6 years!

The day I married my best friend...May 3, 2003.

On Facebook a few weeks back, a friend tagged me on this note that I thought would be appropriate to fill out for this special occasion! Here goes...

1) When was your wedding day?
May 3, 2003

2) What day of the week was it?
Saturday

3) Did you get married in a church?
Nope, The Sheldon Concert Hall


4) How many in your wedding party?
4 bridesmaids, 4 groomsman and
8 "Pink Girls" who helped with guest book, readings, etc. --
They wore whatever dress they wanted, as long as it was pink! And they looked amazing!

5) How many guests were invited to your wedding?
Um, 400 something I think.

6)How long where you together before the engagment?
Well, we knew each other since sophomore year of high school. We dated about a year before we were engaged 8 or 9 years later.

7) How long did you wait to Tie The Knot after your proposal?
11 months

8) Did you register for gifts? If yes, where?
Target and Pottery Barn

9) Who did you hire as your photographer?
The amazing Will Jackson.

10) Did you have a DJ or a band?
DJ Jeff McMillian...and had to hire him to stay on an additional 2 hrs because our guests weren't ready to stop dancing! =)

11)What was your First dance to?
At Last by Etta James

12) Did your father walk you down the aisle?
Yep, down and then up all the stairs in the concert hall to the stage...I still can't believe we didn't trip!

13) What color were the bridesmaid dresses?
Bridesmaid dresses were black with a white sash. Very classic.

14) Did you have a bridal shower?
Several, thanks to fantastic family and friends and coworkers!

15) What type of limo did you get?
None...After the wedding guests mingled in the attached art gallery for cocktails and then headed up the steps to the ballroom. It was wonderful everything was under one roof!

16) What where your flowers?
Dozens and dozens and dozens of red/hot pink roses.

17). What Flavor was your cake?
Traditional white with real buttercream icing...my favorite!

18) Where did you go for your Bachelorette / Bachelor Party?

The girls went to a little winery in St. Charles and the Guys played paintball.

19) What type of wedding gown?
Strapless, A-line. I saw it in a magazine and had to track it down. =)

20) How was the weather?
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!!

21) Did you have an open bar?
Yes

22) Where did you go on your Honeymoon?
The Adventura Spa Palace

23) What was your favorite thing about your wedding day?
Marrying Jeff and being surrounded by family and friends.

24) Did anything go wrong?
Sorta...as some of the wedding party had already started to walk down the isle, my sister dropped Jeff's ring..and it bounced, and bounced, and bounced...right down the air conditioning register. I love this photo, because it was taken right after this happened and was fortunately retrieved by the photographer's assistant (who way earned his salary that day!), and it shows such emotion!

25) How long have you been married?
6 amazing years!!!