6.18.11
Wedding Day!!!
i woke up, checked my email and hung out with my mom for a little bit. i called some family and they wished me good luck! i started to get ready, wearing my satin robe. the hair and make up lady came at 6:30 am. she started curling my hair and we all just hung out drinking a mimosa. i didn't really get to see my bridesmaids because they were getting ready in another room. my mom ended up getting her hair done as well. i ended up not liking my make up at all. it really wasn't like the pictures i showed her and the false eyelashes stopped 3/4's of the way out which was weird to me. my hair wasn't like the pictures either, but it still turned out well. it was still the beachy look i was looking for. we did a first look in the beach house before we left. it was really nice to see each other and get the nerves out right then. i still just couldn't believe i was getting married! it was just so crazy to think.
we ended up being 15 minutes late leaving! i rode with my family which was nice. derek rode with our friends. it was a little hot in my dress in the car, but not too bad. when we got there, everyone was just waiting for us. i felt so bad! we put my hair flowers in (which were one the wrong side, oops. in hawaii, if you're spoken for, the flowers should be on your left). i got my bouquet which i was disappointed in because it was not like the picture i sent in at all. the walk to the beach was pretty rough actually. but that's why it wasn't so populated. i walked with my mom and my bridesmaids while everyone went ahead. it was definitely a secret beach. it was weird to try to take in everything but still enjoy the moment as it is without thinking about taking it in. i was so anxious about having all eyes on me including the video that couldn't be changed that much. we walked over to the part of the beach where the circle of flowers were. it was so gorgeous!!! we waited in the shade for the ceremony to start. i really wish we had more direction at to what was supposed to happen because no one knew what was going on. the conch shells were blown which tells everyone the ceremony is starting. the wedding party all started walking in towards the circle flower. another conch shell was blown and then dad and i started walking in. it's so weird to have everyone staring at you and you know that you're being video taped the whole time. every single move was documented.
the ceremony was beautiful and i was so excited to become derek's wife. he looked so handsome and the background was awesome! i wouldn't have had it any other way! it was getting soooo hot. i feel bad because you can tell that i was sweating. at one point while i was saying my vows, derek wiped the side of his eye. i was like aw, that's cute...i'm going to laugh because to the video, it's going to look like he was crying. only i know that sweat dripped in his eye, hah!! taking the pictures were long and super hot. i was excited for them, i hope they turn out amazing!
we missed the reservation that i made for breakfast after the ceremony so we had no where to go to! someone found maui tacos, but when we went it, it wasn't big enough. then someone mentioned denny's which i was not about to have my wedding brunch at denny's!! there ended up being cafe o' lei near by. they made accommodations very fast! we got there last because i switched dresses in the car. i was wayyy too hot in my dress! there was a hawaiian ice on the way up, so we stopped and i got one. it was amazing to have something cold when i was so freaking hot! we got up into the restaurant and it was super cute. it ended up being delicious and everyone loved their food. it was also pretty affordable!
after being stuffed, we went back to the beach house to chill for a while. people took naps while derek and i laid on the lani together on a big chair. it was gorgeous to look at the ocean and just lay with my husband. then we packed up our stuff and drove up to lahaina with enoch. it was a good 50 minute drive from kihei. very pretty though and the ocean comes right up to the highway! when we got to the condo, we dropped our bags, changed, and then aunt mary and uncle mike came to pick us up and drive us to the old lahaina lu'au. when we got there, we saw our family and walked in together. we were greeted by a lady giving tuberose hair pieces out. then we walked in further to have lei's put on us and a grab a drink from the people walking around with them. everyone kept saying congrats to us, it was really cute! we sat down at our table and the view was just gorgeous. it was started to sunset and the pictures were awesome! there was some stuff to walk around and look at. we stopped at the jewelry and maggie bought me some earrings i loved. then there was a tiki place. i said we should get one for in our bedroom! we picked one out and they said they would carve our names with a heart in between and our wedding date under. we watched them do it there with a chisel and hammer. he also added maui underneath. such a cute touch and i can't wait to put it up in our new bedroom together! they also gave us a little turtle as a gift. we named him squirt. during this, they pulled out the pig that was roasting underground and the luau was starting!
we sat at two tables, one for the bigger adults and one for the smaller adults, haha. enoch and "neil" (maggie's fiance, which my mom called neil earlier in the day) were taking tons of pictures. it was time for us to go get our food. there was so much yummy food!! i definitely got two plates! the fried rice was probably my favorite as well as the kuala pig. the dessert came next and was brought to our table. i think my favorite was a chocolate piece with some vanilla mousse in it. the brownies were really good as well though!!
the show started and with a bang. the hula dancers were shaking their butts hardcore. derek said that's why there's so many children made from the hawaiians, haha!! it was a great show about how hawaii came to present day. aunt mary said it was the best luau she had been to on the islands! there was definitely nothing in the "drinks" they were serving. i think we all had about 6-7 drinks and didn't feel a thing. well, that's what happens at all you eat and drink places i guess!!
