Our Wedding

Our day was full of things to do. I had a periodontist appointment in the morning and we had errands to do all day. Get the Tux, Pick up the Cake, Get groceries and rx's, Ran by the Jeweler's for Justin's ring, had to get emergency shoes for Jack because only one black dress shoe could be found, thank goodness we looked at only THREE places (ugh) and wound up going to Gymboree (yay) and got him shoes for a whopping $10.49 thank you Gymboree for Gymbo-Rewards and Promo Sales! I had an appointment with the Neurologist ran until almost five. We got home to find we had no heat, and Justin had to find the landlord and it was a quarter to six before he came back. I was laying on the bed with ice cold cotton rounds on my eyes because I had a migraine and I was trying to minimize the puffiness under my eyes. I put my makeup on while Justin shaved and got a call from my parents who were already at the church at 6:20. They were not only on time, they were early. I asked my Mom to be there at 6:30.

After getting there, I handed the camera over to my mother, and we went into the womens room and I started getting dressed. I fixed my hair and my own Mamarazzi went to work with the camera. Jack and Justin were waiting in the hall and I went out and met them.

I wasn't nervous, but I had definite butterflies. I couldn't believe finally it was happening. I had envisioned for a long time this moment, that it had already happened, and it was sureal for everything I had ever hoped and dreamed was really going to happen.

I pinned the boutineer on Justin that I made ( just a red rose ) and the three of us walked hand in hand down the hallway to the Bishop's office. The Bishop and his wife were there, and very friendly. Our ceremony was very informal and we got started right away. He started with a talk about getting along and longevity.. The ceremony started and he asked Justin if he would take me as his wife and Justin said yes, he asked me and I squeaked out a yes and then he asked Jack to give us the rings. We stood there a moment waiting for a speech on the rings, and he nudged us because there was not going to be one, lol and we put each others rings on and he pronounced us man and wife. He told Justin he could kiss his wife and he did. We cried a bit and held each other for a moment. My Mom took as many pictures as we let her.

Since our wedding was as unconventional as I have ever thought I would have mine. I did do the full, formal dress. I would not have it any other way.

We headed for our dinner reservations at Ambrosia downtown Eugene with just my Parents and Jack and had a nice quiet dinner with them. We toasted with Champagne to our future together and tiramisu after dinner. The restaurant was sweet enough to put the champagne on the house and our deserts because it was our wedding night :) It was the perfect end to the perfect night.

In the end, Jack crawled in bed with us before the night was through and we snuggled like mice in a winters night..