Wedding Shindig

Early on the day of our shindig, we stopped at the Pike Place Market to pick up the flowers for the centerpieces. 11 huge bunches later, we were on our way! All of the arrangements had lilacs in them, along with other flowers.

Above is a picture of the bunches in our bathtub, waiting to go to the venue.


Around 7 pm: people were just starting to show up. The Hollywood Schoolhouse, where we held the shindig, was so beautiful. We loved the antique bar! We had coke, sprite, rootbeer, etc., along with Widmer Hef on tap, and various wines.

The happy couple - it was such a fun night!

My ex-husband, his wife and baby, and his Mom and Dad also came. Above is a cute picture of Chloe holding her little sister. I was happy to have so much family attend. My parents, many of my siblings, their spouses, and Ray's Mom and Aunt (my new MIL and Aunt-in-Law now!) were all also able to attend.

My sister Lisa took some incredible pictures. Thanks, Lisa! I am so glad to have such a great record of the night.

After dinner, we screened the 7 1/2 minute dvd of the Las Vegas wedding, officiated by Elvis. It was a hoot! Everyone seemed to enjoy it. One of my friends emailed me the next day to say that now they could check "see an Elvis wedding" off their life list!


Later on in the night, there was dancing - even an impromptu conga line after a group picture. The band, Streamliner, did a great job, and everyone seemed to enjoy them. Streamliner is made up of members of the band 'The Blues Orbiters', which is one of our favorite bands. They're the same band that we went to see in Anacortes last year.

It was such a magical night...everything I could have dreamed of and more! I really appreciated everyone that came and made it such a success!

Wedding!

I'll post more later, but wanted to check in after our weekend in Las Vegas.

Ray and I got married on Sunday, May 17, by Elvis at the Graceland Chapel. I always thought that if I ever got married again, that is what I would want, and it was perfect! The Elvis we had was amazing, and very funny. It's great to be married to Ray, and I'm so glad that my daughter and my good friend Carrie and her daughter were able to make it, too.

Above is a picture that Carrie took after the wedding. We were goofing around in the gazebo, and started doing a conga line. Chloe was not sure at first about that, but soon joined in. Carrie captured a pretty funny moment, and one that reflected the mood of the day.

Bridal Luncheon

Yesterday, a few of my girlfriends at work took me out to lunch to celebrate my wedding. They took me to my favorite place, McCormick's. I had a great time!

Above, are the slippers I received, in case I get cold feet. :)

Below, is my friend Jessica, one of my girlfriends that took me out for lunch. We had a really cute picture of her posing, but it didn't turn out. Ah well...she's still cute as a button.

Below is the dessert that McCormick's brought out to me. They also had a personalized menu that said "Congratulations, Janette". Really sweet!