Life on my wedding day (weekend)

Ok, I need a little break from work right now or I'm going to explode so it is time for the wedding day (weekend) post! :)

We left our apartment at 9:45 for the drive down to Cannon Beach on Friday the 30th. The drive went pretty well, not really any traffic which was great! When we got to Longview we tried using the GPS/Google Maps on my phone to find a Panda Express for lunch...that didn't work out too well. We got a little lost, not too lost, but Ray doesn't like getting lost. Well, then we were going to stop after we got into Oregon but we just never did, we just kept driving until we got to Cannon Beach. We drove through town first and then decided to have lunch at Cranky Sue's. I had a crab cake sandwich and Ray had Rueben. The sun decided to come out for a little bit while we ate outside. While we were eating Rhonda, Randy and Shawna pulled up.

After we checked into our hotel we left presents for my parents and my brother at the office and drove over to the other hotel to meet up with Randy, Shawna and Rhonda. I left presents for Randy and Joan (Ray's dad and his girlfriend) at the front desk at their hotel after a little trouble. Then Randy, Shawna and Rhonda opened their gifts and we walked to Mo's which is the restaurant connected with their hotel. Well, we just wanted to get a drink after a long day of driving but apparently that is a big issue at this hotel. We were treated rudely when we were seated, then the server was not very friendly to us when she heard we just wanted drinks. Then as soon as she brought our drinks out she put the bill on our table. On the back of the receipt there was a place to write comments about your visit so I definately took advantage of that. We then didn't even leave her a tip since they were all so rude.

So after being basically kicked out of that place we went downtown to shop. We showed them around to all of our favorite stores. The nice place with all the pretty collectables, the best shop for beach themes and cards, Bruce's Candy Kitchen and Puppy Love By the Sea. After all that walking we went to Bill's Tavern and they were perfectly ok with us getting a drink. The bar was full so we sat in the restaurant side and enjoyed some beer (wine for me) and talked. We got a lot of stuff at Bruce's - a magnet for Jess and Steve, taffy, fudge, and a hippo with a tu-tu for me. Over at Puppy Love we got Max a new hook for his leash that says 'WOOF' and it is cute. I did see after I had paid some playing cards that have a dachsund on the front and I really wanted them but I decided I didn't need them. Oh! And while we were getting to leave Bill's someone that I had gone to high school with had walked in with her family! What are the odds really that someone else from Duvall would be there at the same time!

Once we left Bill's we stopped at the liquor store and I got Sierra Mist and Blackberry Vodka. We then hung out at our hotel room for a little bit since we had a couch, two chairs and a little fridge. While we were there my parents got there so I went over to say hi before going to dinner. We had dinner at Warren House Pub and apparently a lot of the people in Cannon Beach do not like groups. It was me, Ray, Rhonda, Randy, Shawna, Randy and Joan. And if you have 6 or more people it has to be on one check with 18% gratuity. Kinda strange. Anyway, Shawna wanted clam chowder but all they had was red clam chowder or chili. Now, this didn't look or taste anything like clam chowder. It didn't even taste like clams! I thought it was the chili. Then when the server asked if she liked it and Shawna said not really the server told her 'Yeah, I don't like it at all.' Now, I don't understand why she didn't say that to Shawna before she ordered it since Shawna had asked if they didn't have white chowder instead. Rude. Then Rhonda was going to pay on her credit card and we were going to pay her back, well the server basically threw the bill back to us saying they don't accept American Express. Ok, that is understandable, but throwing the check back in our faces and being rude about it is uncalled for. What a night.

So I woke up at 7:00 with Max and we took a walk on the beach together. It was not raining really but misting so I was a little worried but a morning walk on the beach is a great way to calm your nerves! :) When we got back Ray and I got ready and we met everyone at Pig'N Pancake for breakfast. We hadn't tried this restaurant yet since we are usually there during the off season so that was neat. The food was good, I enjoyed Eggs Benedict with fresh fruit! :) It was really nice for everyone to get together for breakfast as well and have everyone meet. (even thuogh our large party seemed to have put them out...) I don't understand why large groups are such a problem down there. It's always been just Ray and I so we've never noticed before but wow, it is a problem.

