obviously 'the days leading up to' involved much last minute stress including whether or not to buy gin, rum and vodka at costco, or go the whole hog and get gin, rum, vodka, and bourbon for the rehearsal/reunion garden party/dinner. hands were wrung with frustration (countless rounds of hand wringing).
not to mention the 'shit-i-have-less-than-four-days-to-get-this-new-dress-altered' issue. thankfully, between much of the aforementioned alcohol and my new found fairy godmother who was working her sewing machine off in the heart of st. mathews, all was (mostly) amicably resolved.
fortunately, there was sufficient down time so that "the boys" (plus a few select spouses) were able to head down to the buffalo trace distillery, en masse, to get roasted on beverages infused in oak barrels (the other alternative being the creation museum up near cincinnati). this freed up time for the bride to engage in the usual girly things like going to make-up shops and working on (awkward) tan lines for "the dress".
finally, the BIG DAY arrived and the "staging area" was intentionally stocked with friends, fizzy alcohol and guacamole to help with last minute editing of the vows. until my brother, a perpetual victim of my noxious predilection for garlic, walked into a room reeking of onions and promptly left in disgust.
despite stringent efforts to avoid anything girly, i committed my own personal emotional foul; leaking- which is not the same as "crying". shortly after mooning my frilly pink knickers to a former co-worker, i saw another office mate who had flown in from new mexico the night before. wow...people...had...taken...time...and...money...to...make...the...effort...to...
see...me...dress...up...and...say...a...bunch...of...stuff...to...someone...that...they...
had...more...than...likely...never...met...up...to...this...point...and...even...though...
we...would...probably...only...have...a...total...of...7...minutes...of...actual...face...
to...face...time...they...came...anyway. this very thing was part of the whole 'courthouse versus wedding' decision. because people will always find a way to make it to a wedding (or funeral)- as long as there is "open bar" written on the invitation. and as such, we both got to see familiar faces from 12-15 years ago. so, while i did win the 'less expensive outfit' contest, he cleaned house on the 'who's going to cry first' challenge.
and all of those little things that i fixated on, in an effort to try and make things less "weddingy", ergo "boring" and cliche worked, eliciting the appropriate and therefore self-gratifying responses; an ebullient officiant (and former mattress store manager); invitations showcasing two sets of big glasses and a ramen noodle perm; europe's "final countdown" on sax as i was escorted down the aisle by both mum and dad, and the fun luggage tag favours- triggering hoarding behaviour amongst some attendees.
then there were the saucy cocktail napkins, sign in jigsaw puzzle depicting the marital black toenail cutting, a first dance to "ring of fire", and of course cake. the only criteria being that it had to either cramp up the ovaries upon visual contact (not gender specific), or result in a full on face plant.
finally, i have been astounded by all of the talented and creative people who made things happen. and while there was no 'bridal party' there were many worthy of a baby blue taffeta number with bows and puffed sleeves.
(photography courtesy of burt reynolds).
6 comments:
Great wedding! Sorry we were double-booked on weddings that day...I didn't even get to try that glorious cake! :( You looked beautiful and it was such a fun and Disa-ish event! Best wishes and have fun on the honeymoon.
i'm just glad we all got to hang out for the bachelorette-fest on wednesday :) and bahram did wind up driving down on saturday; he got his boogie down, but no pirouettes.
Very nice pictures! The cake looks so yummy! And I love that last picture on the couch!
I just told my guy the song for your first dance and he said it was a good choice. Then he asked if either of us knew what our first dance song was. I was like, "Sure. It was whatever that song was you told him to play!" To which he responded, "So neither of us know what the song was for our first dance?" I'm pretty sure we could figure it out though. Or at least ask the band.
don't feel bad, we missed the start of the first dance. the band was on the porch and we were inside, and suddenly i heard "love is a burning thing, and it makes a fiery ring..." and that whole feeding each other a piece of cake thing; didn't happen. that thing was so good we just stuffed our own faces :)
love your photos in your gown, you are beautiful, and of course, funny!
i have one coming fall ... what did u use for the groom mother dance? we are still searching.
that is a cake for chocolate lovers!
no official 'anything' dance. "ring of fire" came up on my ipod and i knew it had to be (the burning sensation after a curry the night before). and considering our height differential trying to do anything choreographed or co-ordinated was just silly. ;)
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