Well ive been married for 3 weeks now :)
We spent the last week relaxing and one again catching up with people while we were still in WA
We had 4 nights in a Beach Chalet which was beautiful.
I hope you all dont get to bored reading through all of that
Well the night before the wedding i didnt go to bed really early around 11pm.I had a great nights sleep and woke up at around 7am got myself ready and then went to the hairdresser.
Everyone met up there and we had our hair done which only took about an hour and 15 mins for the 3 of us.
I had to get a few things from the shops before i went home so myself and my matron of honour went over and got what we needed then went back to mum and dads place.
The make-up artist arrived early so she got started on everyone.The photographer turned up around 1pm and started taking a few candid shots while we were getting ready.
Then about 1:15 it was time to get me into my dress..it was quite an effort and i had the 3 girls tying me into it :)
The bus turned up to pick family and some friends up and once they were gone it was time to go outside for the usual car shots and shots with dad and the girls.
2pm and it was time to head off
My Car
The trip out was about 1/2 hour and i got a little burnt on the way,plus i was finding it hard to breath with the dress on as it was a full corset so no bending or breathing for me all night.
We arrived at the church and all i wanted to do was get out of the car but the photographer had other ideas...so i was stuck in there for another 5 mins.
Getting out of the car was hard with a 3 tier hoop.
Im sure the boys were waiting patiently inside.
All dad wanted to do was get in there and hand me over.Sonny the minister greeted us at the door then proceeded to the end of the aisle and directed everyone to stand..then it was time for the girls to start walking down.
We followed behind them and laughed all the way down as dad was saying g`day to all his mates.
Then it was time for dad to give my hand to Rob...he didnt want to let go everyone had a great laugh and then he went and sat down
Sonny started the service and when he was doing his sermon we had a chance to sit down thank goodness as i was starting to get a little hot.
Before long it was time to exchange rings
Then that was it..all done :)
We walked back up the aisle as husband and wife and went outside for some photos and it gave people a chance to say thier congrats.I had a few friends come to the ceremony that i wasnt able to invite to the recpetion which was nice.
Everyone got back on the bus and went into town to the pub for some refreshments while we went and had pics done.
After a few hours it was time for us to go back to the Reception.We had some photos done there to
It was starting to get dark so we were introduced to everyone and the party began
Before long it was almost over.People had already started to leave and by Midnight we were the last ones left :)
Jadey and Jason stayed behind and we went back into town for a few more pics the it was time to go back to the Hotel
You know what happens now :)
The lead up to our wedding was pretty hectic.We had done most of the organising in the 10 or so months prior so it was just the little things that needed doing once we had the RSVP`s back,such as table settings and printing out place cards.
We left for WA on the 19th March and it was such a looooonnngggg,boring.uncomfortable flight,even with being upgraded to premium economy with the extra legroom it was still bad.
We arrived to such wonderful weather to it was nice and warm with hardly any humidity.Mum and Dad picked us up from the airport and we made our way down to Mandurah where we would be staying for the next 2 and 1/2 weeks.
We arrived at mum and dads to be greeted by the new kitten Boris...the psyco cat :) He only has 2 modes...sleep and attack and boy did he have sharp little claws and teeth,and we figured he was teething to as he wouldnt stop chewing on our fingers with the back of his mouth and by the time we left there were little teeth there.
Tahya the staffy was a big boofa as always...wants to be near you all the time..if you sit down she leans on you or jumps up on the couch to be sitting right on you,and at 20+kgs shes no lightweight.
here they are having a play
Attack
Sleep
Thursday we had to go out and see Nicole who runs Redcliffe on the Murray where we were having our reception as we had to sort through a few things and decide where we wanted tables etc.She was very vague on the phone at times and we were under a bit of stress thinking that things wernt going to go to plan,but in person she is wonderful a definate peoples person.We decided that if the day was fine everything would be outside.Our only concern with that was the Mozzies.Mandurah in particular has had a massive invasion of them recently due to unusual high tides which puts water over the Larve and makes them hatch.They even had a notice in the paper to let the community know why it was happening and that they were spraying the waterways with helicopters and the streets to try and keep them under control.It was bad,you couldnt even go outside any time of the day without being attacked and generally they only come at dusk but this wasnt the case the whole time we were there.
Friday was Good Friday and the start to the long weekend.So friday the traffic was chaos with most people heading south.We went up to Kingspark in the early evening as friends that had come over had hired a camper van and were going to do a bit of travelling while they were there.We met up with them after they had been up to Geraldton and Kalbarri and they were making thier way down south the following day.After we left them we went to the airport where we met up with Robs best man Karl and his Finace Myvan,Peter and Petina and Robs brother Mark.We drove back to Mandurah and took Karl and Myvan to thier Chalet where they would be staying until after the wedding and proceeded back to mum and dads where Mark would be staying until after the wedding.
Saturday Rob myself Karl and Myvan went out to the Barn for some breakfast and to show them where we were having our reception and what our plans were for seating.
Saturday afternoon the Make-up artist came over for our trial for the wedding.It worked out great as My Hens night was a few hours after.
Now it was decided that my hens was going to be Bad Taste so as we had nothing we did a mad dash to the op shop to find something ans i was surprised to see it so packed with young people obviously doing the same thing :)
The night was fantastic.We played games and had a good time.
There was a stripper and he was pretty hot and i got to see EVERYTHING!! so i was quite happy with that as i always said i wanted none of this being covered up with a towel if i had a stripper :)
Here are a few pics
Bridesmaids
Sydney Friends
School Friends
The Mums (my mum has glasses)
Playing Games
No Officer it wasnt me
Rob had his second bucks night at my Maid of Honours house and by the sounds of it he drank ALOT and was very tired by sunday afternoon :).
Mum and i caught the train up to Perth so we could find her some jewellery to wear on the day we ended up finding some beautiful fresh water pearls.
The rest of the week was catching up with people and doing the last minute things for the wedding.On the Thursday we had the wedding Rehersal then went out for dinner with everyone to Hogsbreath.
Friday a group of us went down south.First stop was Augusta to the light house at Cape Leeuwin.
Lighthouse
After we went back into Augusta for some lunch then drove back into Margaret River to a few Winerys and the Chocolate Factory.On the way back to Mandurah we stopped off at the jetty for a looksee then after a very long day drove back home.
Next the wedding
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