How Sweet It Is!

So, I had written an entire posting that was essentially a rundown of our wedding day... and it was DULL... which, of course, our day was NOT!  Our day was about as perfect as it could be!!  So instead of a play-by-play, I thought I'd share a few little side stories.

Being the girl, I was into the details like selecting a color for the dresses, even using this nifty thing on the Davids Bridal website that allows you to "picture" your bridal party... all the while assuming Eric was going to wear black.  Who knew he had other plans?  So, the boys went from black to gray, and the girls from gray to navy blue!  And I must say, they looked great!

I had appointments for myself, Kim and Gloria at a salon which shall remain unnamed.  With about two weeks to go, the salon cancelled.  So, I had to find a new salon, for a bridal party, on the Saturday of labour day weekend - a busy weekend for weddings! Luckily, the folks at Wish Salon + Day Spa were able to accomodate us, and I couldn't have asked for a better experience!

Now, if you recall from the previous post that we hit the town on Thursday, you might understand how hard it was to get up when our bridesmaid Kim arrived on the "red eye" from Calgary on Friday morning.  While we may have been a little bleary-eyed answering the door, Kim by far had the harder job!  She left her family (including a 7-month old daughter, Taylor) in Calgary, didn't catch much sleep on the plane OR at our place after arriving. She also jam-packed Friday with some visiting, fingers and toes with Gloria and I, and to top it all off, an evening with Eric and I, his parents and our visitors - our friends Colina and Tina with their daughter, Eric's sister Joanne with her husband and 3 children, and my sister Shauna with her husband and 2 children!! She's a trooper for sure (possibly supernatural), and she must have slept well Friday night because she was good to go on Saturday!

Kim was also one of a number of guests flying solo (or at least without kids) for our wedding. Our groomsman Mark was also there without his wife and children (much to Mel's disappointment), my cousin Terry (of the MacNeil Family Jam Band) was there with his partner Patti but without his three kids, and my cousin Janis also flew from Calgary to come solo, leaving her family home.  I'd like to tell you these folks cut loose and did something crazy, but as far as I know, they behaved themselves.

I've been asked a few times about the music and reading selections at our wedding (special thanks to my uncle Hughie for providing the music for the ceremony!), so I thought I'd give you a rundown:

• Processional - "Annie's Song" by John Denver
• Ceremony Music - "I'm So Glad" by Royal Wood, "Come Rain or Come Shine" by David Francey
• Reading - lyrics to Bob Dylan's "Wedding Song", lyrics to "Quand On a Que L'Amour" by Jacques Brel
• Recessional - "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles
• First Dance - "Something for You" by Hannah Georgas
• Parents Dance - "How Sweet it Is" by James Taylor

Neither my write-up or the photos do justice to the day whatsoever.  When we collect more of our pictures we'll get them up on a website, but for now here is a sampling from our photographer, Layton Reid.