"I Do" Good
* The weather was perfectly beautiful with bright blue skies and golden autumn light.
* Kim looked magnificent. I've never seen her quite so radiant - and when we first got her dress on, and I took it all in, I couldn't help but cry to see her looking that regal.
* I did not lose Kim's engagement ring while wearing it for the duration of the ceremony, nor drop Ben's wedding band into the nearby lake on accident.
* The dinner music included selections from William Shatner, Ethel Merman and The Beatles - only Kim Shable (Oja!).
* Kim's mom put us all to shame on the dance floor during "Gold Digger." And that, my friends, is to be applauded.
* Kim handled snafus - like the accidental dumping of a cup of a coffee on her veil at the salon - with unbelievable aplomb.
* Managed to arrange an all Wilmywood photo - sans Penelope, HAT, and Daren. We missed you!
* I had the best up-do ever - Samantha, you rock.
"I Do" Not-So-Good
* I discovered at the rehearsal dinner that my best friend is also left-handed. How in the name of heaven did I miss this fact all these years? I am admittedly obsessed with other left handers, and I didn't know Kim is one? I cannot believe this. I demand a recount.
* After the rehearsal dinner, we all went back to the Shables for a campfire. I, after my 4 a.m. wake up call, fell asleep by the fire in a lawn chair. Like a bum.
* I was attacked by a bee during the ceremony. No, really. It approached, and I tried gently to wave it away. But it pursued me relentlessly until I was flailing arms and doing a little hop from foot to foot to get away from it. I imagine, for the crowd, it was mildly entertaining.
* I did not have time for even one "nerve-softening" drink before offering my toast - behind a very poignant and touching tribute from the best man. Out-toasted, I was.
* The woman in charge at the event site scared the bejeezes out of all of us - both with her demeanor and her aggressive blush.
* I was forced to do the Chicken Dance against my better judgment and the preservation of my dignity. Many, many thanks to Jenn, who was friend enough to not allow me to suffer alone.
"I Do" Tears
* First moment in wedding dress
* Exchange of vows
* First dance
* Goodbye
Monday, October 08, 2007
"I Do" Review
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4 cat calls:
spilled coffee? veil? eeek!!
and a wayward evil bee??
toasts are difficult, i think some people just have a knack for them. although at the last wedding i attended, the bride's father went on for 20 minutes, no exaggeration... it was a bit much.
overall though, it sounds like it was such a good time!
Can we please do it again (sans Chicken Dance)? :)
i was tres interested in the chicken dance pictures! did u really do the chicken dance? that's fantastic!
I really did the Chicken Dance, HAT. And if you'd have been there, I would have dragged you out too. There are pictures of the dance although, thankfully, I am not in any of them!
Yes, Jenn. Let's do it all over again.
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