I'm newly married to my true prince charming! Just celebrated our one year in June 2011!!

Since planning my wedding, I became so intrigued in the crafty field... Especially since I accessorize almost every outfit!!! So I decided to open up my own little shop..  I hope you enjoy my work!!

If you have any questions or comments... Please convo me on Etsy :) :) :)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleLoveTales 

(Page idea stolen from Mrs.ABC :D)

You know.. I'll be honest... I am blown away with getting nominated for BOTW!  And I really didn't think I'd be as giddy as I am!  It's like being nominated for Prom Queen or something! HA HA! :)

PW is one of my most favorite places to visit.. Even if it's only virtual.. :)

And being BOTW just proves it because of all the love I am receiving from all of the lovely members apart of this community!  It makes me smile!!!! :)

Hopefully you can read the little description here :)  It's actually one thing I always looked forward to reading if I was to ever be BOTW.  It's amazing how someone can write such beautiful words about my wedding, no matter how offbeat it was :) :) :)

(November 18th - November 24th)

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All photos are courtesy of DMarie Photography.

If you use any of our photos, please cite my photographer & I accordingly! :)

 Reading Matthew's note:

In the hotel suite:

"Breath, Adrienne.. Breath... It's ok... Calm those nerves!"

It's time:

All photos are courtesy of DMarie Photography.

If you use any of our photos, please cite my photographer & I accordingly! :)

This was the first thing we saw... We couldn't stop laughing!  My poor DH had all the props and he was waiting there oh so patiently :)

The Proposal Booth:

Portillo's Hot Dog!  My snack!

Our First Look Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C44VDtLh2po

All photos are courtesy of DMarie Photography.

If you use any of our photos, please cite my photographer & I accordingly! :)

The Dress:

Shoe Shots:

 Ring Shots:

 Garter:

My mother in law gave me a "Daughter in Law Angel pin" that I attached to my garter :)

Reception Deats:

(Huge thanks to Pw'er, dianemeriam, for designing the banner!) 

The Cake:

We used my mother and father in law's cake knife from their wedding:

 Menu, Centerpiece and Table Names:

Candy Buffet:

My Bouquet:

Ribbon Wands:

Cardbox:

Programs:

My MOH designed these (I made the tedious poppy flowers)

My Bib:

All photos are courtesy of DMarie Photography.

If you use any of our photos, please cite my photographer & I accordingly! :)

My Ring Bearer and Flower Girl:

As soon as we realized his vows incorporated the Wizard of Oz we couldn't stop laughing :)  It was too freakin' adorable!

All photos are courtesy of DMarie Photography.

If you use any of our photos, please cite my photographer & I accordingly! :)

All photos are courtesy of DMarie Photography.

If you use any of our photos, please cite my photographer & I accordingly! :)

Walk In:

Cake Cutting:

 Father Speech:

First Dance:

Father/Daughter Dance:

About a minute or two in, DH brought my mother on the dance floor:

Mother/Son Dance:

After about a minute or two, I grabbed my father in law and joined them on the dance floor.

Bouqet and Garter Toss:

Dance Time!

LOVE everything about this photo:

(Note my husband booty bumping Jenn!)

My photog to guest:  "I didn't know she was Jewish?"

I'm not!  LOL!  But my cousin asked me if he could request this, and I told him I didn't care.. Well, one thing led to the next and we were on the chairs!  One of my favorite moments of the night!

Mustang Sally, my one request from my father in law was to dance with me to this song:

ALL time favorite photo of ilcoyotekait!

 Us PWers get crazy!

My MIL asking if she had anything in her teeth:

 This *is* normal:

My coworker took one of our wedding wand sticks and turned it into a straw ;)

Thriller!

My MIL and boss's husband trying to figure it out ;)

My brother and I to "If I had a Million Dollars".  This is our song :)

This is my BIL and I dancing to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and he was yelling at me for making him cry again ;)

Our DJ who was so sweet, so funny, so perfect!  Always kept our dance floor full and I swear, he felt like one of my closest friends!

