I finally sifted through all the photos my dad took and a lot of them turned out blue because of the contrast between shade and the bright sun. I had to edit almost all of them, and only the actual wedding photos are ready and online. You can view them on Webshots:
http://travel.webshots.com/album/569199722mEBMeb
I also found myself on the Austin news online. Don't blink!
http://www.news8austin.com/shared/video/video_pop.asp?destlist=59435
Monday, December 15, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Wedding a Success!!!
I honestly think this was the biggest wedding Dickens ever had in the few years they have offered the service. The plaza between Yaga's and Fuddruckers was full to the brim!
I really enjoyed the short ceremony. Although, I gotta admit, it was very nerve-wracking since there were so many people! I received a LOT of compliments and well-wishes Saturday from many people I don't even know. I think that makes it extra-special, because if the wedding were private, it just wouldn't have been the same.
Also, who really can claim that they had Marley's Ghost and Queen Victoria and her entourage at their wedding? And a whole band of bagpipers too!
My favorite part of the ceremony: when my minster asked if there were any reasons for us not to marry, he said "keep it to yourself!" LOL I loved that part!
We took so many photos after the wedding, my cheeks hurt! My photographers that I hired lead a whole group of random "paparazzi" (both from professional news and amateurs) for a whole hour! We couldn't even go a block over from the plaza in that amount of time!
Luckily, we made it just in time for the carriage for the line-up of the parade. It was funny sitting in it since just with 2 ladies (my matron of honor and myself) we filled it up quite well! I can't imagine the size of carriages they must have needed for larger families, especially if they had a lot of girls!
We had a good time being in a carriage in the Queen's Parade for the first time. It was sure nicer than walking.
We even got to go back to Somewhere in Time antique shop to thank the owner there again for the 19th century pocket watch I had been persauded to buy for my husband 1 week before the hurricane. I was so grateful that we had gone that weekend because I didn't know what else to get Christian as a groom's present.
We also got to see Sandi from the Railroad Museum. I was more than a little sad to see that things still aren't up and running, and that the reception that evening would have been more accessible and successful had it been where it was supposed to be. Maybe we'll have to celebrate our first anniversary there next year and host another Victorian ball!
Since I didn't personally take any photos myself (I took the weekend off on that one!) I'm relying on everyone else to take photos. Here are some links so far:
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000014057 The whole wedding ceremony (audio only) and look for a pefect photo of our kiss in the slide show! You can also listen to our interview and others.
http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l309/reid188/Dickens%202008/ A big thanks to my friends (and clients!) for these wonderful digital photos
http://www.statesman.com/search/mediahub/mediahub/slideshow/index.jsp?tId=136354 A wonderful photo from the Austin American-Statesman (we're #13 in the slideshow)
I really enjoyed the short ceremony. Although, I gotta admit, it was very nerve-wracking since there were so many people! I received a LOT of compliments and well-wishes Saturday from many people I don't even know. I think that makes it extra-special, because if the wedding were private, it just wouldn't have been the same.
Also, who really can claim that they had Marley's Ghost and Queen Victoria and her entourage at their wedding? And a whole band of bagpipers too!
My favorite part of the ceremony: when my minster asked if there were any reasons for us not to marry, he said "keep it to yourself!" LOL I loved that part!
We took so many photos after the wedding, my cheeks hurt! My photographers that I hired lead a whole group of random "paparazzi" (both from professional news and amateurs) for a whole hour! We couldn't even go a block over from the plaza in that amount of time!
Luckily, we made it just in time for the carriage for the line-up of the parade. It was funny sitting in it since just with 2 ladies (my matron of honor and myself) we filled it up quite well! I can't imagine the size of carriages they must have needed for larger families, especially if they had a lot of girls!
We had a good time being in a carriage in the Queen's Parade for the first time. It was sure nicer than walking.
We even got to go back to Somewhere in Time antique shop to thank the owner there again for the 19th century pocket watch I had been persauded to buy for my husband 1 week before the hurricane. I was so grateful that we had gone that weekend because I didn't know what else to get Christian as a groom's present.
We also got to see Sandi from the Railroad Museum. I was more than a little sad to see that things still aren't up and running, and that the reception that evening would have been more accessible and successful had it been where it was supposed to be. Maybe we'll have to celebrate our first anniversary there next year and host another Victorian ball!
Since I didn't personally take any photos myself (I took the weekend off on that one!) I'm relying on everyone else to take photos. Here are some links so far:
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000014057 The whole wedding ceremony (audio only) and look for a pefect photo of our kiss in the slide show! You can also listen to our interview and others.
http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l309/reid188/Dickens%202008/ A big thanks to my friends (and clients!) for these wonderful digital photos
http://www.statesman.com/search/mediahub/mediahub/slideshow/index.jsp?tId=136354 A wonderful photo from the Austin American-Statesman (we're #13 in the slideshow)
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