Wedding Prep

Getting ready for a wedding is a lot of work!

This charm bracelet belonged to my great grandmother. I decided to make my own garter, so with the new material I had my something old, something new, and something blue all in one!  The item that I planned to borrow got forgotten, but due to the fact that I forgot to bring lipstick to my wedding, I borrowed that instead.

My finished garter!  I made another identical garter without the charm for the toss.

Taste testing food was pretty fun.  We decided on the pork (tradition for a Bolivian wedding) and the beef (to help fill up all my hungry boys) along with the vegetable salad, corn in cream sauce (I probably could have eaten just that all night), and the potato balls.  No rice (woo hoo!!)

My amazing friend Kirsten arrived a week early to help with wedding prep, so I had a band of traditional dancers waiting at the house.

Actually it was the anniversary of our neighborhood, so the dancers and band were walking up and down the streets stopping at every house that had set up a table like the one on the right in the above photo.  The priest walking with the group then put a statue of Virgin Mary on the table and blessed the house.  There was lots of flower petals to be thrown as well.  Both of these pictures were taken from my doorway.  Poor Kirsten was inside trying to sleep!

Trying out the veil I made!

Kirsten helping out by trying on the props for our photo booth :)

Angel hard at work coloring some signs to guide guests into the reception hall.

My helpers completely tuckered out.  Good thing I didn't try to do it all on my own!!