Wedding

The First Look

August 16, 2011

Once I was dressed, it was time to see the Horse Whisperer for the first time. We’d also scheduled time to take our bridal party shots before the ceremony. I was anxious to get moving, and couldn’t wait to see H-Dubs. There was just one problem. Friends, it was pouring rain. As we waited, I [...]

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Dressing the part

August 12, 2011

I loved my dress. It was the fourth dress I tried on, and I bought a sample online. This dress was pure magic. There’s not much more to say about getting dressed on the day of my wedding, so let’s just look at pretty pictures, shall we? I can’t believe I haven’t even gotten to [...]

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Putting on my face

August 9, 2011

continued from here After taking a good 20 minutes to ogle my bouquet, I realized that we were about to enter crunch time, and I had yet to put on a spot of makeup. I had elected to do my own makeup – good enough for Kate Middleton, good enough for me – which meant [...]

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Flowers

August 8, 2011

continued from here Standing in the doorway were two ladies, their arms full of the most beautiful flowers in all the land. photo by Mary So, it’s no secret that I have a thing for flowers. Visit my flickr stream, and that becomes abundantly clear in about two pages of views. I love flowers. I also [...]

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Getting ready, part one

August 8, 2011

continued from here From the Farmer’s Market, Mary and I went to get my hair done. Sidebar: the wedding was the second time in my life that I had my hair professionally styled for an event. The first was my senior prom, and the hair was… large. So large, in fact, that I got into my [...]

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