The Wedding Day.

As promised... A more detailed account of the day.





It started very early with a trip to my hair guru. Debra at La de da le Salon in Oakwood is amazing. She is very good at hair and let me tell you, those head messages that she gives when she is washing your hair. You feel as though all your cares are being washed down the drain along with the hair shampoo. my hair was gorgous. It was the perfect look and I felt like a princess for the day. Then it was rush rush to the church.





In the church, I got a little bit of time to breath and get some food in me. It was great just getting to hang with the ladies of the family. Then my amazing photographers arrived after shooting my hubby and friends. Then suddenly it was hurry, hurry time again. make sure that everything looks right and nothing is out of place. Now we were so busy the week leading up to the wedding, I didn't pick out my jewelry til that day. Each piece was special. I had my grandmother Duffy pearls around my neck and my Nana's pearl earrings in my ears. I was blessed to be able to wear my Grandmother Duffy's engagement ring while on my flowers we pinned my Grandfather Dundon's wedding band. Then it was time to take pictures and can we talk about how weird it is to have someone snapping pictures of you all day. But you know that I also secretly loved it. Before, I knew it was time to go down the aisle. About half way down, I got over the Oh my goodness feels and this sense of total calm and sureness settled over me. then our ceremony passed by so quickly and it was up the aisle as a wife. It was such a amazing feeling. After that we jumped into our waiting car and did the whole fake getaway thing. Then it was pictures in the church and more picture in the garden that my husband and I had our engagement pictures done at.





Once that was done we jumped back into the car and off to our reception at NCR Country Club. But that is not before I was able to sneak a little cat nap in the car. The rest of the night was just the party. But one amazing and touching moment is when my brother called from Afghanistan. It was great getting to hear his voice. Then before I knew it the whole day was over. It wasn't just simply wasn't long enough. I just was able to enjoy myself. and of course there was so many people that I wasn't even able to get to talk with. Ugh. Can we do it again??? But from now on the blog will be about being a wife and everything that comes with that. So it is time for the beyond the Altar. But what a special day.

In a Blink

Everyone told me that the wedding day would be over in a Blink of the Eye. Boy they weren't kidding. Let me fill you in on everything that has been going on. I know it has been a long time since I've written anything.


About two months before the wedding. I landed a job! I know it finally happened. While it is not a dream job but it is with an amazing company and there is lots of growth potential within. So that is the saving grace. Not to mention, I'm happy just to be working again and to be able to say that we are a two income family. That will help a lot.


However, that put the wedding which was already ramping up to the finishing stages more on the back burner then I would have liked for me. But luckily, my mother, her amazing friend, and my sister completely saved the day. I had to let go of alot and for those of you that really know me. You can only imagine how hard that was. It was very hard. Yes, Yes, I am that control freak of a person. So the weeks leading up the the big day passed in a complete blur. I do remember that while I was at work, I couldn't get anything done and while I was home there was never enough time for me to get anything done. Needless to say, It and I was frustrated.


Then on top of that. Two weeks before my fiance and I's wedding, we were traveling up to PA for my cousin's wedding and a deer hit us. We did not hit the deer. The deer decided to turn around while it was in the fast lane and hit us in the slow lane. I can't tell you how upset I was, not only was my car now stuck in nowhereville, Ohio but I was missing my cousin's wedding. Plus two weeks from my own and I was suddenly not dealing with what flowers we should have and the cake but insurance and auto shops because of course I had no idea who or what would be out there to fix my car. let's just say I managed to lose even more weight the two weeks before my wedding. I'm pretty sure, you aren't suppose to do that!


But finally it was the day before our wedding. Everyone was flying into town. My best guy friend even flew in for my wedding. I felt so special that so many people worked so hard to come out for our wedding. Around 75% of our guests where from out of town. On Friday we ran around making sure that everything was done and that we were all ready for the big "show". Then that night we had a birthday party for our parents since they are turn a big number this year and all their friends were in town for the wedding.
Then it was the wedding day. It was the up early, getting hair and makeup done. then to the church we went and from there the day just slipped by. Suddenly, it was already 9:30 and the reception was over and it was time to go to our Honeymoon.

Ok really, more stuff then that happened but I will have to fill that in later. Time to go to work....
Hugs and love!