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We had the option of writing our own vows, but, to be honest, I’m not much of a writer. Instead, we chose one of Alice’s vow suggestions.
Declaration of Intent:
______________, do you pledge to love ______________ and throughout your years together to be honest, faithful and kind to her/him. Do you pledge to give to her/him the same happiness she/he gives to you, and to respect her/him for who she/he is?
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It’s been awhile, so let me reset the scene. We’re at the temple. Everything is looking gorgeous (if I do say so myself)!
You hear the soft sounds of Hawaiian music playing in the background.
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I would like to temporarily interrupt this recap “broadcast”… not that I’m really interrupting, seeing as I haven’t posted in… umm… well, who’s counting?! Anyway, I’m interrupting my recaps to post about our “at home reception” (AHR), although I’d like to think of it as more of a casual summer BBQ than a reception.
You are cordially invited!
I didn’t talk much about the AHR because I didn’t plan it. Nope, my dadders did. Thank goodness! I was (and still am) fried out from planning. Well, I did add a few things, but Daddy Sushi handled all the logistics; he handled the guest list, rented the tent, tables and chairs, and ordered the food. He is wondrous!
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While we were having our intimate “first look“, my bestie (and her fabulous hubby) worked diligently to put our ceremony site together. I felt a lil’ bad having our guests work on our wedding day, but that’s what best friends are for, right?! They did a wonderful job and if I haven’t told them yet, THANK YOU! Mwah!
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In my last post, I briefly mentioned that we were not only planning on meeting before the ceremony, but that we were also exchanging cards to each other. Only we both forgot to get each other cards. Oops. That morning, while I was looking for the thank you card I had for my H&M stylist, I realized I had 2 extra cards. Perfect! One was rushed over to Mr. Sushi.
I actually don’t remember much about leaving the hotel or the drive to the ceremony venue. I remember my mom telling me that the shuttle was at the hotel, which meant Mr. Sushi was leaving, since he was taking the shuttle with the guests to the venue. I remember frantically trying to get all my crap together and then throwing it all in my bestie’s car. Then magically, I was at the temple.
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And so… the recaps begin!
[all images courtesy of Frank Amodo, unless otherwise noted]
Above photos were taken by bestie Bear.
Mr. Sushi and I had a fairly busy morning. After a well rested night together (we both crashed fairly early the night before), we had gotten up around 7AM and ran down to Watanabe Floral to pick out leis for our wedding ceremony. Talk about waiting ’til the last minute on that one. Luckily they had what we were looking for: a white jasmine lei and a maile lei. Then we remembered that we were supposed to turn the rental car in… the day before. So after a quick trip to drop off our rental car and an even quicker breakfast, we said our goodbyes for the first half of the day, and Mr. Sushi left to relax in my ’rent’s room.
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Two days before the wedding we hosted a Welcome BBQ for our guests. Really, it was a way to spend some time with everyone and to let everyone meet and get to know each other a little better before the wedding.
Let me start by saying that our welcome BBQ did NOT go as smoothly as planned. First off, the weather in Hawaii, while we were there, was extremely windy and more rainy than usual (even considering that Hawaii is usually quite rainy in the winter). We had our BBQ held at Bellows, which is an Air Force owned beach. I thought I had done my part and did all the legal paperwork to host our event there. I had to collect all of our guest’s driver’s license numbers and their vehicle information and fax it to Bellow’s security forces 48 hours before the event. The day of the event, my family and I got to Bellows and checked in. It was soooo incredibly windy that we were afraid everything was going to blow off the tables, and it definitely was too cold and windy to take a dip in the ocean. As the guests started to arrive, my dad and I started to get hounded by phone calls. The guard at the gate wouldn’t let our guests on the post. We had about 11 people that were stuck… off base. When I checked in for our pavilion by the beach, they forgot to inform me that I also had to check in with security forces to confirm the guest list I faxed them 2 days prior. Luckilly, one of the guests waiting outside the base was in the Army and he ended up signing everyone in as his guests. So 30 minutes later, everyone was on the post and started to enjoy themselves.
Unfortunately I was enjoying the day more than documenting it, so I don’t have many photos of the BBQ. 
Here are the few photos we do have:
Mr. Sushi adores the kiddies:
We finally got our wedding photos back from our photographer, so while I sift through 1500+ photos, I thought I’d talk about the couple outings we had on the days leading up to the wedding day. First up, our last minute, totally not planned, family hike up Diamond Head.
