m pointing at here, but I totally look like I’m pulling a Veruca Salt! I was so excited to see the mountain of blue and brown presents. I had no idea people cared about our wedding colors as much as I do!

Speaking of our wedding colors, did I mention I absolutely adore Martha’s fabulous blue-colored kitchen goodies? Mr. Candy Corn looks like he has to sneeze in this one, or like he is having a Marthagasm… probably the latter.

My MOH Melanie’s mom even made us a quilt and embroidered an owl on it because she knows about my unhealthy obsession with owls. Note my “Aww, I can’t believe you made this for us!” puppy dog face. It is probably zoom-worthy as well, but I’ll save that for another time.

Mr. Candy Corn unwrapped the presents (check out the level of concentration he had!) while I squealed at the pretty cards and flailed about.

I’m pretty sure that bow needs to be my new wedding hair accessory.

I can’t even imagine what it will be like on our wedding day, I feel like people have already done way too much for us and I couldn’t thank them enough.

Was anyone else completely overwhelmed by the crazy amount of love and support shown at your shower?

(All photos by Laura Kicey, apart from the animated GIF, which I am ashamed to say I made and giggled at for a good five minutes straight).