Today began like any other day... Woke up, showered, tried scoring the cabinets for a breakfast meal or snack...  But, then when the grazziness shoved away, I realized I was getting MARRIED today... What??  Wait.. Let's back up.. No really?  TODAY?  Uh oh...  I think I'm getting cold feet... Darn it.. Where'd I put my socks?! :)

Crap... Now the nerves are kicking in...  Crap. Crap. Crap.  Can't... Breath...  Wait..  How did I forget how to breathe?  Whew... Breathe in... Breathe out...  You are going to be fine, I keep telling myself... I'm not a very good "coach".. As you can see.. BUT, I DID have a reminder set off on my phone that said "Relax and Breathe"...  I totally forgot about it... Thank you, Past Self. :)

When my MOH and RB and myself (along with my AMAZING photog), I head to my station where I go every few weeks/months.  BUT, my hair dresser's station was decorated with a vase full of flowers.  It had a card that said "Adrienne Schumann."

It read:

Adrienne,

I want you to be showered with joy all day today.  I can't wait to see your smile before we say I do. :) 

I love you more,

Matt

I couldn't STOP smiling!!!!  I couldn't WAIT to get into my swing dress and on to our "first look" just so I can squeeze him!

During the hair appointments, the rain started in and it was POURING...  I started to freak...  Putting my guests first... (With rain, we agreed to no chairs for our guests)

Oh well... 

Everyone's hair looked amazing!  AND, while we were still there, my MIL left BUT Dani (my photog) brought umbrellas and WALKED my MIL out iwth the umbrella in the pouring rain to her car!!  SERIOUSLY?!  OMG...  I felt like a celebrity.. It was VERY hard for me to get used to....

My sister (MOH) and I rushed out onto our make up appointments as we were about twenty to thirty minutes behind schedule...  (It really stressed me out to know that we were rushing through parts of the day)

I never had fake eyelashes before... GOSH, did they make my eyes pop!  HIGHLY RECOMMEND GETTING THEM FO THE DAY OF! :)

Onto the first look...

I cannot stop giggling over this.. We had lots of props for our first look... So.. When my sister and I arrived, we see Matt in a blue chair with his back to us in the center of a pavilion.  Next to him are a bunch of bagged balloons, and a shake, etc.  He looked so adorable yet so silly :)  We told Dani she HAD to get that on film! :)

My sister THEN recorded me on my LONG walk to Matt... All from my perspective until I reached him... Of course I forgot my Flip with her so I have YET to see the footage (and it's KILLING me! :D)  But... When I first laid eyes on him, we couldn't stop staring at each other... We were so mesmerized... And he couldn't stop saying how gorgeous I was... :)  What can I say.. He's one lucky fella ;)

As we continued shooting our first look, my sister ran to Portillo's to grab some food! :)  I totally scarfed my hot dog down AND got a photo :)  (That was one of my "must have" photos! LOL!) 

When I entered my sister's car to finally head to the venue, she screamed and told me to get out...  I had tiny little BEES in my veil!!!!!  Ughhh.. I don't know how I prevented from screaming and run around in circles!!  Darn hairspray and netting!   

We finally arrive and tried to grab as much as we could to take up to my suite...  As I walked into the lobby, I already saw some of my family... They came up to me to hug me and I took that minute to soak it in (even though I was freaking out on time!)  Then I hear the one and only JENNDOVER squeal my name and come running up to me with arms wide open :)  I was so happy!

...  I wish I stayed that way.. :)  When I reached to my suite, I was definitely starting to freak...  I was stressing, starting to order people around (which is NOT like me, but I knew we didn't have any time to loose... I'M SORRY GIRLS!!!!! :() and then I was having a hard time breathing... I really tried to STOP freaking out... I was getting soooooo scared...  I couldn't get myself to settle down...  Then.. I sent my sister down to give Matt his present.  I put a tag on his gift saying "So... I lied... (I did get you something)" :)  Then, Charlie (my BIL!) came up to our room and I saw MY tag on a new present.. LOL!  That brat!! :)  Not only did he give me flowers (twice!!!  I had a dozen red roses waiting in my suite) but he DID give me a present and then REUSED my tag!!! :D  Then, Charlie and I had our moment... We hugged and started crying together... It was so sweet but I was still freaking out inside...

