I managed to convince Henry to marry me on May 27th, 2001.
It only took me five years to get him to do it. Granted, three of those years we were just friendly acquaintances and I was trying to get a philandering fireman to marry me instead.
But, I will never let Henry forget it took him 2.2 years to propose. I’m going to tattoo it on his ass. It will be on his gravestone if he goes first.
We had an incredible wedding. We could’ve paid for our house with that wedding (sigh). But it was worth it because aside from the days my children were born — which required epidurals, hot lacerations and sutures — my wedding was the happiest day of my life. My dad and mom, who hadn’t been married since I was two, and their respective posses all came together with love for me and Henry.
Henry’s parents, who were married almost fifty years at the time, came together like the Irish Catholic always do, with lots of cousins from the east coast, ribald stories and unfettered dancing (and very little booze oddly).
I am attempting a gallery here so bear with me.
New skills, people, new skills. The story of our wedding in pictures:
So, there it is, only a smidgen of the hundreds of professional photos I ordered, which means my children will have to live at home and go to junior college indefinitely because it was so freaking expensive. If this house burns down the cats better fend for themselves, I’m saving my wedding albums.
18 thoughts on “What I Wish I’d Known Before My Wedding! (Photos)”
What an awesome idea!!! I can see so many uses for this, school events, reunions, big parties. So many fun things can be done.
Thanks for the share!
You’re welcome. I’ll let you know how it turns out at our reunion.
Totally get it tattooed on his ass. That would be awesome, quite frankly, and money better spent than on an album!
Dude.
I’ve been reading for awilhe and this is my first comment. I applaud your ability to clearly explain even the most mundane topics, and make them a joy to read. You are a master word-smith!
Thank you Yahaira.
Cool program – and those are some really beautiful photos. The dress was so Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face, right?
I wish I could have that dress mounted on a wall in my house. It had branches and leaves on it with the most beautiful amber and green thread, then little birds with jeweled eyes. It reminded me of being a tomboy always outside in a tree, but also being a woman taking the next step in life. I was very spoiled that day.
Beautiful photos, Shannon!
super cool app!
Oh my gosh! You have to be the coolest woman ever!
I’ve always wanted to be cool. Does anyone ever actually feel like they’re really cool or is everyone faking it? Anyhow, thanks Miss Shelby.
OMG, I was so skinny and we were so young. 😉 It just doesn’t seem that long ago but the years have flown by. Next time I visit you I want to see all the photos again. It really was the most amazing wedding I’ve ever been to let alone been in! Every detail was perfection. xxoo
I was also thinking about how skinny and young we were. We looked marvelous. And I miss you!
Ooh…neat idea…and I LOVE your photos….how did you get the gallery into the post?
Hi Carol – You just get a gallery widget for your wordpress and there’s actually a gallery button at the top of your wordpress thingy with where you can add links, italics, etc. I was very intimidated to use it, have had the widget for some time now and finally got my act together to figure it out. I hope this helps.
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