THE FALL

My handsome husband 'shouting' my dress! What a GOOD MAN!!!!

Now, it wouldn't be my wedding if I didn't somehow embarrass myself! I, true to my own klutz-style, had a nice little spill as we were going to the back field to get our wedding party photos taken! It was so funny. I honestly wouldn't take it back for anything! I worried about falling in the water or something more embarrassing, so I am somewhat grateful that it chose a much more suitable time and place to happen! After that all the gentlemen helped the ladies over the little hill! I wasn't even wearing my heals! Sheesh! My favorite part is that Nicole thought they placed me there for a picture, because she saw me laughing and thought 'if she fell, she would not be laughing!' - - - SURPRISE! I rolled with it, as I said, wouldn't have been a normal day without it! I also broke the train of my dress, which was a pain in the ass during the photos and especially first dance! I had to hold it! My mom fixed it later on...YAY for moms!!!!

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The Ceremony

It's official!

Daddy's Girl

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I love this photo. He was so afraid to walk down the stairs! I was so nervous. This was the scariest part for me!


When I first saw this picture months after the day, it brought tears to my eyes. I remember that moment vividly of him lifting my veil to say goodbye. I was crying, he was strong!

This picture is magical to me...

Anyone who knows me, knows that I'm a daddy's girl! Since I was little, I think we shared our own little special world. It was a very special day for me, but the symbolism of my dad giving me away emotionally took a toll on me! I remember it was the part that was the most dreaded for me as I knew it would emotionally be the hardest. No one else was around I felt, just him and I. When he first saw me in the house, I asked him how I looked, and it was the first time in my life that I've seen my dad get choked up. He actually ran away! He didn't want us to see him that way! You don't run away from me in a moment like that!!! lol. He was a busy beaver that day - we had to remind him to eat and to relax! I think he enjoyed it all and it was a very special day for him and my mom as well.

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Some of my favs

The papers, waiting to make it official!!!

I think they were definitely buddies!

Pre-ceremony kiss!

Just a few shots that I liked. Oh what a day!

Pre-ceremony Shots

Stu, Trev, Ryan, and Brennon - handsome boys!

Nicole, Keri, and Casandra! Looking good ladies!

My very sweet flower girls, Sophia & Ava! I am so proud of them!

Some pre-ceremony shots! Everyone looked so awesome!

Handsome Trevor

Trevor's tie! Already tied! Man, they have it easy!

Getting ready...the excitement ensues!

I just love this photo!

So unlike us, who got ready at the house - where the stress of all the preparation was - the boys got ready at Trevor's and my house! They had time to go to Walmart, BBQ, play wii - I mean seriously!? haha. It was all flowers and roses until one of the groomsmen was MIA and it was time to get the show on the road! Then, the best man forgot socks and his speech, so that was another added stop! It all hit for them too! It's funny how things can be so calm and you're thinking, well this isn't so bad and then WHAM! I love it!

Getting Ready

Having a moment of emotion in the middle of my make up application! Sorry Pamela! Watching out the window of it all coming together and the reality just all started to set in!

The finished product! Bathrobe and all!

I loved this shot of my dress - waiting for me in my mom and dad's room.

I remember the morning of the wedding and the early afternoon very vividly! It was oddly calm. I remember thinking, this doesn't feel right! Where's the panic!? Where's the chaos?! As time progressed closer to 5:30, it all started to hit! Some of my favorite problems were:
- The missing groomsmen!
- The tangled balloons on our wedding signs (poor dad!)
- The VERY late bouquets for all of us girls!
- The late flower girl who had to get her hair done!
- Mom not being able to get her corsage on her outfit!

PANIC did set in, but still all in all it was calm. Everyone around me went by the 'what she doesn't know won't worry her' philosophy, so I didn't hear of some of these until afterwards! Thanks Nicole for the efforts and fibbing!!

The Incredible Tent!

My favorite part of this photo is how incredibly green the grass was! It looks fake, but it so wasn't! My dad is just that good! We contemplated whether or not to cut it and I am so happy we left it longer and lush...less prickly! So many of us kicked off our shoes and enjoyed the night!

I love the dark blue sky and tiny stars in this one...the tent just glowed! Sigh...fabulous!

You barely notice them in this picture, but the tikki torches were so pretty coming into the tent!