It's finally time to start....  We're all waiting in the ceremony and I'm getting told to take deep breaths from EVERYONE... I was seriously hyperventilating...  I kept repeating to everyone "I don't want to get married... I don't want to do this..."  I was afraid I was going to be playing Julia Robert's role in Runaway Bride!  Everyone was hugging me and kissing me but I still couldn't calm down... Even my wonderful DJ came in and PRAISED my wedding... My choice of ceremony music, EVERYTHING.  He felt like one of my best friends... I can't tell you how many times I hugged him throughout the night....  The time came (and as I relive this in my head, I am shaking... I need tissues before I continue typing!! HA HA!)..  "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" blares from the speakers and I knew it was my time to shine... 

You can SEE the fear in my face... I have no idea how I took Matt's breath away with my horrible crying face!!!!  BUT... I don't even care... I love that EVERY emotion was caught on film...  I can live through it over and over again...  The rain started very lightly as I walked down....  My father on my left arm and my mother on my right... Smiling, supporting me...  Taking me to my handsome groom...  I finally reach him and the ceremony began.  Rev. Jim Rehnberg broke the ice right away...  He started out with a joke.. Which actually hit home...  He told everyone to block all exits :)  It made me laugh.

Then... He told everyone to come in and crowd around us... I can just feel all the love and support beaming from everyone behind us.... 

I don't know if there was a dry eye out there...  As I read my "vows", I was tearing up and saw Matthew tearing up.  When he read his, he cried.....  And I couldn't help but cry with him... We kissed and "tied the knot" and were pronounced Husband and Wife!  So we did the whole 13 Going on 30 and pulled a camera out and snapped our very first photo BY us as husband and wife :)

The reception went off with a hoot!  Our toasts made us laugh, cry and brought back memories that we may have forgotten..

Everyone was stepping on my dress and I kept giving everyone a dirty look! :)  LOL!  Maybe it was more the "yanking" than anything :)  And I seriously felt like a Disney Princess.. No seriously...  The girls would not leave me alone! :)  I was like a dream for them and I couldn't stop smiling at that!  Our candy buffet was GONE... Our popcorn was a hit (Thanks again to our WONDERFUL DJ who kept making the popcorn!!!!), our food was delicious and we were just getting praised left and right! :)

When the cake was served, Matthew and I had an extra piece of cake sent to us with a lit candle.. It was my aunt's 60th birthday, and so we went to her with the cake and had EVERYONE sing "Happy Birthday"! :)

EVERYONE was coming up to us saying how great everything was.. EVEN our photog and DJ!  They couldn't believe everything!  Especially the cake.  Matt, our DJ, asked where we got it from (Target) and said, "I've been to A LOT of weddings and this is probably the BEST wedding cake I've ever had!"  THANKS MATT!  Keep the compliments coming, you are totally making my day! :)

Thoughts of the groom:

Hello PW of course I have made time to read most everything that my gorgeous bride has posted and wanted to take this time to thank all of you for your kind words, thoughts, and love.  FYI Adrienne has gone to bed and I am doing this without her knowledge or consent :) I'm so bad..... After looking at most of the pictures that were taken on our beautiful day I can continue to say that I am the luckiest man on earth.  I know we are looking forward to receiving some shots from our Photographer (Dani Marie) very soon, and Adrienne will have them posted before I can see them... But that’s ok I understand that I am a close second to your gals on PW... So again I thank PW for being PW, I thank all of you for being so great, and I need thank the 2 AW's that were there with us (Ilcoyotekait & JENNDOVERS) if you dint know what I mean you need to look at the pictures again... LOL..

