Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wedding Pics
OK...if you would like to see our wedding photos...here you go www.denver.instaproofs.com. We have a ton more....particulary of our guests....but this will give you the basics. Enjoy!
Alligator tears
Every Morning this week I have had to do my make up twice because without fail the Today Show does a story on the passing of Tim Russert right after I put on my makeup . I just HEAR his son Luke's voice start to talk about this Dad....and alligator tears are streaming down my face. Same thing today....need to go wash my face and start over. I am so touched by the love this man gave to everyone he met...truly inspiring.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
WEDDING DAY
7:00 am
Much to the chagrin of Todd, I woke up at 7 am. "IT'S OUR WEDDING DAY" WEEEEEE! I am a total dork. I put on my veil and danced around the house. Todd laughs at me. Kisses my forehead....goes back to sleep. I decide I must surf the Internet.
9:00 am
Weeks ago, Todd and I decided to instead of giving each other wedding gifts...that we would exchange cards and do something special together on the honeymoon....like go to the spa. The card that Todd gave me dwarfed my card by 10-fold. It was so perfect.....amazing! I have no idea where he found a card that perfect....he rocks the casba.
11:00 am
Cherill came to pick me up to go to the salon for manicures and pedicures. I gave all of my bridesmaids and my mom pedis and manis as a gift. We went to Salon at Hair Technology in Westminster. Bliss. Cherill brought snacks and vodka lemonade drinks. Extra blissy.
We spent the day at the salon (I will post pictures later).
4:00 pm
I got my hair done.
4:45 pm
After the hair was done and the veil as on.....we headed to the wedding venue.
5:15 pm
We got to the venue to see my parents unloading the boxes of stuff we had given them. Guest favors. My dress. Guest book & pen. Unity Sand.. You know...the goods. The cake company (Child's Bakery was bringing OUT a cake that they had set up for us. It was the WRONG cake....and way ugly if I may say so myself. Lucky for us...they had the right cake in the van. Whew.
At 5:30 pm....make up starts.....and the steady stream of people with 500 questions begins. "Hi, I don't mean to bother you Emily, but we have guests here.... can we open the bar?" (HELL AND YES YOU CAN) "Hi, Emily, I don't mean to bother you, but we can't find the Unity Sand, what should we do?" FIND IT. IF NOT, TAKE IT OUT OF THE CEREMONY. "Hi Emily, I am so sorry to bother you, we have tested all of the music and all is fine." COOL THANKS. "Hi Emily, sorry to bother you, since we have guests here, should we start playing music?" YES PLEASE, PLEASE PLAY THE CD I GAVE YOU." "Hi Emily, we found the Unity Sand, do you still want it in the ceremony?" YES PLEASE.....THANK YOU. A myriad of questions much like this continued until I stopped them and asked them to find Todd....he is the master of ceremonies now. And....he handled the deal like a champ.
6:00 pm
My mom is helping me into my dress.
6:20 pm
Laughing, clinking champagne glasses with my mom and bridesmaids
6:25 pm
Bridesmaids & my mom are called out to stage
6:26 pm
I am standing in the bride's room....all...alone. I fix my veil. I start pacing.
6:30 pm
I hear the processional music start (Jesu, The Joy of a Man's Desiring). I grab my cell phone and call my Grandma A (who couldn't be at the wedding because of a back injury) and call her. I tell her that I am about to walk down the aisle to marry Todd.....she cries....so much I can barely understand her.
6:35 pm
Wedding coordinator tells me...."It's time!" I grab my bouquet and head to the hallway. My dad is standing there waiting for me...looking fab in his tux. I grab his arm. Smile up at him. Try not to cry. He gives me a squeeze. Tells me I look beautiful. He starts to walk. I stop him. We pause. Wait for the music to change to the bride's processional music (Canon in D). We start down the aisle. My dress had a crazy long train. Our wedding coordinator's assistant is trying to move my train and steps on it. RIIIIPPPPP. Loud noise. Huge tearing noise. My dad says, "Oh (insert bad word here). As I am about to walk down the aisle.....my dress rips. Coordinator freaks!!!!! I say..."No big deal....but is my ass hanging out the back of the dress?" She tells me no. We continue down the aisle....laughing. The pictures are great. (I will post them later)
The rest of the wedding happened. All the usual stuff.
Finally I ask...."what time is it?" It felt like it was 8:30 pm. It was 10:15 pm. Holy crap. How did the whole day go by so fast?
11:00 pm
Town car arrives to drive us to The Jet hotel in downtown. We had the honeymoon suite....what a fabulous place.
.....the rest is history.....
Much to the chagrin of Todd, I woke up at 7 am. "IT'S OUR WEDDING DAY" WEEEEEE! I am a total dork. I put on my veil and danced around the house. Todd laughs at me. Kisses my forehead....goes back to sleep. I decide I must surf the Internet.
9:00 am
Weeks ago, Todd and I decided to instead of giving each other wedding gifts...that we would exchange cards and do something special together on the honeymoon....like go to the spa. The card that Todd gave me dwarfed my card by 10-fold. It was so perfect.....amazing! I have no idea where he found a card that perfect....he rocks the casba.
11:00 am
Cherill came to pick me up to go to the salon for manicures and pedicures. I gave all of my bridesmaids and my mom pedis and manis as a gift. We went to Salon at Hair Technology in Westminster. Bliss. Cherill brought snacks and vodka lemonade drinks. Extra blissy.
