My 1/3/04 Wedding Review (Now with a few pictures from guests)

Well we're back from our HM and totally freezing! We had 80 - 85 degree weather for the past 10 days and have not yet adjusted to the cold.

The wedding went SOOOOOO fast.I still can't believe its over. All the hard work was completely worth it. People really do notice the little details. My mom has gotten so many calls from people telling her what a wonderful day it was. So many of our guests were convinced I had a wedding planner put the whole thing together and were shocked when I told them my DH and I did it ourselves. Looking back I wish I had a wedding planner I whould have saved my a lot of headaches (will save for a subsequent post)

On to the reviews... (I'm going to give each review a score out of 10)

Mother Nature: (10 out of 10)
The weather was great. When I woke up (at 5:00 AM (UGH) and ran out to get bagels and juice it was lightly raining but by the time we left for the church it had stopped raining and was in the mid 40's. Not to bad for January! It was a bit overcast but compared to how it could have been (snow, sleet, ice, bitter cold... I'm not going to complain)

Christ the King Church in Commack: (8 out of 10)
The ceremony went beautifully (but Soooo fast) We had a ceremony only, not a full mass. Father Sean was great. Kept both Matt and I calm and smiling through the whole thing.
But...
I guess the church's cleaning staff isn't that great because after the ceremony was over and we went into the minister's room to wait for the guest to leave the church I looked down at my trainand the hem of my dress and they were FILTHY. Full of dust, dirt and lots of other gross stuff. At that point there really wasn't anything I could do but it really annoyed me.

Kevin Connolly - Bag Piper: (10 out of 10) We hired Mr. Connolly to play before and after the ceremony. He was fantastic. The pipes really added that special touch to the morning.

Joyce Reardon - Flutist: (10 out of 10)
Fantastic musician. We hired her last minute for the cermony and I am glad we did. I walked down the aisle to Canon in D and the flute sounded wonderful.