                                                    From the mind of the Groom

                                                                Matt

First Photo of the Mr. and Mrs. TAKEN by the Mr. and Mrs.

PW LOVE!

Prepping for the reception:

Reception Fun 

My Godson clinked his glass!!! :D

 More PW Love:

Love this photo by Kait:

 Our First Look Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C44VDtLh2po

TTD Teasers

http://danimariephotography.blogspot.com/2010/07/trash-dress-chicagoland-photographer.html

All credit goes to DMarie Photography!

How We Met:

Oh, where do I begin?  Whenever this question is asked, Matthew always jumps the gun and says "We met at a bar."  Which is true, but that's not the whole story...  At his past job, slaving for Circuit City, a mutual friend, Katy, worked at the Verizon Wireless kiosk stand inside.  After becoming "work buddies", she kept insisting that he should come out with her and her friends.  Long behold, one night he does.  I was immediately attracted to him, but I was already in a commited relationship.  We stayed friends and kept in contact through the good ol'website, Myspace.  January 2007 strolls along; Matthew and I bump into eachother at Katy's birthday party.  Newly single, we start hitting it off... Again.  But, it wasn't until Cherie's Wedding, June 2nd, when he finally asked me out to lunch.  I invited him up to JB's and the rest is history.  :)  After a week and a half we were already saying "I love you"... Crazy?  Yes...  But, absolutely true!! 

The Proposal:

The Ring:

I wanted something different...  And I fell in love with this ring online and my fiancee and I went to go ring shopping and fell head over heels when I saw it in person!!  It's a vintage look, emerald cut.  Emerald cuts are absolutely gorgeous!!  And, it fits well with the Wizard of Oz (my FAVORITE movie), the Emerald City, of course :)

 My NEW favorite ring shot :)

 FI's ring - Tungsten Metal Comfort Fit

My father and mother in law were so kind to help us take our engagment photos. 

And here are a few teasers:

 Save the Dates

I got these off of www.vistaprint.com.  I think they are super cute!!  Originally, we were going to do the popular "photo strip" save the dates, but decided against it when we saw these...

They don't follow our colors, but they are adorable and they were FREE :)  I only paid $4 for 200 plain white envelopes to go with them :)  Plus shipping, of course :)

 "Follow The Yellow Brick Road" Place Cards & Table Names

Ideas we are playing with:

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to:

No Place Like Home (Head Table)

Emerald City (Parent's Table)

Land of Oz (Parent's Table)

Munchkinland

Field of Poppies

The Witch's Castle

Flying Monkeys

Horse of a Different Color

Tin Woodsman's Cottage

Scarecrow's Cornfield

Cowardly Lion's Forest

Apple Orchard

Ruby Slippers

Ginda's Bubble

Lullaby League

Lollipop Guild

Twister

Kansas

Placecards Demo:

We will get mini lemon trees (we saw them at Home Goods, hoping they still have them), and then make our placecards into lemons and lay them onto the tables...  And then, make a sign that says "Where troubles melt like lemon drops..." :D

I'm excited!

Here's a demo I played up with one single placecard... Sigh... :D

We were running out of time with the placecards, so we bought tents and added gingham bows :)

Table Name Demo:

 Yellow Brick Road Aisle Runner

My brother's girlfriend is going to make me my very own custom aisle runner :)  I'm walking down to "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" (instrumental version) so what better fitting is there than to walk on the yellow brick road? :)

She started painting!!:

More teasers of my runner!! :)  EK!!  I can't wait to see the completion!

(I totally love how she used her red shoes as a "photo prop"!)

