Mrs. Seal, San FranciscoAge and Occupation: 25, Personal AssistantFiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Sales and Support SpecialistEngagement Date: December 12, 2009Wedding Date: November 2011Venue: Sts Peter and Paul Church/The Bently ReserveAbout Me: I am a goofy, wannabe crafty, well-intentioned Renaissance Woman (OK, perhaps "aimless wanderer" is a more aptly suited term for me, but hopefully you get the point)—basically I dabble in just about everything and pride myself in such. Without warning, I occasionally breakout into soulful improvised songs and interpretive dances and there's just no stopping me! As so many others before me, planning our wedding has unearthed a deep, intense passion for all things bridal and I secretly fear the day it will come to an end. Mr. Seal and I are quite the pair and life with him by my side is extremely rewarding—I am so thankful to have found him. Together we are planning a black-tie San Francisco affair for 250—light on the stuffiness and with lots of extra Seal-y flair.
You know what wedding-day thought gets me all antsy and giddy inside!? Other than marrying my Sealman and spending lots of time with all the people I love most in this world, I am uncontrollably excited for the morning of the wedding.
This is about how I think it will go down. (I’m interested to see how this vision matches up with the day’s actual events, but I suppose we’ll have to wait quite a few months to make that comparison.)
I will spend the night in the bridal suite with my bridesmaids and will get an insufficient amount of rest. I neversleep well the night before big important days—first day of school, interviews, presentations…you name it. I can only imagine that this will be exponentially more difficult with the presence of my ladies and our established ability to chat well into the night.
My alarm will sound, and I will curse my existence for not getting more rest the night before. This awakening will be followed by a mild panic attack upon noticing some nasty bags under my eyes.
Said bridesmaids, who will now be joined by other female family members (i.e., Mama Seal, FMIL Seal, and my aunties), will assure me that my eyes look beautiful and well rested. Eager to believe them, all will easily be forgotten, and we will enjoy some breakfast and mimosas while awaiting the arrival of our hair and makeup entourage.
Via a trusted courier, Mr. S and I will exchange cards and gifts from our respective rooms. This will be a widely photographed occasion, which I will immediately regret once I start blubbering like a baby—Mr. Seal’s cards always make me cry.
The makeup artist will touch up the mess Mr. Seal’s sentimental words made of my face.
I will then skip to track 12 on the wedding-day playlist, and my sappy tears will morph into “I’m ready to get hitched” excitement! Enter Bruno Mars:
After three more hairspray and perfume showers, the ladies and I will head down to the lobby. When done posing for a few pictures, we’ll hop on the cable car to the church where my groom awaits.
If I’m a big nerd for daydreaming about this so often, then…color me some super-nerdy color.
Am I the only one? Do you ever think about the morning of your wedding and how you’ll spend it?
Mrs. Seal, San FranciscoAge and Occupation: 25, Personal AssistantFiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Sales and Support SpecialistEngagement Date: December 12, 2009Wedding Date: November 2011Venue: Sts Peter and Paul Church/The Bently ReserveAbout Me: I am a goofy, wannabe crafty, well-intentioned Renaissance Woman (OK, perhaps "aimless wanderer" is a more aptly suited term for me, but hopefully you get the point)—basically I dabble in just about everything and pride myself in such. Without warning, I occasionally breakout into soulful improvised songs and interpretive dances and there's just no stopping me! As so many others before me, planning our wedding has unearthed a deep, intense passion for all things bridal and I secretly fear the day it will come to an end. Mr. Seal and I are quite the pair and life with him by my side is extremely rewarding—I am so thankful to have found him. Together we are planning a black-tie San Francisco affair for 250—light on the stuffiness and with lots of extra Seal-y flair.
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