at the end of the show, we said goodbye to enoch because he had to go catch his flight back mainland. he was such a special part of the group being derek's best man and the only friend here for him. they were so cute together that most of the time i felt like the 3rd wheel out, hah! two peas in a pod for sure! we went home smiling and holding each other's hands as husband and wife.
we ended up being 15 minutes late leaving! i rode with my family which was nice. derek rode with our friends. it was a little hot in my dress in the car, but not too bad. when we got there, everyone was just waiting for us. i felt so bad! we put my hair flowers in (which were one the wrong side, oops. in hawaii, if you're spoken for, the flowers should be on your left). i got my bouquet which i was disappointed in because it was not like the picture i sent in at all. the walk to the beach was pretty rough actually. but that's why it wasn't so populated. i walked with my mom and my bridesmaids while everyone went ahead. it was definitely a secret beach. it was weird to try to take in everything but still enjoy the moment as it is without thinking about taking it in. i was so anxious about having all eyes on me including the video that couldn't be changed that much. we walked over to the part of the beach where the circle of flowers were. it was so gorgeous!!! we waited in the shade for the ceremony to start. i really wish we had more direction at to what was supposed to happen because no one knew what was going on. the conch shells were blown which tells everyone the ceremony is starting. the wedding party all started walking in towards the circle flower. another conch shell was blown and then dad and i started walking in. it's so weird to have everyone staring at you and you know that you're being video taped the whole time. every single move was documented.
the ceremony was beautiful and i was so excited to become derek's wife. he looked so handsome and the background was awesome! i wouldn't have had it any other way! it was getting soooo hot. i feel bad because you can tell that i was sweating. at one point while i was saying my vows, derek wiped the side of his eye. i was like aw, that's cute...i'm going to laugh because to the video, it's going to look like he was crying. only i know that sweat dripped in his eye, hah!! taking the pictures were long and super hot. i was excited for them, i hope they turn out amazing!
we missed the reservation that i made for breakfast after the ceremony so we had no where to go to! someone found maui tacos, but when we went it, it wasn't big enough. then someone mentioned denny's which i was not about to have my wedding brunch at denny's!! there ended up being cafe o' lei near by. they made accommodations very fast! we got there last because i switched dresses in the car. i was wayyy too hot in my dress! there was a hawaiian ice on the way up, so we stopped and i got one. it was amazing to have something cold when i was so freaking hot! we got up into the restaurant and it was super cute. it ended up being delicious and everyone loved their food. it was also pretty affordable!
after being stuffed, we went back to the beach house to chill for a while. people took naps while derek and i laid on the lani together on a big chair. it was gorgeous to look at the ocean and just lay with my husband. then we packed up our stuff and drove up to lahaina with enoch. it was a good 50 minute drive from kihei. very pretty though and the ocean comes right up to the highway! when we got to the condo, we dropped our bags, changed, and then aunt mary and uncle mike came to pick us up and drive us to the old lahaina lu'au. when we got there, we saw our family and walked in together. we were greeted by a lady giving tuberose hair pieces out. then we walked in further to have lei's put on us and a grab a drink from the people walking around with them. everyone kept saying congrats to us, it was really cute! we sat down at our table and the view was just gorgeous. it was started to sunset and the pictures were awesome! there was some stuff to walk around and look at. we stopped at the jewelry and maggie bought me some earrings i loved. then there was a tiki place. i said we should get one for in our bedroom! we picked one out and they said they would carve our names with a heart in between and our wedding date under. we watched them do it there with a chisel and hammer. he also added maui underneath. such a cute touch and i can't wait to put it up in our new bedroom together! they also gave us a little turtle as a gift. we named him squirt. during this, they pulled out the pig that was roasting underground and the luau was starting!
we sat at two tables, one for the bigger adults and one for the smaller adults, haha. enoch and "neil" (maggie's fiance, which my mom called neil earlier in the day) were taking tons of pictures. it was time for us to go get our food. there was so much yummy food!! i definitely got two plates! the fried rice was probably my favorite as well as the kuala pig. the dessert came next and was brought to our table. i think my favorite was a chocolate piece with some vanilla mousse in it. the brownies were really good as well though!!
the show started and with a bang. the hula dancers were shaking their butts hardcore. derek said that's why there's so many children made from the hawaiians, haha!! it was a great show about how hawaii came to present day. aunt mary said it was the best luau she had been to on the islands! there was definitely nothing in the "drinks" they were serving. i think we all had about 6-7 drinks and didn't feel a thing. well, that's what happens at all you eat and drink places i guess!!
at the end of the show, we said goodbye to enoch because he had to go catch his flight back mainland. he was such a special part of the group being derek's best man and the only friend here for him. they were so cute together that most of the time i felt like the 3rd wheel out, hah! two peas in a pod for sure! we went home smiling and holding each other's hands as husband and wife.