PHOTO CARD BOX

You Project Brides just inspire the crap out of me!! ha ha.  I saw this off of its.nicsknack's page and LOVE LOVE LOVE it :)  My fiancee may love it more than me!! he he.  This is her's: 

And here's her link to the instructions on how to make it:

http://www.projectwedding.com/biography/list/its.nicsknack/diy-photo-card-box

DIY Wedding Wands

FI suggested that we do all different colors of the rainbow...  He thinks of how cool it will be for photos to see all the different colors outside as we walk back down the aisle :)  Plus, I think the kids would love the bright colors :)

 We'll also be attaching a little poem to each that says,

"Give a wave of good wishes

to the new Mr. and Mrs."

Soo cute!! :)

Here's a few:

Here is an article on how I made them... :) 

http://www.projectwedding.com/wedding-ideas/diy-wedding-wands

My sister/MOH designed these and made them.. And I made the tedious paper poppies that she attached :)

Rain Poems:

Ceremony

• Bridal Procession: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSE1pCzMx_Y
• Bridesmaids:  So This Is Love
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O44C7XgkUSI  (minus the bell ringing hehe)

Reception

• Dinner:
  • It Had To Be You – Harry Connick, Jr.
    I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
    My Everything – Michael Buble
    Feeling Good - Michael Buble
    Love of a Woman – Travis Tritt
    Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
    You’re The Inspiration – Chicago
    L-O-V-E - Frank Sinatra
    Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
    
• First Dance:
  • Lost in this Moment - Big and Rich
• Father/Daughter:
• • My Little Girl - Tim McGraw (Being the youngest girl of 3, my father always called me his little girl or little princess :)  Plus, one line that fits me is "Daddy, I love you more")
• Mother/Son:
  • My Wish - Rascal Flatts
• Cake Cutting:
  • You're My Best Friend - Queen
• Bouquet Toss:
  • Hit Me With Your Best Shot
• Garter Toss:
  • Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
• MUST PLAYS:
  • At Last - Etta James **My fiancee's request :)
  • Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham!
  • Mony, Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells

These just weren't happening...

This one was sooo flowly but did NOTHING for me and the boobs were soo heavy :)

I thought this one was a lot of fun.. Very CUTE.  But I only liked it.

My "Belle" :)

(horrible on me but I really felt like Disney's Belle for a minute :D)

Too plain for me:

My MIL's Favorite - The Trumpet

The Halter

Since I wear halters a lot, everyone assumed I'd get one as a wedding dress - which I did think of :) ...but this one was "bleh" :)

The Upsidedown "V" that my FI HATES!! :(

(I didn't like this dress but MY dress has an upside down "v"!)

GORGEOUS Ballgown

(The details on this dress were AMAZING!  But it was huge and  heavy and wasn't swooning me)

My Mummy

(I actually REALLY like this dress!)

The Runner Up

YAY!  Wonderful time trying on dresses for the first time :)

t's not all about the wedding dress... :) :) :)

 My Bridal Clutch

From Target

Got it from Target... Only $8!! LOVIN' IT!! :)  And now it's even MORE reduced!

My VERY BLUE Shoes :)

I splurged on these and love them!!  I cannot wait to wear them for the wedding AND after...  I can't even stop touching them!!  LOL.. They are soo soft!! "I'm feeling up my shoes!!  2nd base baby!!" ha ha ha jk

*My Ceremony Shoes*

My "Ruby Slippers"

*My Reception Shoes*

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3080416/0~2376780~6009391~6010096~6022517~6024226?origin=category&pbo=3080416

They are so fun and more practical for me :)

 *Scalloped Edge Veil* (found on www.ebay.com, seller "cutebrides")

 *My Bracelet and Necklace*

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SomsStudio

*My Hair Flower*

TwistedCrystals:  http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=31666

*My Garter*

 Found on www.etsy.com by tinarie21  :)

 *My Bouquet (Inspiration Photo)*

(They will be white iris' instead)

For my bouquet toss, I'm *stealing* cld606's idea :)  Where you have the flowers just tied with ribbon, and before tossing it, you untie the ribbon for all the flowers to loosely spread across the floor :)  Shhhh... It's a secret!!!! :D

REALITY:

I'm in the process of growing my hair out now :)  I always dreamed of having my hair down for my wedding. 

