From: snoopy@spacemanspiff.den.mmc.com (Cindy Camp)
Subject: DOOL:  TAN:  MY WEDDING
Originator: snoopy@spacemanspiff.den.mmc.com
Organization: Denver, Colorado
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 19:22:39 GMT

I have gotten several requests to tell details about my wedding
so here it goes...if you are not interested...press 'n' now!





Well, here it goes!  I don't remember very much of it...I was
so nervous.  From what people tell me, I guess everything went
really well.  I had spent the whole week before telling myself
that everything was going to be fine.  I really didn't think
I was going to cry.  I had convinced myself that there was no
reason to cry because marrying Steve was going to make me happy
and why should I cry since I was going to be happy.  Boy was I
ever wrong.  I should have known something was up when at the
rehearsal I started to cry walking down the isle.  I figured
then that I had gotten all of it out of my system and at the
actual wedding I would be ok.

I was ok, right up until the time where the girls started
walking down the isle.  I don't remember what happened or
who helped me get a grip but someone was there making me laugh
so I wouldn't sob.  :-)  I managed to calm myself down and
only shed a few tears going down the isle.  Everything was
cool then, for a while.  The priest said some things, the readings
were done, we said our vows and I was cool.  Then we went to
light the unity candle.  That was when I really lost it.  The
floodgates just opened, it was worse than Kayla's goodbye
episode (which was pretty bad for me)!  :-)  I remember trying
to sign the marriage license and nothing would happen, I couldn't
write, and then when I finally signed my name, it looked like
a 5 year olds.  The worst part came when we took each of our
mothers a single red rose.  My Mom and I have grown quite close
over the past few years, and she just looked so pretty and I
love her so much that I really started to cry.  Then my two
older sisters started to cry.  From what I hear, there wasn't
a dry eye in the house!  Leave it to me to get everybody 
emotional.  :-)  The next hour was spent taking pictures.  It really
sucked.  If only you could have the wedding and then not have to
spend time after ruining the mood you are in to take pictures.
And then everyone wants a picture with you...it gets really tiring,
so by the time I got to the reception I was pretty beat.

The reception was really wierd.  We didn't have a receiving line
and we only had a few hours for the reception so we had to rush
through the traditional stuff (cutting cake, throwing bouquet, etc)
otherwise we would have to pay the photographer more.  We were
going to try to visit with every table after that, but when we got ready
to do that, most of the people were leaving, so the majority of
my guests didn't even get to say hello to Steve or I!  I was
pretty bummed out about that.  The DJ was awesome though.  Mostly
it was just family left and she had almost everyone in my family
out dancing doing the bunnyhop, electric slide, etc.  She said
that what happened is typical for an afternoon reception so not
to worry about it!  It still made me sad.  The room that the
hotel put us in that night was incredible.  It was 3 times bigger
than my apartment.  It was huge!  The cake was really good, but
I didn't even get a whole piece of it, it was gone before I even
knew it.  Earlier that week, my Mom and I had spent 4 hours making
cream cheese mints for the punch table.  I never even got to
taste one, I suppose because I never made it to the punch table.  :-)

Hawaii was wonderful.  The sun wasn't out very much, so I didn't come
back looking like the Polynesian that I wanted to, but at least
I have a little tan!  :-)  It is so beautiful there and Steve and
I just had a good time playing in the ocean and driving around
together.  Very relaxing.  There is so much to do.  10 days was not
nearly long enough!  

We got the photo proofs last friday.  For the most part, the pictures
turned out really well, except I was rarely smiling in them, and
after a while, my hair really started tweaking out in funny places.
My flower girl and ring bearer were both very grouchy that day,
so it was like pulling teeth to try and get them to smile, so
their pictures didn't turn out very well.  There weren't too many
of the reception, so I am hoping that some relatives got some candid
shots there and will send them to me.  

Well, thats about it.  I have been really busy with work since
I got back, plus moving into Steve's townhouse.  I can't wait
until everything is unpacked and done!

Well, sorry this is so long.  I guess it is time to get back to
work.

Pickle




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