Click for Haybales to Highways : (in reverse order--or if you prefer piece by chronological piece--oh and don't worry--it looks like there are a million of them but they are short and sweet--tee hee =)
And don't forget to scroll below for a picture of youthful, wedding-day, Shelly and her Mr. Wonderful--and yes, I really was that tan--who in the world kept letting me sit out in the sun and lay out in the tanning bed? sheesh!
1) When was your wedding day?
June 30, 2001
2) What day of the week was it?
Saturday
3) Did you get married in a church?
Yes, we got married in the church I grew up attending.
4) How many in your wedding party?
4 bridesmaids, 3 junior bridesmaids, 2 flower girls, 1 ring bearer, 4 groomsman, 4 brothers acting as ushers, and a partridge in a pear tree
5) How many guests were invited to your wedding?
around 200
6) How long where you together before the engagement?
we dated for 1.5 years
7) How long did you wait to Tie The Knot after your proposal?
6 months
8) Did you register for gifts? If yes, where?
Pier 1 and JC Penny (Target didn't exist in NY yet! ack!)
9) Who did you hire as your photographer & videographer?
some crazy old photography teacher dude who took muy mediocre pictures
10) Did you have a DJ or a band?
nope--a harpist playing showtunes and classical music
11) What was your First dance to?
we don't dance and didn't have any dancing at our wedding---but we did sing From This Moment to each other during the ceremony
12) Did your father walk you down the aisle?
yes
13) What color were the bridesmaids' dresses and groomsmen's vests?
a pretty bluey-purpley color (although, they weren't the color i had ordered--periwinkle blue)
14) Did you have a bridal shower?
yes--a racy one with my friends, a tearful one with my family and a lively one with my church family
15) What type of limo did you get?
a big black one...um, how many types of limos are there?
16) What were your flowers?
i had white roses and the girls had blue hydrangeas...sorta....there was so much hideous baby's breath (even though i forbade it's use) you could barely see the rest of the flowers...and not to speak ill of the dearly departed but flower chick wasn't a great listener.
17) What flavor was your cake?
vanilla--yum-o
19) What type of wedding gown?
It was two pieces--a poufy cinderella-y skirt and a corset top with silver embroidery. so pretty! i tried it on as a joke but ended up lov-ing it.
20) What was the weather like that day?
hot, sunny....and then thundershowered during the drive to the reception but cleared up for the rest of the day.
21) Did you have an open bar?
No we don't drink and didn't care if anyone else wanted too--much to the chagrin of nearly all my extended family members--tee hee!
22) Where did you go on your Honeymoon?
the poconos---it was wonderful. BEST. WEEK. EVER. so romantic, and peaceful and wonderful--i'll never ever forget it!!
23) What was your favorite thing about your wedding day?
just. being. married. finally! married! finally!!! and seeing my brothers dressed up in tuxedos, they're so handsome! and smiling so much my face muscles hurt! and seeing my grandmother dressed up, happy, sober and alive--i miss that so much.
24) Did anything go wrong?
not if you don't count the fact that: the church had no air conditioning, it was like 100 degrees (literally), the ring bearer fainted, the bridesmaid dresses weren't the ones i ordered, the baby's breath...but really, i wouldn't change a thing--it was the best day of my life up to that point--it was such a day of joy for me--I'll never forget how amazing it all was.
25) How long have you been married?
7 years, 9 months (but it feels like just yesterday we were newlyweds!)
5 comments:
So cute Michelle, I love the Dress!
AWWW!!
Look at how pretty you looked in that picture! Doesn't seem that much has changed, you still look fab in pretty much every picture I've seen.
I didn't remember that you were married a week before me. The weather was totally different by then too (super cold for July, everyone has to wear coats over their sun dresses), gotta love NY's unpredictable weather. :-)
Hey! I was there! You forgot to mentioned that your hubby almost drowned in a pool the night before the wedding... (Not really drowned.. that was an exaggeration!)
Beautiful dress!!
Oh and now-a-days there ARE many different types of limos...you can actually get an SUV one!! lol
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