It's amazing how busy life has become. It's even taking me forever to get these posts done!
Ah well...here is part 2: Wedding Morning!
I was surprised that I managed to sleep at all the night before the wedding. I usually have a hard time falling asleep before any 'big' event, and our wedding was the biggest event in my little life! However, I did manage to get about five hours of sleep that night, which was a lot, in my opinion. I woke up about 5:00am with a million thoughts going through my head...do we have a cake knife, did we put 'reserved' on the reserved tables, would everyone really show up...
I laid in bed staring at my mom until she woke up, too. We chatted for a few minutes and I was already getting giddy. The girls had started their hair appointments at 8:00am. I frantically ran around my apartment trying to tie up loose ends, make sure the honeymoon stuff was packed, and get ready to go. I almost managed to leave the house without the tiara or veil, but I remembered them both at the last minute. leaving mom, harry, and cameron at home to finish getting ready and cleaning up, I called the girls, stopped to pick us all up some breakfast, and headed to the salon. Rene's hair was done and Shanna was working on Liz when I got there. Jenny was still at the apartment getting ready. They already looked so beautiful! I got weepy a couple times; the emotion of the day finally catching up with me. Part of it felt so surreal and part of it felt so long time in coming. I can honestly say I've never been so excited!
I sat down the in the chair and Shanna started curling my hair. We had done one run-through, so I knew kind of what it would look like, but as she started doing the curls, I felt a little transformation take place. With each curl, i felt more beautiful, more alive, and more like a bride. As she did the final curls and fitted the tiara into my hair, I just stared at myself. I knew Tim would love what he saw, because I loved it. She showed the girls where to fit the veil and we were off to the church. Doing our hair took a lot longer than i thought, so we were pushing it time-wise. The photographer would be there soon to start the pictures.
We went into the church and then into the bridal room. All the while I kept thinking to myself--I can't believe this day is finally here!
We unloaded all our stuff and set up shop in the bridal room. with the help of my bridesmaids, my hair and makeup looked perfect. we were told the photographer would be ready for us soon. We took our places, and the girls helped me into my dress. As Liz zipped me up, I turned and looked at myself. This was it. This was the moment.
I remember what everyone who saw me looked like when they laid eyes on Emily the bride. I felt so beautiful, so pure, and so ready. As I walked into the church to take the pictures with my family and the girls, i couldn't help but cry a little. The tears came, the joy came. I knew this was going to be the best day of my life.
Our photographer was simply amazing. he was fast, the pictures came out wonderful, and i think he did a great job of capturing every moment and feeling of the day.
After our pictures, we were ushered back into the bridal room. It wouldn't be long before the wedding would start!
11.26.2006
11.14.2006
Remembering...the Rehearsal & Dinner
It's time to start writing down some of my thoughts about the wedding & honeymoon before it gets too far away. I cannot believe I've been married for almost a month already! WOW! Time just keeps on flying, that's for sure :)
The day before the wedding...
...was the day we had set aside to decorate the church & reception hall. There were quite a few of us there, so I honestly didn't think it would take too long at all to do. I was a little wrong. It took A LOT longer than I thought, but it was all worth it. Tim's family helped with a lot of the decorations, and they knew what they were doing. Mom and I helped in the reception hall and then when Harry and Cameron got there, they did what they could to help out, too. When it was all said and done, the church looked beautiful and the reception site looked wonderful (and beautiful, too). We had just enough time between finishing up all the decorating and the start of the rehearsal to go home and clean up, which is what we did.
Everyone arrived at the church around 6pm for the rehearsal. I was overjoyed. The moment I've been thinking about and wondering about for so long was right before us. Tom, our senior minister, led the rehearsal. It went perfectly. We laughed through Tim's intro (the Monday Night Football theme song) and mom cried the first time we ran through the "who gives this woman to be married" part. Surprisingly, I wasn't nervous. I was just excited to be this close to being Tim's wife. I don't think Tim was too nervous, either. It was a tender moment between both of us.
After running through the order of events for the wedding twice, we got ready to go to the rehearsal dinner. I know a lot of dinners involve toasts, speeches, and all that stuff. We didn't do any of that. We prayed, ate, and just visited with each other. I gave my bridesmaids their wedding gifts and Tim gave his groomsmen theirs. We tried to give Tom his honorarium for doing the wedding, but he wouldn't take it, saying marrying us was marrying family. (Which, yes, made me cry).
Once people started leaving the rehearsal, my bridesmaids and I went back to my apartment. We sat up stairs and talked and laughed for awhile, then they went to Rene's to spend the night. I went to Tim's for a few moments just to say goodnight before the wedding. It was so sweet to think of that last moment as we stood in the apartment, knowing the next time we saw each other we would be vowing to spend our lives together, no matter what.
I will admit that I got teary a few times during the rehearsal. Just knowing that we were so close to this moment that we had been planning and preparing for for so long was such an overwhelming feeling.
And, looking at Tim, I felt such peace and joy knowing that he would be the one that I would spend my life with forever.
The day before the wedding...
...was the day we had set aside to decorate the church & reception hall. There were quite a few of us there, so I honestly didn't think it would take too long at all to do. I was a little wrong. It took A LOT longer than I thought, but it was all worth it. Tim's family helped with a lot of the decorations, and they knew what they were doing. Mom and I helped in the reception hall and then when Harry and Cameron got there, they did what they could to help out, too. When it was all said and done, the church looked beautiful and the reception site looked wonderful (and beautiful, too). We had just enough time between finishing up all the decorating and the start of the rehearsal to go home and clean up, which is what we did.
Everyone arrived at the church around 6pm for the rehearsal. I was overjoyed. The moment I've been thinking about and wondering about for so long was right before us. Tom, our senior minister, led the rehearsal. It went perfectly. We laughed through Tim's intro (the Monday Night Football theme song) and mom cried the first time we ran through the "who gives this woman to be married" part. Surprisingly, I wasn't nervous. I was just excited to be this close to being Tim's wife. I don't think Tim was too nervous, either. It was a tender moment between both of us.
After running through the order of events for the wedding twice, we got ready to go to the rehearsal dinner. I know a lot of dinners involve toasts, speeches, and all that stuff. We didn't do any of that. We prayed, ate, and just visited with each other. I gave my bridesmaids their wedding gifts and Tim gave his groomsmen theirs. We tried to give Tom his honorarium for doing the wedding, but he wouldn't take it, saying marrying us was marrying family. (Which, yes, made me cry).
Once people started leaving the rehearsal, my bridesmaids and I went back to my apartment. We sat up stairs and talked and laughed for awhile, then they went to Rene's to spend the night. I went to Tim's for a few moments just to say goodnight before the wedding. It was so sweet to think of that last moment as we stood in the apartment, knowing the next time we saw each other we would be vowing to spend our lives together, no matter what.
I will admit that I got teary a few times during the rehearsal. Just knowing that we were so close to this moment that we had been planning and preparing for for so long was such an overwhelming feeling.
And, looking at Tim, I felt such peace and joy knowing that he would be the one that I would spend my life with forever.
11.02.2006
The Uniqueness of Me
I stole this from Nicole's blog :)
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How fun! I like being pseudo-unique
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