Hey guys! Here I am, almost 3 weeks post-wedding, and I'm back to update
The day before the wedding was HECTIC. My bridesmaids and I went for a manicure and pedicure which was the absolute best part of the day lol. We got back to the hotel just before having to leave for the rehearsal, and DH's family was in there running the whole show on decorating, and it was just not what I had wanted, but I let it go because I didn't have time to do it.
His family was almost 20 minutes late for the rehearsal, so we went a little over our time limit and rushed through it. After that, DH and his groomsmen needed to pick something up (I never really asked what!) and had to pick up a girlfriend from the other end of the city.
I barely enough time to change before running to the rehearsal dinner. When we got there, it was HOT. Apparently, the air conditioner broke in the restaurant! But the food was amazing and everyone had a great time. Unfortunately, the groomsmen thought this was an opportunity for another bachelor night, so they told me they're stealing Scott for the rest of the night and invited all their friends out to the bar for the night, and promised they'd have him at the altar in one piece
We still had SO MUCH to do that night, and I had counted on him (and his groomsmen) to help decorate.
I got back to the hotel, and our ballroom door was wide open and the lights were all on and there were random people walking around the room - DH's family did not close the door or ask for it to be locked or anything when they left for the rehearsal. I sat in there all by myself and did some more decorating. Things were falling apart, I needed help, and DH's friends took his phone away so he couldn't communicate with me. My parents were visiting family at my grandma's house and my bridesmaids were busy with their families, and I felt so lonely and upset
I called my mom and she made my dad drive to the hotel so he could watch a football game in my hotel room instead of at my grandma's house so I wouldn't be sitting there alone the night before my wedding. Then they were fighting with each other and it was just an awful evening for me. Finally I texted my matron of honor and she came to my room with a beer and my parents left and we had a good talk!
By this time I was exhausted. I luckily had no problems falling asleep that night!
In the morning, our limo was late picking us up. I called DH to ask what time it was supposed to be there (he arranged it) and he sounded very groggy and almost seemed upset with me. He was just very short with his words and didn't even say good-bye, just hung up on me after saying "call the company and figure it out". So the day had to get better right?
We finally got to the salon, and my hair and makeup turned out BEAUTIFULLY! One bridesmaid did not like her hair (and said on the way in that she ddn't even want it done and would rather just do it herself) and then she also HATED her makeup. My other bridesmaid and I told her she looked beautiful and to please not touch a thing. I paid for it all and it was over $100 each for hair and makeup. When she came to my room to get ready later though, she had completely redone her hair and makeup. Oh well.
Now for my dress... I didn't have time to try it on when I picked it up on Friday. I had a beaded belt added under the bust. When I took it out of the bag in my hotel room, they did NOT finish the ends! They were supposed to pull the satin belt around and cut it off at the edge of the lace-up back and sew it on each side, so it looks like it's a part of the dress. But nope, the full ends were hanging from the sides of the dress, and they are so long they extended at least a few feet past the end of my train!!!!!!! My MOH was a life-saver and had brought some fabric tape. In the morning, she angled the ends down and tucked them under the skirt at the base of the lace-up back. People were commenting on how unique and pretty the back detail was. I said it was a mistake lol. It turned out nicely though!
Finally, we got to the church and the day was easy from there
DH cried as I walked down the aisle. He was on the verge of tears during vows, and I was so nervous during mine that I started giggling instead
I hope I didn't look too insensitive. I just did not want to cry, and laughing was the opposite!
We all left in the limo for pictures and had the best time of the whole day! I am so excited to see how they all turn out
The bridal party was an absolute blast and the photographer was down for anything and we came up with a lot of fun ideas
We got to the reception ballroom and the music was not ready for our grand entrance - oh well. The supper was SO good. The speeches were great! The MC's were SO funny, and my bridesmaids had told them some funny/embarassing stories about us, but they made people laugh.
My brother did a slide-show and it was really awesome
After pictures of me growing up, and Scott growing up, all of a sudden the music changed to AC/DC's Hell's Bells and a few pictures slid onto the screen... Back story: Do you guys know tequila poppers??? We took a family trip to Mexico a few years ago and my whole family did them... they put a tequila shot in your mouth and then shake you up lol... anyways they all took silly face pictures after doing them... so the first picture was my dad, looking totally dazed... then my mom with wide eyes, then my brother all red in the face and squinty.... then the screen went blank and there came the picture of Scott, one eye big, one eye small, face totally screwed up, and a caption saying how he is a "True Taylor" (my maiden name) Oh my gosh you guys, I was laughing so hard there were tears literally streaming down my face!!!!! The whole crowd was laughing so hard!!!
Then of course, we danced the night away
We stayed until the very very end because we just didn't want it to end yet!
Two days later, we jetted off to Italy and completely relaxed for a week. We had planned to do all of these excursions and day trips, and we didn't do any lol! We swam in the pool, swam in the sea, sunbathed on our balcony, and ate delicious food. It was great!!!
Now I'm just finishing up my first week back at work. The real world sucks lol. I know there's still heaps to do before we're back to "normal". I still have to go through all the hoops of legally changing my name, and we have to get through all the gifts, and write thank-you's when we get our pictures back. For now, I'm just taking a little breather