I go back to Hawaii every few years to visit friends, and every single time I’m there I make sure (and usually drag my friends) I get a chance to climb Diamond Head. Not only is it breathtaking once you get to the top, but it is very nice and easy (and good) exercise.
Earlier this week Brooklyn Bride had posted about One Elf, a charming lil’ Etsy store that sells the most adorable cuff links, charms, earrings, etc. Seriously, how cute are these?!
The one disadvantage of having a destination wedding is that you don’t have the convenience of having a trial, or even a taste test, at your leisure. We got to Hawaii a week—seven days—before the wedding. That gave me seven days to visit our venue, have a hair trial, and get all those itty-bitty lil’ details in check; all while trying to relax, have fun, and entertain our guests in paradise.
Two days after we got to the rock, I had my hair and makeup trial with May from Beauty by May. If you don’t remember, I was looking for a half up/half down do with dramatic eyes.
Before:
Yikes!
After:
It’ll be a while ’til I receive my wondrous wedding photos from Frank, so until then, I thought I could catch you guys up on what’s all been going on up until the wedding, and maybe a lil’ after.
Four days before we caught our plane for Hawaii, Mr. Sushi’s mom threw me… I mean us, a shower. It was a surprise shower, and unfortunately I wasn’t prepared with a camera; the few photos I have, I received from friends. I don’t have photos of the 25+ guests that were able to squeeze into her home and I don’t have photos of the AMAZING Filipino food that MIL Sushi and all her friends spent 3 days prepping and cooking. It was a good ol’ fashioned shower, with presents, family, friends, and food.
I walked in, and MIL Sushi’s house was jam packed with people. Apparently, we were a lil’ late getting there. 
Not my fault!
“Uhhh…. hi”
Welp, I did it. I chopped all my hair off. I’ve been dying to do it for some time now, and now with the wedding over I had nothing holding me back. I cut off about 10 inches of hair and donated it to Locks of Love.
I wasn’t the only one in the family that got the choppity, chop, chop done.
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I feel like I’ve been away for a century! Well, I’m back now and have soooo much to share! We had a wonderful, laid back kind of wedding. I really wouldn’t have had it any other way. It was great; the weather was wonderful, there were no major mishaps, and no ugly cry. I have much to share with you: final preps before the wedding, our luau reception, and our rainy honeymoon. Mrs. Sushi is back… with a vengeance.
Here are a couple teasers from the fabulous Frank Amodo! These are enough to hold me over for now… but I’m dying to see more!
Mr. Sushi,
In only a few hours we will be legally bonded together… forever. I can’t believe that after ALL our ups and downs over the last 3 and a half years, life has brought us to this path. I love it. I love you. And I’m excited to start a new chapter in my life, with you in it. I know that with everything we’ve been through, it’s only made us and our relationship stronger. I can’t imagine anything that could break us.
Mwah!
Ms. Sushi
First, I want to apologize for not being an avid bee lately. It really is true when they say that the time goes by fast. Before I knew it we were in the 30-day stretch and still had TONS to do, and not much time to blog about it. But don’t worry, I did make time to record it with my handy digital camera. You’ll just have to be patient with me because I’m on my way to Hawaii! By the time you read this, I will be in Hawaii running around like a headless chicken trying to get things done. By this time next week, we will be getting married!
I want to thank you bees (and Knotties!) for being such an inspiration! I can honestly say that not one idea for our wedding is a Ms. Sushi original. You guys are amazing! Thanks again, and next time I “see” you will be after the wedding!
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Mrs. Sushi, Hershey/Hawaii Age and Occupation: 27, Air Force Photographer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Laborer/Aspiring Hip Hop Producer Engagement Date: December 25, 2007 Wedding Date: March 2009 Blogging Since: October 9, 2006 Venue: Byodo-In Temple, Luau Reception About Me: I’m a notorious people-watcher who loves all things paper, food, traveling, grubbin’ on food, gossip magazines, food, sock monkeys…did I mention food?! Mr. Sushi and I are both haolepinos (half Filipino, half Caucasian) and hope to be able to somehow incorporate our cultures at our destination wedding in Hawaii. All while planning from the sweetest place in earth, Hershey!
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