We spent the day at the salon (I will post pictures later).
4:00 pm
I got my hair done.
4:45 pm
After the hair was done and the veil as on.....we headed to the wedding venue.
5:15 pm
We got to the venue to see my parents unloading the boxes of stuff we had given them. Guest favors. My dress. Guest book & pen. Unity Sand.. You know...the goods. The cake company (Child's Bakery was bringing OUT a cake that they had set up for us. It was the WRONG cake....and way ugly if I may say so myself. Lucky for us...they had the right cake in the van. Whew.
At 5:30 pm....make up starts.....and the steady stream of people with 500 questions begins. "Hi, I don't mean to bother you Emily, but we have guests here.... can we open the bar?" (HELL AND YES YOU CAN) "Hi, Emily, I don't mean to bother you, but we can't find the Unity Sand, what should we do?" FIND IT. IF NOT, TAKE IT OUT OF THE CEREMONY. "Hi Emily, I am so sorry to bother you, we have tested all of the music and all is fine." COOL THANKS. "Hi Emily, sorry to bother you, since we have guests here, should we start playing music?" YES PLEASE, PLEASE PLAY THE CD I GAVE YOU." "Hi Emily, we found the Unity Sand, do you still want it in the ceremony?" YES PLEASE.....THANK YOU. A myriad of questions much like this continued until I stopped them and asked them to find Todd....he is the master of ceremonies now. And....he handled the deal like a champ.
6:00 pm
My mom is helping me into my dress.
6:20 pm
Laughing, clinking champagne glasses with my mom and bridesmaids
6:25 pm
Bridesmaids & my mom are called out to stage
6:26 pm
I am standing in the bride's room....all...alone. I fix my veil. I start pacing.
6:30 pm
I hear the processional music start (Jesu, The Joy of a Man's Desiring). I grab my cell phone and call my Grandma A (who couldn't be at the wedding because of a back injury) and call her. I tell her that I am about to walk down the aisle to marry Todd.....she cries....so much I can barely understand her.
6:35 pm
Wedding coordinator tells me...."It's time!" I grab my bouquet and head to the hallway. My dad is standing there waiting for me...looking fab in his tux. I grab his arm. Smile up at him. Try not to cry. He gives me a squeeze. Tells me I look beautiful. He starts to walk. I stop him. We pause. Wait for the music to change to the bride's processional music (Canon in D). We start down the aisle. My dress had a crazy long train. Our wedding coordinator's assistant is trying to move my train and steps on it. RIIIIPPPPP. Loud noise. Huge tearing noise. My dad says, "Oh (insert bad word here). As I am about to walk down the aisle.....my dress rips. Coordinator freaks!!!!! I say..."No big deal....but is my ass hanging out the back of the dress?" She tells me no. We continue down the aisle....laughing. The pictures are great. (I will post them later)
The rest of the wedding happened. All the usual stuff.
Finally I ask...."what time is it?" It felt like it was 8:30 pm. It was 10:15 pm. Holy crap. How did the whole day go by so fast?
11:00 pm
Town car arrives to drive us to The Jet hotel in downtown. We had the honeymoon suite....what a fabulous place.
.....the rest is history.....
Friday, May 30th - Day before the WEDDING
I got up at 7 am. Ok. I am on vacation for 2 weeks and I keep getting up earlier than I would for work. I squeal "It's the day of our rehearsal dinner! Weeeeee!" Todd laughs at me. Busy work. Pace. Pace. Pace around the house. Vacuum. Vacuum. Keeping busy. Finally..... I hop in the shower. Shave. Head to Zuri Spa in Cherry Creek for a Pumpkin Skin Treatment. Oh my GOD! I loved this treatment. Basically they exfoliate your whole body then paste a pumpkin treatment on your body and wrap you in foil....then you take a hot shower....and she puts lotion all over your body. My skin was so soft and wonderful....it was amazing. She put some on my face and gave me a facial.....my skin was super smooth. I am 100% addicted to this deal at Zuri.
The rehearsal dinner is a blur. We were late. Sweet. (Thanks Todd....kiss) So many people. So many hugs. So many pictures. I didn't have enough to eat. People kept putting cocktails in my hand. Poof. The night was over and Todd and I were in the car driving home.....shaking our heads....wow...it's already over. I wore this fabulous dress. Strapless party dress. White. Tool material over the top with black roses embroidered on the tool. Gorgeous. Fabulous shoes. I wore a party dress to a pizza party...but it was our party....and I wore what I wanted to. FUN!
The rehearsal dinner is a blur. We were late. Sweet. (Thanks Todd....kiss) So many people. So many hugs. So many pictures. I didn't have enough to eat. People kept putting cocktails in my hand. Poof. The night was over and Todd and I were in the car driving home.....shaking our heads....wow...it's already over. I wore this fabulous dress. Strapless party dress. White. Tool material over the top with black roses embroidered on the tool. Gorgeous. Fabulous shoes. I wore a party dress to a pizza party...but it was our party....and I wore what I wanted to. FUN!
Dear Diary,
I am going to post a day by day recap of the days before the wedding, the wedding & the honeymoon....for me. I want to be able to remember as much as possible. These posts are for me...but you may read along if you wish.
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