I have officially told my parents that they should quit their jobs and throw parties for a living! The tent and yard looked so fabulous! I really wish I had a picture looking out from the tent because when night fell and all the lights came on in the yard and in the pond, it was breathtaking! These are memories that I will never forget! This wedding was unlike any I could have ever imagined in my wildest dreams!

Special thanks sent out to mom and dad for diligently working on mapping out this tent and the wonderful results!

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Wedding Details!

I know it's backwards - but here are some shots of our wedding! - which I promise came before the honeymoon! haha. It was a great day and turned out to be perfect! The weather gods ended up cooperating and the sky was as blue as blue could be!

The head table!

Our wedding favors! Crystal snowflakes. I loved them. As much as it took a lot of work, I love that they had the matching tag on them too!

Our centerpieces ended up turning out great! It was a bit scary after the first mock up, but I was blown away with the florals that day!

A close up of my beloved seating chart that I worked so hard on! I loved it!

The seating chart! Great idea!

Our perfect invitations...I loved the way they turned out! Thanks Nicole for the help and Trevor for the Michaels trips!

I loved the way the details of our wedding turned out! I am so happy and proud of all the work we did and how it all came together. It couldn't have been more beautiful or more personal! I'm glad it's all said and done - but more importantly, I'm glad that the memories we have are so precious and reflective of who we are!

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Snorkeling Adventures!

See the Sting Ray? He was cool!

We totally got caught up in this school of tiny fish! Kinda freaked me out!

Trevor the snorkeler!

It was hurricane season and daily we got a storm around the early afternoon! The day before this the storm was BAD and I was convinced we were doomed - when I saw this storm rolling in as we were snorkeling, I started to hope for the boat and land!

Our flippers!

The brain!

As the storm rolled in, so did this green GOOP!

Cool school of fish finding their way through the green goop!

The weirdest creature I've seen. He has wings, fins, and hands. Ubber interesting!

I think the fish know the green goop means a storm is rolling in!

Cool eel!

An Angel Fish!

Not sure what these were, but thought they'd look great in my house!

Pre-storm calmness!

The last adventure to post about from out Jamaican get-a-way! Our Snorkeling Adventure! Trevor and I really enjoyed the snorkeling. It was a lot of fun and we got to see a lot of cool creatures! The guides, again, were quite entertaining! It was a lot of fun and I think next time we may get our own snorkeling stuff. This other couple had their own cool little kits that were tiny and compact but had everything they needed! I envied them as I placed the salty mouthpiece in and stuck my feet in the wet flippers!!!! All in all a great experience! It rained on us at the end but we got back to the shore before the better part of the storm hit! Phew!!

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Tube Ride in the Rainforest!

The Trees were huge!

If you look you can see the zipliner! Another tour this place offered. Looked cool!

Bridge where we parked our tubes!

Rough Rapids. We would get told BOTTOMS UP when we had to lift our bums over rough water! We were warned we'd regret it later should we ignore this command!

Cool Tarzan-like vines.

Again, this bamboo is WILD!

Did I mention they made me get into the tube first?! I was so scared...Trevor was going to go first, but the guide yelled at him "Ladies First 'mon!". Darn it!

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Trevor in the waterfall of youth! This is why we always get ID'd!!! ;)

Was a beautiful scenery and so relaxing!

Another waterfall that I found on our way to the Fountain of Youth!

Just around the river bend!

Cowabunga! We were too chicken to get out of our tubes to try this!

I think one of our FAVORITE adventures in Jamaica was our tube ride through the Rainforest. It was amazing. The water, however, was VERY brown and mucky but that was because they had so much rain the day before...I guess everything just gets swept into the stream of things! Trevor and I had a hoot! We were the only Canadians (shocker!) and we were with some great people! A couple girls from England who were oh so sweet and then some folk from Scotland who were a hoot!

The guide was probably the best part! He was incredibly clever and witty. He would use innuendos when talking to each of us that related to our country. He was very funny and involved everyone a great deal! I can't remember his name, which is a shame...but I do remember him vividly!

We got to tie our tubes up and venture off into the rainforest to this beautiful waterfall...where you had the choice to dunk yourself in it! I wasn't brave enough, but Trevor was - as the picture above shows! It was C-O-L-D water! I went as far as the waterfall, but not in! Someone had to take the pictures! ;)

It was a bit disappointing that we couldn't take our good camera on this trip as it would have produced some great photos...we took our little one in its water case and found that it was covered in sunscreen, which interfered with some of the photos...but still great memories non the less!!!

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