I'm really thinking a 1950's style would be the way to go :)

UPDATE (April 1st, 2010):

It's down to these two hairstyles:

 and

http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog/

http://scarletmadeline.buzznet.com/user/journal/4722341/

Hair/Make up Trail:

Nail Color:

http://www.makeupbag.net/2009/06/19/nail-flavor-of-the-week-essie-lovie-dovie/

Reality:

Nail Color: OPI's Chapel of Love

Hair:

Reception:

he Dress:

Designer:  Alfred Angelo

Style: 7017

My oldest sister, #1 MOH, will be the only one in JADE.

My other sister and future sister in law will be in POOL.

 Reality: 

The Shoes:

This became my *new* inspiration:

 An idea on the Bouquets:                                                                                       

Reality:

Bouquet Charms:

Key chains found at Home Goods.. $2 a piece :)  (I have an "e" too)

Reality:

Picked these up for $19.99 free shipping!! :)

LOVE THEM!

Ceremony & Reception: 

Radisson Hotel, Schaumburg, IL

Contact:  Veronica Gallo

Comments:  So far so good :)  The Radisson is very flexible...  They were able to work with our budget, and we are allowed to bring in whatever we would like... (ie. our own cake, candy buffet, etc.)  Rates for guests are fantastic!!  $95 a night (even the night of, if you didn't book!!) compared to their standard $150/night for regular guests.  Each room was upgraded to sleep number beds and flat screen t.v.'s.  Great for our OOT'ers :)

Reverend:

Rev. Jim Rehnberg; www.rentarev.com

Comments:  Oh.. What can I say about Jim...  He is FANTASTIC!!  He is expensive, but he is SOOOO worth it... What we love about him the most is he isn't all about "business"... He's about the marriage.  We talked to him for probably two hours... About us, about him, about the wedding.  He's truly amazing!!

DJ:

Admit One DJs, Naperville, IL

Contact:  Barry

Comments:  We haven't "picked" our DJ yet, but what this company does is "throw a party" and we would come in, eat and enjoy ourselves, as we mingle with all the DJ's. :)  They also are a D.O.C. in a way.  As the bride and groom, we get to carry around a "buzzer" and whenever we click it, the DJ will come to us with whatever it is we need.... For example, say we're too busy mingling... And we need a drink.. The DJ will get it for us or if we want a group shot; anything really :)  The DJ will also notify us when our "Must Play" songs are about to come on...  Their website has everything built on there... We fill in what songs we want played and what we don't.  We're very excited :) 

Photographer:

Companies we met with:

• Bella Photos, Schaumburg, IL - Contact:  JoAnn Klemencic

Comments:  JoAnn is sweet, and great... But Bella Photos, we got to "choose" our photographer but we couldn't meet them...  They are also very expensive (outside our budget, anyway) so we scratched them off the list.

• George Street, Schaumburg, IL

Comments:  George Street was great!!  They had great photographers, but again, we couldn't MEET our photographer...  Which was very important to us.

• Clark Photo/ABC Photography, Buffalo Grove, IL - Contact:  Mike

Comments:  DO NOT HIRE THEM!!  BEWARE!!  They were great UNTIL we signed the contract...  We weren't getting what we wanted...  Did not like them at all... Very misled...  Thankfully they refunded our deposit in full, but he was not happy with us.  The price is right...  But....  "You get what you pay"

 Booked!!

• Dani Bitz:  INDEPENDENT PHOTOGRAPHER, http://www.danimariephotography.blogspot.com/

            Referred by: Coralwed13, PW Bride

Comments:  We haven't booked her yet, but we are HIGHLY considering it.  She is young, fresh, fun...  Her price is right...  And she is SO fun to be around :)  She has the style we're looking for.  I couldn't thank Coralwed13 for referring me to her enough!!  :)

 love me some ilcoyotekait!!
:)

March 27th, 2010 - PW GTG!!

