The Wedding and First Day of Honeymoon!! Part 1

So, it all started the week of June 19th when Tanya went back to Richmond on June 20th. I followed suit on the 21st, happy to have 4.5 weeks off of work and thrilled to be getting married to the woman I love.

We had our rehearsal dinner on the 23rd (Friday) which consisted of a BBQ bash at my parent's place and a going over of everyone's duties and responsibilities for the wedding. We capped it off with dessert, some thank you gifts for our family and friends, and a magic show by my Brother! (HA HA Jerm, try and figure them out I dare you!!!)

The weekend consisted of picking up tuxedos and running many errands. Oh, and we got together with Tanya's family on Sunday night for dinner at which time I learned how to play Mah Jong. Then Monday night was my bachelor party which was a big poker game of fun!!. You can view Seakrait's blog to see photos... http://seakrait.blogspot.com/2006/06/74-poker-i-hardly-know-her.html. Tuesday involved me having an almost heart attack to get my car seat fixed. The driver's side switch to move the seat forward and back wasn't working and we needed the function for Tanya to be able to drive my car during the honeymoon. So I took the car in and they said the whole seat undercarriage needed replacing and it would cost me some money because the extended warranty company would only cover replacement with a used part. So they got my car fixed. Wednesday at 12:30pm. 6 hours before our wedding.

Argh!! But that is okay. Wednesday morning, my uncle from Toronto came into town (hadn't seen him in 14 years). Us guys (me, my bro, my dad, Tanya's dad, and Jerm) went to my sister's place to change into our tuxedos. From there we travelled by car to the Brock House and when we approached, I had Jeremy call Zaneta to let her know we were arriving so that Tanya could go and hide in her bridal room. Little did I know, Zaneta would say that they hadn't yet left Holt Renfrew where they were getting their makeup done!!! Well, after some delays, worries, nerves shattering, our wedding happened. I had a big goofy grin on my face, of which I'm hoping to get a decent photo of soon, and by a little after 7pm, June 28th, 2006, Tanya and I were Husband and Wife!!!

to be continued...

We're Back!!!

Hello everyone,

Tanya and I have safely returned from our adventures in the U.S. on our honeymoon. I'm at work right now and so I can't really type much, but I'm hoping within the next week, I'll be able to post a lot more about our wedding and travels down south. Oh, and many photos as well. Looks like out of our two friends who have blogs, only one was a friend enough to post photos of our actual wedding. The other decided to post photos of her very lovely friends (http://goma-on-the-go.blogspot.com/2006/07/my-lovely-friends.html) but nothing of the lovely bride and groom for whom she wouldn't have photos in the first place if they didn't decide to get married. Oh, and no excuse, becuase she has the DVD of 500+ photos... But that is okay. We understand. Her lovely female friends (of which Tanya isn't one I guess) get their own blog entry. =)

I must say in all honesty though, that I am incredibly touched that all our family and friends came from far and wide to attend our wedding. It was a very special day for Tanya and I and we are very touched that we have so many people that care about us to share in our celebration.

Finally, I'd like to reiterate our invitation to our friends who will be in town between August 11th and August 22nd. We'd love to have you come over to Nanaimo for a big slumber party. We'll have pillow fights and tickle fights... or at least the girls will... Jeremy and I will just watch. Through the iris of the video camera. =) But seriously. We have many games to play, including a new one that we are so very happy to have received. TnTaboo!!! It is awesome and it is definitely a labour of love that we will forever cherish!!

Well, that is about it for now. I should start working. I'll type more later tonight hopefully.