Saturday, October 21
WEDDING DAY!!!!!
We really never even imagined this day would come. When we got engaged, we set the day so far in the future that it was hard to believe it would ever be real. Well, it was here, and real.
We started things early in the morning, meeting the rental company at Bowman field to get the chairs set-up. There was a slight complication with the lattice we requested, and we sat around waiting for that to be fixed for quite a while. But once it was done, everything looked wonderful. It was starting to look more and more real.
After that, Medina went off to get her hair and makeup done, and I went to the FOP to tie-up a few loose ends. We didn’t have much to do, but it was good to check on everything to make sure it was right. We wouldn’t see it again until after the ceremony.
The next stop for me was home, to get dressed. Now it is real. It is very, very real. I kept waiting for the anxiety or nervousness to hit me, and I thought that it would definitely be there when I was getting dressed. Strangely enough, it wasn’t. I dressed, gathered the last few things to take to Bowman field, and put our overnight bags in the Element.
When I got to Bowman Field, the first person I saw was Mike B. He already had the camera rolling. I headed in and did a bunch of standing, waiting and greeting. One of the many things I was looking forward to about this day was getting to see so many people all at once. I got to see a lot of people before the ceremony, and the hour or two before the ceremony flew by.
The quick passage of time was a recurring theme that evening. It seemed like five minutes passed between the time I left the house, dressed in my tux, an the time I walked out into the atrium of the terminal building and saw Medina walk down the aisle. She was absolutely breathtaking. The ceremony was done in a flash. I think Sharon timed it at 17 minutes. I cannot personally account for any of those but three.
I really enjoyed standing outside after the ceremony and saying hello to everyone. Like I said, seeing everyone was one of the best parts of this whole deal. We headed back in and took 178543 pictures. My teeth dried out completely.
As I crammed Medina and her dress into the car, a woman who seemed to be slightly drunk came up and gushed over how beautiful Medina was, and how lucky I was to have married the most beautiful bride, EVER! I didn’t disagree with her point, but she needs to work on her delivery.
On the way to the reception, our photographer Kendra called to tell us she was stuck in a traffic jam, having taken the wrong interstate! Luckily, she made it before too long. But as she was out on I-64 somewhere, we made our entrance to the reception. It was a blur of handshakes, flashbulbs, hugs and congratulations until we were able to sit, eat, and catch our breath.
We enlisted my aunt Mary to cut the cake for us, and managed not to cram the cake down each other’s throats before toasting and having our first dance. Again, everything was moving so quickly and there was so much happening, that it all seems a blur looking back at it. We had a great time dancing and visiting with everyone. We had such a good time in fact, that we closed the place down. We were the last to leave.
Instead of just heading home after all of that, we pampered ourselves a bit and headed to the Brown Hotel. They parked our car for us, took our bags up to the room, and had chocolate covered strawberries and champagne waiting for us. It was very fancy indeed. We enjoyed it very much and then crashed very hard and slept like rocks.
A nice breakfast in the morning, and then we were home to pack and clean the house. We were to leave for Ireland on Monday afternoon, so we didn’t have much time to rest.
WEDDING DAY!!!!!
We really never even imagined this day would come. When we got engaged, we set the day so far in the future that it was hard to believe it would ever be real. Well, it was here, and real.
We started things early in the morning, meeting the rental company at Bowman field to get the chairs set-up. There was a slight complication with the lattice we requested, and we sat around waiting for that to be fixed for quite a while. But once it was done, everything looked wonderful. It was starting to look more and more real.
After that, Medina went off to get her hair and makeup done, and I went to the FOP to tie-up a few loose ends. We didn’t have much to do, but it was good to check on everything to make sure it was right. We wouldn’t see it again until after the ceremony.
The next stop for me was home, to get dressed. Now it is real. It is very, very real. I kept waiting for the anxiety or nervousness to hit me, and I thought that it would definitely be there when I was getting dressed. Strangely enough, it wasn’t. I dressed, gathered the last few things to take to Bowman field, and put our overnight bags in the Element.
When I got to Bowman Field, the first person I saw was Mike B. He already had the camera rolling. I headed in and did a bunch of standing, waiting and greeting. One of the many things I was looking forward to about this day was getting to see so many people all at once. I got to see a lot of people before the ceremony, and the hour or two before the ceremony flew by.
The quick passage of time was a recurring theme that evening. It seemed like five minutes passed between the time I left the house, dressed in my tux, an the time I walked out into the atrium of the terminal building and saw Medina walk down the aisle. She was absolutely breathtaking. The ceremony was done in a flash. I think Sharon timed it at 17 minutes. I cannot personally account for any of those but three.
I really enjoyed standing outside after the ceremony and saying hello to everyone. Like I said, seeing everyone was one of the best parts of this whole deal. We headed back in and took 178543 pictures. My teeth dried out completely.
As I crammed Medina and her dress into the car, a woman who seemed to be slightly drunk came up and gushed over how beautiful Medina was, and how lucky I was to have married the most beautiful bride, EVER! I didn’t disagree with her point, but she needs to work on her delivery.
On the way to the reception, our photographer Kendra called to tell us she was stuck in a traffic jam, having taken the wrong interstate! Luckily, she made it before too long. But as she was out on I-64 somewhere, we made our entrance to the reception. It was a blur of handshakes, flashbulbs, hugs and congratulations until we were able to sit, eat, and catch our breath.
We enlisted my aunt Mary to cut the cake for us, and managed not to cram the cake down each other’s throats before toasting and having our first dance. Again, everything was moving so quickly and there was so much happening, that it all seems a blur looking back at it. We had a great time dancing and visiting with everyone. We had such a good time in fact, that we closed the place down. We were the last to leave.
Instead of just heading home after all of that, we pampered ourselves a bit and headed to the Brown Hotel. They parked our car for us, took our bags up to the room, and had chocolate covered strawberries and champagne waiting for us. It was very fancy indeed. We enjoyed it very much and then crashed very hard and slept like rocks.
A nice breakfast in the morning, and then we were home to pack and clean the house. We were to leave for Ireland on Monday afternoon, so we didn’t have much time to rest.
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