It's all over!!!
Everyone mostly got in on Thursday and on Thursday afternoon we went to
the Miller Brewery tour with my dad, stepmom, bridesmaid Kristen, her
boyfriend and her mom, Nick, Me, my aunt Lori and her boyfriend Doug
and my brother and his girlfriend, Kelly. After that, we went to my
favorite
restaurant, Mo's Irish Pub in Wauwatosa. We came back to Nick and I's
house and everyone hang out for a bit, then left, then finally at
around 10:30
Erika and Rachel got here from the airport. We drank a bit and then
went to a Mexican restaurant around 12:00am and I had some nachos, then
we came
home and went to bed.
In the morning on Friday we woke up and Nick started printing the
programs finally. I went to get a manicure, then stopped and got cards
for our
parents and a few more gifts from my flowergirls. We came home and I
threw together a pasta salad for that night at the rehearsal dinner bbq
and then
we packed up the car and headed to the reception site to drop stuff off
and see how it was going. It was messy in there so I was a little
worried to
be honest!
We left there and went to the church, well, tried to get to the church
but like every road was closed! Finally we figured out how to get to it
and we
went in and had the wedding rehearsal. Our moms were crying their eyes
out but I was still cool as a cucumber and I think I wasn't really
taking it
all that seriously!
When all that was over, they all headed to the park where the Rehearsal
BBQ was being held and Nick and I ran home to go get all the food and
stuff
for it. We finally got there and everyone was waiting (im)patiently for
the booze and food 
We had a really good time and ate lots of yummy food that me, my mom, and Nick's mom slaved over
When we left there, me, Nick, Damian, Adam, Jason, Erika and Rachel all
came back to Nick and I's house and then we had a brilliant idea to go
to the
bar across the street. We girls stayed until about 11:15 and then
headed to the hotel to check into the whirlpool suite. The guys ended
up staying out
until like 1:30AM! They were supposed to golf in the morning but ended
up not going because of staying out so late, I think.
I woke up yesterday morning at about 7:30AM and immediately thought
about how much I'd like to go back to sleep, but I knew I was too
excited to even
try, so I got up at the hotel, showered, and headed out to go pick up
one of my bridesmaids to get our hair done. I got on the highway at
about 8:30AM
and the traffic was HORRENDOUS! I went about 4 miles in 45 minutes so I
was super irritated. Finally got to Kristen's hotel and we booked it
down to
the salon. Kelly, my hairdresser started working on me almost
immediately and I didn't leave until 11:45AM even though our limo was
supposed to leave
from my mom's at 12:15! I made it just in time to fix up my makeup and
eat some Subway, hop on the limo with my family and head to the church.
And
guess what? I didn't forget anything!
We got there and our photographers were waiting for me to step out of
the limo. I gave them both a hug (we are friends now and I'll be
working with
them after the honeymoon) and we went in so I could get my dress on. By
this time it was 1:30 and I was supposed to meet Nick out back for
private
pictures at 2:00, but then the church's wedding coordinator asked if we
could move it to 1:45, so I was rushing!!
Meeting him out back was such a good idea and so overwhelming. He
looked great and he almost started crying when he saw me. We were so
giddy and happy
and we got some great pictures by the lake. After about 15 minutes we
went our separate ways again and waited for the ceremony to start at
3:00.
The Ceremony was beautiful. There weren't as many people there as I'd
have liked there to be but that's ok, it wasn't about them it was about
us!
I refrained from crying almost the whole time, until we were
putting our rings on each other's fingers. At that point, I totally
lost it and was
practically sobbing and laughing from joy up on the Alter. The entire
church started crying when I started crying. It was so overwhelming.
Fast forward, we're married, and us and the wedding party is getting in
our KICK ASS Limo Bus to go to the recception. The thing was hooked up!
Tons
of subs and a great soundsystem. A huge LCD TV in the back, and we had
a cooler full of beer and champagne. We had so much fun that I didn't
want to
leave once we got to the reception.
When we got there, we quickly ran in and dropped our stuff off at the
head table, and I was completely blown away at how gorgeous it was
inside. It
was amazing!!! All of my months of planning really paid off. Our
flowers were amazing and the centerpieces were amazing. The venue was
gorgeous! I
can't want to show pictures!
We went out on the golf course in carts by 2s and took pictures with
the wedding party. We came back in and cut our cake, ate, and our
parents and
best man and my maid of honor and best friend gave speeches.
They all made me cry. Especially my dad's. At one point he goes "Now I
want to talk to the ladies in here. I want you to realize that Nick is
a
married man and those of you who once may have had keys to his house
should return them now". I had no idea what he meant but all the sudden
about 20
women from all over the room got up and dropped a key off to me. I was
laughing so hard!!!!! He was hilarious! good planning! Then at the end
of his
speech he told me he'll always be there for me and I completely started
crying.
So we ate, visited tables, started the Grand March and all of the
dancing, and holy cow, let me tell you, when you have a wedding, you do
not really
get to take part in it! We were so busy being dragged this way and that
to have pictures taken... plus I felt like a celebrity, EVERYONE wanted
their
picture taken with me! All the sudden it was 11:00 and half of the
people were gone and I could finally enjoy a beer. or two or three
At midnight we had our last dance and then the wedding party that was
leftover and their dates and Nick and I all climbed back into the limo
bus and
went to a bar. Which was funny and cool. I got a lot of congrats!'s and
a free beer
I fell alseep on the way back to the hotel from the bar and I was
really starting to feel sick (I forgot to mention that I had woken up
in the morning
with a sore throat that progressively got worse throughout the day but
didn't ruin my day!) I know I have a bad sinus infection now but I
don't
care....
That was the best day of our lives! So far!
And there was ZERO drama!
but one thing I was majorly disappointed is that we had a table that
was supposed to have 9 people on it and only 4 showed up. It looked
stupid and
these 5 people who didn't show up didn't even tell us they weren't
coming so we paid $150 dollars in wasted food to not feed those 5
people. 
Other than that there were only about 2 other people who didn't show so it
wasn't too bad. But still. sucks.
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