We got hitched!
Gah! It’s finally over and we can go back to our quiet lives! One of the scariest things about getting married is coming dressed up and being conscious about the fact that everyone is looking at you! I really hope that I didn’t look too out of place with my dress choice. Truthfully it was the only white dress that I could afford for our handmade wedding. I dressed it up with a flower headpiece and orange shoes. That’s it!
The night before our wedding was pretty crazy. We spent many long hours at the art gallery setting up the tables and chairs and doing all the decorations by ourselves. I roped in mum to iron all the table cloths and got my friends to fold the paper napkins. Rich also decided that we should have blue bubble bottles instead!
The flowers were a different drama altogether. The florist rang up to say that the flowers we ordered wouldn’t arrive for the wedding so we used what they had left in the shop; orange mokara orchids, red and yellow James story orchids and orange calla lilies. As for the vases, I just made do with what I had lying around my house and in the art gallery. Truth be told, I was starting to think we would never get any rest! By the time I got into bed it was 3am and then the alarm clock woke me up 2 hours later for the wedding!
As it turned out, everything was so fun and the wedding really reflected our personality and our handmade spirit. We didn’t order a wedding cake so we got everyone to bring a home made dessert to sweeten up our day.
We’re just so glad to spend the day with our closest friends and family. I’ll share more pictures once they are ready!
January 15th, 2010 at 10:33 am
Congratulations on your wedding!
It all looks wonderfully beautiful – and that it reflected both you and your partner is a credit to you both.
Congrats again.
Tasha
January 15th, 2010 at 11:46 am
Looks like a fantastic day! Congrats!
January 15th, 2010 at 11:47 am
LOL that first photo is so awesome!
I really need to finish my film roll so I can develop them and see how my pics went
January 15th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
These are great photos! Your reception decorations were beautiful. I admire that you did so many things yourselves and made sure things were hand made. It makes for a much more meaningful wedding, I think. Congratulations!
January 15th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
yay, congratulations, glad you had an awesome day
January 15th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Helena, congratulations on your wedding! Now you are officially a Mrs. ! The wedding photos look fantastic!
January 15th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Congratulations! You looked gorgeous and it really sounds like you had a wonderful day. The photos are just amazing.
January 15th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
So gorgeous Helena! Congratulations to you and Rich and many happy wishes for your future together.
January 16th, 2010 at 5:03 am
So so so beautiful! I can’t wait to see more pics. And congratulations to you both!
January 16th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Beautiful MS. H! You should be very happy, it looks wonderful and simple and stylish. I am sure you breathed a sigh of relief afterwards too… kisses to you on your special day.
January 19th, 2010 at 1:50 am
your wedding looks so nice and sweet!
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January 19th, 2010 at 8:45 am
Thanks guys, thanks april:) Will share more pics when they are ready:)
January 26th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
oh hooray for you Helena!!!
oh my – it all looked so gorgeous……..the colours and decorations….and you guys look A.MA.ZING. congrats! xo
April 5th, 2010 at 6:46 am
what fabulous photos Helena! You looked absolutely stunning!
what a gorgeous day