It was sooo much fun.. And GREAT to see Maria and Gina again :)  And to finally meet Jenn (Jenndover) and Inge (Blueteapot) :)

We'll start with the WINE HOLDER (GinaBEE) going clockwise, Mariajaeg, Jenndover, Blueteapot, Misshammy, Ilcoyotekait

Our PW shirts were designed by our very own, Jenndover.  We used this site:

www.customizedgirl.com

:)

No Problems, Mon.. Only situations..

We went to Jamaica for our HM and we truly had an AMAZING time!!!

Here's our breakdown:

Day One

Our first full day at the resort and we plan on swimming in the pool and beach!!  Not sure if skinny dipping is on the list yet.. (Ahem.. My boss told me we have to do it!  LOL!  We never did though...)

I'm trying to be a little daring.. We had a honeymoon dinner last night that was steak and shrimp.  I did eat the shrimp and didn't mind it.. But after 2, I was done :)  (I know I have tried it before... BUT, that was years ago and I think it was fried.. LOL!)

It's gorgeous here!  Our resort feels like a dream!  But it is HOT... Too hot for ME to handle! :) Too hot that my ankles swelled a lot.. So walking around in flip flops WASN'T the best choice.. Poor Matt had to deal with my whining...

Obviously as soon as we settled in, we changed (I rocked one of Kait's dresses) grabbed the camera and left our room to explore.  The first bar we hit I asked for something pretty.  The bartender high pitched his voice and said, "Pretty, pretty?  I'll get you something 'pretty, pretty"...  It was a delicious Miami Vice. :)

But we just relaxed on Day One and explored, and enjoyed our scenery.  We went more in the pool than the beach b/c there were some killer rocks in the beach that were so close to shore...  But gosh, it doesn't take away from the beauty!

Highlight:  One of the best soups I've ever had:  Tomato/Artichoke...mmmm..

 Day Two

Matt got burnt and I got bit a lot...  Yikes... AND I was getting sick.. I've been loading up on the meds (but not too much so I can still enjoy my Jamaican Smiles!! :D) but I've been getting quite frustrated when I'm trying to relax with tissue always handy.. Sigh...  :)

Anyway, I am still trying new things.. I figured, if it's free, it's the only chance.  I tried sushi..  I never knew sushi was spicy!  Holy moly.. It burned my mouth!!!!  Of course the one that SMELLS spicy, isn't at all, according to Matt.. But the two I had (yup.. TWO!) was INSANE...

I was getting home sick by day two...  I forget how much I get like that!  I was seriously ready to go home :)

I won this on a nickel slot!  WOOT WOOT!

Day Threewas less than "thrilling"...  We went to Negril for a day..  Well, the way we read the brochure it sounded like a slow, romantic day of shopping and dinner at Rick's Cafe at sunset..  What it really was:  Eight hours of sizzling heat.. Less than an hour for shopping, an overpriced "bates motel" (Palms Resort) for lunch, plus a beach full of people hounding you to buy stuff from them.  I didn't mind it as much but they wouldn't take "no" for an answer.  Finally, we headed to the famous Rick's Cafe... It was def more a 'party scene' where dinner was a minimum of $25 a plate.  We went upstairs to get a better view of the sunset AND to get away from the bar, but when we just wanted to place an order for appetizers, we were told we couldn't sit up there.. So we went back downstairs in the bar to find a seat....  It's not a BAD place... I told Matt it would've been more fun with our group of friends and family.. But for our HM, we were expecting something different....  But the day was not at a total loss; we got a lot of shirts and such for our family... :)...

 Day Four

We went to Ocho Rios today EARLY this morning...  We left at 8:30 in the morning.  It was a GREAT excursion the "Northern Combo"..

Thank you for stopping by!

And thank you to the founders and creators and every single member of Project Wedding!  My wedding would have been nothing like it was without all of you!

XOXOXOXO

If I ever get the confidence to do a boudoir session, it would be sweet and sassy and full of innocense for sure!

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