6.17.11
Day before the wedding
i started out the day with my mom coming into our room yelling, "gooooooood moringggggggggg". there was a little pow wow in our room and i gave mckenna and jackie their gifts. they loved them, which i was really excited about. we went to eat at the kihei caffe for breakfast. i had the loco moco which was awesome. it's a hawaiian dish. i had it with pork fried rice though. so it's the rice, then a beef patty on top with gravy all over it. we went to go get our marriage license after breakfast. it was a good feeling filling it our but kind of crazy and just not so real yet, but kind of real. it's hard to explain! i just can't believe that the wedding is tomorrow. we met with our DOC at kamole beach and went over the ceremony. our musician that we chose, can't make it to the wedding, so they scheduled our second choice. thank gosh he was available! it was nice to go over things and she gave us pointers such as how to put the ring and make sure to look at each other during the ceremony so we look connected on the video. also not to say random things because we'll be miked up the whole time. after that, we went to the house to grab beach stuff and drove down to makena so mckenna could enjoy being in the town with her name. we laid out and played in the ocean. it was a lot of fun to do this all together! we went back to the house to get ready for our welcome dinner. we had a lot of fun at the tiki lounge after we finally found the place. maggie and nate got there late because of their hotel, but they got upgraded which was fabulous! i was so happy to see everyone at the welcome dinner. their pizza is super good!!! of course, i got the hawaiian pizza! towards the end of the night, derek's mom and step dad gave me a diamond bracelet. it was so unexpected and a beautiful touch to the night! it was really nice for everyone to meet and get to know each other a bit before the ceremony the next day! we went home and hung out for a bit. i actually got a bug bite on my right ring finger. it was super puffy, so i took an advil pm since it has benadryl in it. i can't believe i'm getting married tomorrow!!
6.16.11
Everyone's coming in today!
we woke up and had breakfast at the 5 palms. it was sooo good! i had the hawaiian sweet bread french toast with bananas and white chocolate chips. derek and i both think it was the best french toast we've ever had! we checked into our beach house which was absolutely fabulous! it had 3 levels, 5 bedrooms, and 4 bathrooms. the master bathroom was like straight out of a magazine. we drove down towards makena and saw an amazing random beach that we found. took tons of pictures and it was full of lava rocks. afterwards, we turned in enoch's car, rode the shuttle service to the airport, then back to derek's and my car rental place to get ours. we got a charger, of course :) then we had to hit up the costco, where i got told by a man that i was way prettier than he was, haha. jackie was coming in about 2pm, so we were just waiting for her to come in. there was a cell phone parking lot near the airport that we waited in. it was hilarious because you would see people answer the phone, then start up their car. we called it the "booty call". after picking up jackie, we went to eat at marco's italian. they had super upright seats, it was pretty funny. i had a meatball sandwhich which was amazing. we dropped off the luggage and went to the beach. we got hit by a crazy sand storm! you could barely see the towels on the beach because sand was blown everywhere on them. jackie and i moved from the beach onto the grass to lay out and watch derek and enoch snorkel and play in the water. it was so cold, so we went back to the beach house to get ready for dinner. we ended up going to fred's mexican food with derek's mom and step dad. fabulous food and the skinny margs were really good! my parents and sister finally got in after dinner. i purposely put derek's and my luggage into the master room because i knew my mom would freak out because she was supposed to get it. and what do you know, she freaked out, haha! it was a fabulous touch to the night!
6.15.11
Coming into Maui
in phoenix, i got my hair braid patted down which was very interesting. we held up the line at the security because we had to get derek's dad's remained checked out. we had breakfast and i had a bloody mary :) usairways took my dress the first thing after stepping on the plane. the one guy even gave us a free box of m&m pretzels it was emotional coming into land in maui. i just couldn't believe that it was finally time to get married. after all the time of planning the past 10 months, everything was about to start unfolding. it was a gorgeous view outside of the airplane. stepping off the plane, we got a burst of sea air and humidity. it was also super windy as well. our best man, enoch, came to pick us up from the airport. it was hilarious trying to fit in 6 pieces of luggage into his convertible. after dropping off our luggage, we went to cheeseburger island style. it was really good, but on island time for sure! it was so surreal driving around the island finally seeing all of the places that i've been researching for months. we went to the beach afterwards. so amazing! i love it. it's so blue and clear. i didn't think i'd be this calm and collected 3 days prior to my wedding. derek and i are so happy that enoch is here with us and share a day with us before everyone gets here tomorrow. i bought new hi roxy shirts and derek bought a new pair of quicksilver board shorts. it's truly a dream come true to be getting married here. so far, its a lot more laid back than oahu was. the houses are also unbelievable. derek really fell in love with a house in kihei. i can't wait to bring our future kids here on a family vacation to show them where we were married.
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