7 posts tagged “wedding”
after my sister's wedding, we just walked down to my boyfriend's "fraternity" Cleo (it's technically a literary society, not a frat) and had the after party there! we had a massive dance party and it was the best party OF MY LIFE! i had most of my best friends and all my family there, what more could a girl ask for? i didn't get back to my hotel room until 5AM that night because i was the designated driver and made sure everyone got home safely. it was all worth it though because it was such a fantastic night and i am so thankful that we had a great place to continue the party! thanks again cleos!!!
my sister brianne got married to her girlfriend yami back on june 27th. it was simultaneously the most stressful and also the most joyful day i have EVER had! there was a lot of rushing around and making sure everything was ready for the wedding. i spent three days before the wedding baking and decorating cakes (along with taking a cake decorating class in march & april and preparing frosting flowers weeks ahead). i was so freaked out that i was going to ruin their wedding cake!! luckily everyone pitched it and i am sooo grateful to everyone that helped out! i thought my mom and me were going to have to singlehandedly put on this wedding and i am so relieved and also surprised at just how many people it took to put on this wedding!
it was supposed to thunderstorm that whole day so we were nervous about where we would hold the wedding. after setting up all the chairs, my cousin keith had the final word and said FUCK IT - we're having it outside! i kept joking that if God made it rain then it means He hates gay marriage. we could hear the thunder in the distance as they were married but it NEVER rained that entire day and night! so THERE - that means that God DOES love gay marriage!
their ceremony was so touching and so personal and i felt so honored to stand beside my sister and yami as they made their union together. it was the most beautiful wedding and it was THE best night of my life!
(thats will, scottie, brian - married to my cousin amy, jimmy & keith)
here's a clip from the wedding - everyone POURED onto the dance floor once the band started singing i kissed a girl!
...stay tuned for more pictures from the after party!!!
figured i should write a quick update on whats been going on in my life!
will and i are planning to move out to oakland at the end of august/beginning of september. we will have approximately $17,000 saved by then so i'm hoping that is a big enough cushion for us to get back on our feet. people have been saying it will take around six months to find a job in our fields so that should keep us going for at least six months unemployment. i'm hoping it doesn't take that long to find a job though...i have not been without a job since high school so it is an adventure that i am both really looking forward to but also dreading! i just don't like having that much uncertainity in my life.
the plan is to ship most of our things to oakland where they can stay in storage until we find our apartment. and then the other stuff will be coming with us when we drive across america! we are stopping in d.c. for a couple days to visit will's mom and then going to west virginia to visit will's dad. we will probably drive through the dakotas but i am hoping to stop in oklahoma to maybe visit my cousin and his wife. we really don't have a set plan yet - it's really all up in the air at this point!
in other news, my eldest sister brianne is getting married to her girlfriend in six days! my mom and i are making her wedding cake so i have been up to my elbows in frosting these past few weeks. i am looking forward to seeing my family and friends but i am NOT looking forward to actually making these cakes! my mom is insisting on baking them from scratch but i fear that they will not rise or break apart and we might have to just buy a bunch of cake mixes! luckily will's mom (who is a caterer) is coming up on friday so she will thankfully be able to help us out with the preparation. other then that, i am just praying that it doesn't rain on saturday!
i am mostly looking forward to seeing my aunt sherri and my cousins jenny and kathleen who live in seattle. i have not seen them since i was in 8th grade - that was almost 13 years ago!!! we keep in touch on myspace but it will be so much better to see them in person. and of course, i am SOOOO excited that my best friend sal is coming up from florida for the wedding. he has not been back to connecticut since he moved almost six years ago. he is doing everyone's hair for the wedding and i know we are all gonna look fantastic after he's finished with us!
the only thing that i am truly worried about though is my health! i have had a nasty cough for the past two weeks that doesn't seem to be getting any better. i'm going to see the doctor's this afternoon and i am PRAYING that they give me some actual drugs instead of telling me to "treat the symptons" with cough drops and sudafed. i don't want to be wheezing through the ceremony or on the dance floor!
hope all you voxers are doing well and loving life!
britney's brother, bryan, got married last week on new years eve to graciella sanchez, jamie lynn spear's manager. they got married in new orleans and britney and her boys were there to celebrate their nuptials. these photos were just posted to britney's website.
you can check out more pictures here!
this is what imogen had to say about it, "Guy and I did the song for Britney about a year ago. I didn't meet her, but Guy asked me into the studio to throw down some ideas as she was coming in a couple of days after to do the song Everytime with him. Her record company wanted a couple of others too. Guy did end up using quite a lot of my vocals!"
turn up your speakers for this jam!
a couple weeks ago, one of my oldest & dearest friends got married to her longtime boyfriend. this was a big deal for two reasons. (1) they have been dating since 10th grade in high school, which means they have been together for a little over ten years!!!! and (2) lynda is the first of my friends to get married!
it was a gorgeous day for a wedding. the sun was shining and not a drop of rain fell to the ground. the ceremony at the church was beautiful (i kind of kept it together - only cried a handful of times) and the reception was tons of fun. it was an outdoor wedding held at the lyman orchard golf course in middlefield, connecticut. the full moon came out to glow on lynda & ryan's union!
lynda is one of my favorite people on this earth and i'm so happy that she found someone that compliments her perfectly. i know that they will have a happy marriage because they have been partners to each other for so long already. i also hope that they will start having babies soon (wink wink nudge nudge)!
Show us a good time.
