Finally!!!

The moment has arrived...WE ARE MOVING!!!! For those of you who don't know we have been ready to leave our current apartment for quite some time. Well, the time has arrived. However, we have to be out by the 1st to avoid paying two rents. So we are in a mad rush to get everything out!!!! Call us if you care to contribute! I will post some video of the house later. It is one unit in a duplex. It is a 2 bedroom, 1 bath with all hardwood floors. So, the next few days are going to be crazy. Tristan is going to stay with his MiMa until Tuesday so that we can do this very quickly. Amy will be packing up during the day while Doug finishes up his last few days of his internship. Tuesday night is the final exodus. We are renting a moving van and clearing the place out completely by Tuesay night. Wish us luck!!!!

A wedding day survey to answer any questions about the big day!

. When were you married?
06/16/07

. How long were you engaged?
6 months

. How old were you when you married?
24

. How old was your spouse?
31

. Did you have kids prior to your marriage, and did you acquire stepkids when you married?
No and Yes

. Was this your first marriage?
Yes

. Was this your spouse's first marriage?
Nope

. Did you have a big wedding?
No. About 85 people showed up out of about 100 invited

. Where was it held?
Antique Rose Ville in New Iberia, LA

. What were your colors?
Cornflower Blue. I didn't really have 2 colors

. What decorations?
Some flowers, but the wedding was outdoors at a Garden-type place, so lots of decorations were not required.

. Do you have regrets?
Not a single one. Well, I would have liked to be a little less nervous about being in front of so many people. But that is more of a character flaw issue.

. Who were your flower girls/ring bearers?
Olivia was the flower girl (Scott and Rebecca's 2 year old) and Tristan (Doug's son)

. Maid of Honor/Best Man?
Jessie was my matron of honor and Bob was Doug's best man
. Describe your cake:
3 tier, white fondant, with cornflower blue ribbon at the bottom of each layer. fresh flowers (calla lillies and hydrangeas) on top. There was supposed to be pearl icing drops on the cake, but Gambino's messed up and forgot that part. Doug's cake was a 2 layer devil's food cake in the shape of a fleur de lis. It was supposed to have strawberry filling, but once again Gambino's messed up and used chocolate filling.....do you see a trend?

. Music?
I thought it was great. I might have preferred a little less of the Cupid Shuffle type stuff, but my cousins loved it.

. Officiant?
Henry Charpentier, Justice of the Peace
. Did you smash cake in each others' faces?
No, we agreed before hand that the cake in the face thing is overdone and a little tacky

. Who caught your bouquet? Emily or Katie..i can't remember which

. Did your car get decorated?
Yes...embarassment. Balloons, condoms, and "Just Marred" on the rear windshield. And no that wasn't a mistake...thanks, tommy, bob, shane, and dennis

. Where did you go on your honey moon?
Spent the night at a Bed and Breakfast in New Iberia, then back to reality. No time for a honeymoon with a job, internship, and a kid!

. The kicker: Are you still married?
Yes! Geeze it was less than one month ago.

The Wedding Day

Our wedding day was absolutely perfect. The rain stopped 5 minutes before the ceremony, leaving just enough time to dry the chairs and begin on time. The ceremony went by so fast for me. Tristan was adorable and managed to stay still for much longer than I expected. The reception was so much fun. I never expected to enjoy my own wedding reception as much as I did. Doug and I were so tired when we got to the Bed and Breakfast. We were also starving. We called every fast food place in the phone book trying to find one that was open. We finally made our way to a Checkers...I wish we had remembered to take our food from the reception. Anyway...we are so thankful that so many of our friends and family members could be at the wedding to share in our love. The biggest thanks of all go to our parents and Jeff. Jeff took over 3,000 pictures and the ones we have seen (the ones posted here, with no touch ups) are too beautiful for words. We love you guys! We apprectiate the presence of each person who attended. Our day would not have been the same without all of you!

Our first post!

Doug and I decided to give the blogging thing a try after Josh and Stacy introduced the idea to us. I hope we are able to update pretty often. I guess the best place to start is the wedding. The next post will have some pictures and our thoughts about our big day!