September 25, 2010.
The question of the day: What's up with the bottle caps?
These bottle caps are our "adventure pins". In the movie UP!, the main character and his wife meet as children and start an adventure club. They use bottle cap pins as their badges of membership. The couple grows old together and have a life full of everyday adventures. Last year for Christmas, Michael made us our very own adventure pins to wear together as we grow old. We couldn't start our biggest adventure yet (marriage) without our pins.
I woke up the morning of the wedding calm, giddy, and in disbelief that the day had finally arrived. Still, I had an agenda and was ready to mark things off my list to get to the good stuff. Luckily, it went off without a (major) hitch.
The vendors started arriving with tables, chairs, fans, etc during our delicious breakfast by Pat and Sergio (the owners of the B&B) and we hit the ground running. Positioning tables, getting our hair done, setting up decorations, and having a mimosa or two with my Chick-fil-A before rushing to get made up and get to the chapel... it all kind of blurs together now. Somehow 6 hours passed in what felt like 2. Before I knew it, I was standing with my dad at the front of the aisle, waiting to see my almost husband.
I cried the whole way down the aisle. Blubbered is a more accurate description. I knew I would shed a few tears throughout the day. I didn't expect the whole chapel to be able to hear them. Haha. I like my uncle's description of the ceremony the best. "It was just joyful". My tears stopped after a few minutes, but neither of us could stop smiling the whole way through. In that moment, there was no anxiety, no questioning - just joy. Sorry for the cheese, but it's true.
The Reception:
After the obligatory pictures, we hopped in ol' Gary (my bright blue Dodge Dakota) and made our way to Sycamore Heights for the reception. After a slightly ill-timed first dance, we made our rounds, scrounged up some food, and sat down for the first time in hours. I've never appreciated a chair and a helpful catering manager more. It was so great to just hang out with our friends, eat amazing food and dessert, and dance like crazy people. By the time 8 o'clock rolled around, we didn't want to leave. Still, our rental time was up and the rain clouds were looming. With a 50% chance of rain, it stayed clear and beautiful until 5 minutes after we left for Galveston.
It was an amazing day. I want to relive it all over again. For now we're on to our next, even bigger adventure.
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