Weddingbee Blog

My wedding date twin, Mrs. Toucan, and her one year anniversary post got me thinking about picking our own favorite picture from our wedding day, one year later. Mr. Peng and I both have a hands-down favorite. It’s the only one we have displayed in our house, and the one we sent out as our thank you cards. I feel a bit like a love poser though, as the picture doesn’t exactly evoke warm and fuzzy memories for either of us. It was T-minus 1 hour to the ceremony, and Mr. Peng was still battling a hangover from the night before (THE NERVE!), and he was afraid I’d be upset if he told me he was hung over. So he kept it from me as long as possible, but I could tell at that moment his face was turning green. And in a fit of panic at that moment, I feared his queasiness had to do with our impending vows. He was gonna be in it FOR-EV-ER.

I remember blurting out at that moment: “Oh my god. Do you not want to get married?”

I was dead serious. For a split second, I thought the whole thing was gonna fall apart.

And that was when he was forced to tell me that he had thrown back one too many with his buddies back at the hotel the night before.

I breathed a sigh of relief, as I was pretty happy that he was able to partake in the liquor that he had bought for his groomsmen as their gifts, and that he wasn’t about to barf from the thought of marrying repulsive ol’ me. I mean, I showered for the occasion… momentous in its own right! We were getting married no matter what!

The picture turned out nicely, despite the ball of nerves I was, and the fact that Mr. Peng was possibly on the verge of a pre-wedding puke. I suppose it’s a good thing you can’t see our faces. But we love it, and it represents not only our wedding day, but an accurate representation of our feelings every day since our wedding day: Me, feeling anxious about how much he loves me, and Mr. Peng, just trying to get through every day without vomiting.

Describe your favorite picture from your wedding day, or better yet, upload it to the gallery, and post the link in the comments! What were you feeling when that picture was snapped?