Weddingbee Blog

1. Prelude, 2. Tea Ceremony, 3. Getting Ready, 4. The Kids, 5. Wedding Party, 6. Down the Aisle 7. Ceremony, 8. Group Shots, 9. Couple Shots, 10. Jump Shots

Before wrapping up the portrait session, da hubs suggested having our photos taken in the historic barn:

That’s when I realized I married a friggin’ genius.

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For many of us, today is a big day tied with many emotions from all over the spectrum. In the GT household, one of us is celebrating in proud red and white stripes, while the other is humming a little bluesy tune.

Since neither of us enjoy political discussions, our differences in political views have not been too hard to deal with. We respect each other’s opinions and agree to disagree. In fact, often times it is tougher for me to deal with my own family or the in-laws, as they can be more hardcore and outspoken about their positions that are also opposite from mine (yes, I am greatly outnumbered)!

Our differences and ability to be understanding surprise a lot of people.

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1. Prelude, 2. Tea Ceremony, 3. Getting Ready, 4. The Kids, 5. Wedding Party, 6. Down the Aisle 7. Ceremony, 8. Group Shots, 9. Couple Shots

There are times in your life, kids, when instead of the question of, “Why?” you should ask, “Why not?”

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Previously: 1. Prelude, 2. Tea Ceremony, 3. Getting Ready, 4. The Kids, 5. Wedding Party, 6. Down the Aisle 7. Ceremony, 8. Group Shots

After the obligatory group shots, it was time for the obligatory couple shots. This one is my favorite coz you can’t make out my face:

You see, I HATE having my picture taken. I’d like to say I look awkward in pictures, but that’s probably a lie. I’m pretty sure the awkwardness is around whether I’m in front or behind the camera, and the more I try not to be odd, the more it shows…
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This past weekend over dinner with BIL GT (aka our officiant), I confronted him about the biggest mistake he made at our wedding…

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MOH and Flirty Bridesmaid left with two extra-special packages to give to Mr. Pomegranate as a wedding day gift. The first of which was a super-secret surprise I had kept hush-hush for many months: a special boudoir shoot. The fabulous Sarah Maren and I holed-up in a chic little room at my favorite midtown bed and breakfast, The Inn at Parkside. Each room has a theme—ours was the “Kiss” room.

The Inn at Parkside
The rooms here are so chic and inviting!

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My typically blonde, long haired SIL, Ann, went into a salon a few weeks ago looking for a change.  Now that she’s quit the workforce and has headed back to school to get her doctorate, she doesn’t feel like spending her loan money on keeping up with her roots.  She thought that going a honey brown color instead would be her answer.  Because she’s in a new city (Glendale, AZ), she had to go to a new salon, and her new colorist told her, quite frankly, that she would look bad as a brunette.  Ann disagreed but was too lazy to argue, so she just decided to stay blonde and chop off all her hair instead.  She asked for a “Kelli Pickler”, and basically got a 4th grade bob instead.  We all think she looks beautiful of course, but she fully regrets chopping it all off.  It was a big topic of conversation this Christmas, and since brides are always looking to grow out their hair, I thought I’d enlist the hive to help!

When my girlfriend got married a couple of years ago, she was taking Olay Total Effects X7 Vitamins.  It was a multi-pack of vitamins that she took once a day. The vitamins claimed to give you healthier skin and hair, and my girlfriend swore by them!  She really felt the improvement in her skin and hair’s texture when she was taking them.

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I immediately suggested them to my SIL, only to find that they have been discontinued!  Boo-urns.

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I panicked a little, as our room had gotten pretty messy from our post-rehearsal partying. Thankfully, Crafty Bridesmaid and the other girls helped me sweep through the room and get it all ready for the chaos that was about to begin.

Image by Crafty Bridesmaid
Flirty and Blonde Bridesmaid all cozy watching TV as SIL Pom looks on.

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Previously: 1. Prelude, 2. Tea Ceremony, 3. Getting Ready, 4. The Kids, 5. Wedding Party, 6. Down the Aisle 7. Ceremony

Mr. & Mrs.!

I love this 3-photo series, captioned is our actual conversation at that moment:
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The night before the wedding was certainly a fun one. I hope I never forget it—my girls and I had such a fun time hanging out together and bonding. We had headed back to Cache Creek Casino and Resort while Mr. Pomegranate drove back to Sacramento to take care of a few things and wait around for Groomsman Peter to arrive at the airport. Some of the ladies had not yet seen my wedding dress and so after changing into some flips flops, we went down to Mamita Pom and Reverend Pom’s hotel room to check it out. Then we decided to go check out the hotel’s Club 88.

Cache Creek Casino
Club 88 has a nice large dance floor and lofted seating in the back. We tried out many different seating arrangements before hitting the floor, as it was mostly empty.

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Previously: 1. Prelude, 2. Tea Ceremony, 3. Getting Ready, 4. The Kids, 5. Wedding Party, 6. Down the Aisle

When the ceremony began, I was taken aback by BIL GT’s projection with his theater trained voice. I reacted with an audible whisper, “WOW he’s LOUD!” which cracked both boys up a bit, but BIL GT kept composure and did an amazing job.

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We finished up at the spa, hopped into our respective cars and drove up to the hotel. We quickly checked-in, freshened up and changed. I put on my Ralph Lauren black and white striped dress - but my boobies were NOT going to fill it out. I had to improvise by taking my black wrap and tying it in front to not only cover up the vacant area, but also to hold it up!

Travis Hoehne Photography
First thing I did when I got to the winery? Why grabbed a glass of wine, of course!

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Hello again! I’m so sorry to have been away for so long! Married life has swept me off of my feet and I landed running. Then came the holidays and then came the common cold. I’m starting to recover—and I’m utilizing this time to catch up on my tasks at hand—namely, our wedding recap!

To be honest, it hasn’t slowed down since the week before the wedding. Which was, in fact, one of the most stressful times in my life. It shouldn’t have been, but a few things put a wrench in our sides—and I’ll be the first to say that even with those small setbacks, everything went off without a hitch!

Now, I think I have mentioned before that Mr. Pomegranate and I were paying for the entire wedding ourselves. We had scrimped and saved every single dime and had arranged for just about every last vendor payment, house bill, and tip. We were ready for our wedding day—or so we thought.

Mr. Pomegranate is self-employed and while we were completely ready to pay for the last of vendor balances, we still had to rely on our normal income to pay for the basics of life like rent, utilities and food. This proved difficult once we discovered that due to the failing economy, one of Mr. Pomegranate’s clients would decide to back out on the promised payment of an already past due bill. We’ve still not received this substantial payment to date.

Panic rose and thoughts of canceling as much of our honeymoon as we could in order to pay our rent popped into my head.
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Previously: 1. Prelude, 2. Tea Ceremony, 3. Getting Ready, 4. The Kids, 5. Wedding Party

The brothers, guy I married and guy who married us, are quite close. Apparently they were giggling about matching up the left foot-right foot march down the aisle right before these pictures. Proof that marriage and maturity don’t always go hand in hand.

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