Better Late than Never

I have been meaning to post something for awhile now. Almost 2 months in fact. Shae already posted the basics of the matter – that Don and I got married (and she included some very nice pictures). Overall things went very well that day. My dress turned out nicely. The dress originally had these long puffed sleeves that were very warm so I had them shortened to cap sleeves to be more comfortable in July (not to mention it looked much nicer that way…in retrospect I should’ve gotten a picture of before the sleeves got altered to show the difference). My goddaughter who was the flower girl walked down the aisle with my youngest sister and the ring bearer (one of Don’s godsons). I’m told they got an “aww” when they went down the aisle, but I was in the back and couldn’t really see the reaction at the time. It was a happy day. I have been kidded a little because every picture of me has me smiling.

We were blessed to have help from so many different people. As Shae already mentioned, she was my hair and makeup artist. She did a super job. We had to get over to the church early and they let us use one of the meeting rooms to get ready. It was peaceful – well, peaceful for me at least, I just had to sit there. Our expert photographer took pictures of the hair and makeup process. Then we kicked him out and he went to the church to take some shots of the men only before the wedding ceremony.

We had a child-friendly day, meaning that all my cousins’ children (and the children of our friends) were invited. It was neat to see the corner of children dancing at the reception. Some didn’t want to leave at the end of the night.

I could ramble some more about the day, but I think I’ll end this for now. Next post: Quebec.