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A few minutes before the ceremony…

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Per reader requests, here are some more photos of my qi pao. These photos were taken from our camera.

I’ll try to post our wedding day in segments so it won’t be wedding photo overload.

My Grandfather instructing us to pray to our ancestors

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I’m married now. It still hasn’t completely hit me yet that I’m married. It’s been a little crazy the past couple of days saying goodbye to family and friends. I’m married!!!! Holy moly! I’m married.

Here are some funny teasers. I’ll post pictures once I get them back from F8 next week.

Poor Mr. Apple. I felt bad so I was wiping away all of the chocolate.

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Only five days left until my wedding and all I can think about is how bloated I feel. My stomach looks bigger than normal and I feel my chin doubling up. Any thoughts ladies? It’s not that time of the month or even close to it. I haven’t been eating more or less than normal. I haven’t stepped on the treadmill for over a week now so that could be the culprit. Though I did lift some weights yesterday just so I wouldn’t feel 100% guilty.

Mr. Apple suggested not eating the rest of the week. I think he was half kidding half truthful. argh! Besides I love food too much to even think about doing something that outrageous. Maybe I should hit up the gym tomorrow and burn some calories but damn….I’m only one week away from my wedding date. It’s not like I’m going to look any skinnier by burning a couple hundred calories?! I am one lazy mofo.

I hope I can fit into my dress. It’s hanging up in the guest room closet and I’m scared ladies…real scared to even put one foot in.

Maybe I should drink cabbage soup for 5 days or eat some rabbit food like steamed broccoli with oil and vinegar, yumm….my tummy is growling already.

Any suggestions on getting rid of this feeling?

isn’t until another 2 months but here are some photos I found by Googling. We’ll be traveling around Germany/Switzerland then joining our friends (I am her MOH) on Lake Constance for their wedding.

Here’s our tentative itinerary. We’re still tweaking it, adding adventures and picking hotels, so it’s a work in progress. We’re working with Lydia Jaeger from Belle Vue Travel (Certified Switzerland Specalist). She’s great and really knows Switzerland / Germany well.

We plan to do some hiking, visit local museums, and eat some hearty meat and potatoes!

Thursday - depart USA

Friday - arrive in Zurich

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I just got off the phone with my cousin and her first question to me was, “So are you nervous?” That’s been “The #1 question” for me the past 2 weeks.

I usually give them a quick answer, “I’m not nervous at all, just ready to celebrate our wedding day. I am so ready - more ready than anyone will ever know.”

I think I’ve done all that I need to do for the wedding. It’s just smooth sailing right now. Maybe all of this free time gives me a chance to let it sink in. But shouldn’t it make me worry more about the little possible mishaps?

I was reading up on the weather forecasts for our wedding day. There will be a chance of scattered thunderstorms throughout the day. Oh sh*t, who cares. I am at THAT point too.

Do brides usually get nervous around this time? One week ahead? The week of? The day before? How was it for you?

We’re married! Well sort of. We’re just missing a few more signatures, the ceremony, and off our certificate goes to the court house. So our marriage license experience wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I’ve heard horror stories of having to wait in long lines, but I guess we lucked out - living in a small suburb has its perks sometimes. Really friendly clerks, no lines, and no parking fees. We were the only ones in line and it took about 10 minutes max. It was so weird seeing our names on a Marriage Certificate. We both smiled and giggled at each other when we saw our names printed on the documents. I brought my little digi camera just so I could document this moment. We’re getting married! We asked one of the security officers to take a photo of us and he said, “What a great idea! You’ll definitely want to look at this photo again in 10 or 20 years!”

Did you have the same experience?

Do you believe in that?

As a continuation from my previous post, so far I’ve had a good experience with most of my vendors. I guess it could be because I’m paying a premium for it - with the only exceptions being my wedding dress (Lulu’s Bridal) and my florist (Miss Plum, who’s charging me at cost because she’s working on her floral business and portfolio). But from what I’ve seen firsthand of her personal taste and floral work, she’ll be charging a high premium too! Haha Miss Plum, don’t take offense to that at all - it’s a compliment!

I chose most of my big purchase vendors by looking at their portfolios. It so happened that they’re also charging me an arm and a leg. So when people say, “You get what you pay for”, do you think it’s pretty accurate? For example, my venue (includes food, service, liquor, venue fees, etc.) alone can also be someone’s annual income! I have nothing bad to say about the kind of service they have provided me and I have no doubt the service will be top notch on the day of. But is it worth $25-30,000+ for it? I am definitely paying a premium.

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So we’re winding down and heading into three weeks before the big day. And I must say, I’m ready. All of this preparation, organization, minor ocd… but it’s been totally worth it thus far. I can now enjoy the rest of the weeks without having to worry about the diy programs, gifts, outfits, readings, timeline, etc. Us ladies who aren’t procrastinators should be applauded and not looked upon and called bridezillas.

We met with our hotel (guest accommodations) coordinator yesterday to finalize all of our blocked rooms, rates, the conference room we’re reserving, and any other special requests that we made for our guests. She’s been so very helpful and accommodating thoughout this whole wedding process. She’s been superb. She’s answered my twenty million questions and changes to our blocked hotel suites via email. Quick too! I love it when vendors reply back quickly! At the end of the appointment she mentioned that it was great that we were so organized - prepared with good questions. I guess she’s worked in the hospitality industry for awhile and it’s rare to see couples who are like this.

So **pat on the back Mr. and Miss Apple**. It felt so good to hear that.

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Love these alternative guestbook flickr finds. I am seriously considering doing something similiar to the first one or third one.

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