After breakfast Ray and I went downtown to find a sweatshirt for me since I had just packed a thin zip up without thinking about it. After getting the sweatshirt we took a walk along the beach before I had to leave to the Spa. It was nice to spend a little time together before all the craziness of the day.

My mom went with me to get my hair and makeup done. She did my makeup first and I really liked it. It was nice for someone else to do it for awhile! Then it was time for my hair. And if you didn't already know...I have A LOT of hair! So it was quite a long process and my butt hurt so much when she was done! It was fun because there was three girlfriends there at the spa together and they were really friendly and we spent time talking the whole time we were there. :) My hair looked beautiful! She did a perfect job and I was so happy with it!

When we got back to the hotel I had about an hour to kill before I had to start getting dressed. I was sad to come back to the empty room since Ray had gone out to dinner with his mom and Randy and Shawna. So while he was gone I looked through all of Holly and Mike's wedding pictures! It made me excited for them and then excited that my time was coming in mere hours! :) (Thanks Mrs West!)

Kinda fun but sad thing was that Ray and I got ready together and he helped me get dressed. Sad because that isn't tradition and fun because we got to spend the time together. We met up with everyone at 4:30 to meet with the wedding planner and get some pre-wedding photos. Max was being a big baby and only wanted to be next to Ray and I and whined during the pictures and the entire ceremony. The ceremony was perfect! It was very fast and went by in a flash. I accidentally said 'I Do' before I was supposed to and that was pretty funny. I of course cried and found out that the lady that had done my makeup hadn't used waterproof mascara or eyeliner...so my mom had to clean my face up for me.

I was going to borrow a silk bouquet from Tammy (the wedding planner) but since they were moving offices she couldn't find it so she went out and had one made especially for me to keep! It was perfect! I absolutely loved it! We also had flip-flops that said 'Just Married' on the strap and on the bottom so that when you walked in the sand it would write 'Just Married'. The sandals didn't work out too well though and that didn't work. Oh well. My something old was Ray's grandma's pearl necklace. It was so special for me to get to wear those. It really meant a lot to me that Rhonda offered them. My something blue was my right hand ring that was given to me from my parents for my 21st birthday. My something new was my hair comb that was given to me from Tom and Olga from one of the wedding shows. My something borrowed was supposed to be the flowers but that didn't work out but that is just fine with me! :)

After the ceremony we took a TON of photos all over the beach. Family shots, us shots, sibling shots, etc. It was funny because Max is in the background of most of the pictures because he didn't want to leave our side! It was so cute! It was so beautiful getting married on the beach! Toes in the sand was perfect! Having Haystack Rock in the background of the ceremony and the photos was amazing! It was all just amazingly perfect!

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Morri's Fireside Restaurant after the wedding. I absolutely LOVE their clam chowder and I had been telling all of our family about it forever! It was funny because all of the women ordered bowls of chowder for dinner. I orderded a cup of chowder and also the stuffed halibut! Oh goodness! Everyone truly enjoyed their dinner and they all agreed with me that the chowder was the best they had ever had! Everyone but my parents and brother enjoyed champagne and Randy gave us a little toast at the end of dinner. We would've gotten dessert but we had planned on going across the street for ice cream but they were closed for the night. :( So sad! Ray and I went back to my parents room then to open a few gifts and cards they had brought down with them. We got some great gifts from our family and friends! We then changed into our sweatshirts and jeans and I took my hair down...it was KILLING me, and took a walk on the beach. I also called Olga and told her about the wedding and she was crying! When we got back to the room I took a shower to wash my hair and it took 3 shampoos and 2 conditions to get all of the junk out of my hair! At least it looked pretty! :)

The next morning we packed everything up while eating breakfast in our room. It was sad to have to leave already. We then went for a short walk on the beach again and went downtown to a few more stores. Randy, Shawna and Rhonda ended up meeting us down there for a little bit but left before we did. As we were getting in our car to leave I got a call from Tammy, the photographer/wedding planner, and she told me she had finished our wedding CD! I was amazed! She didn't think she would get it to us for at least a week! So we met up with her on our way out of town and I was super excited to get home and download photos!!

We drove over 26 into Hillsboro to stop at Sonic Drive-In! My favorite! We both had amazing burgers. I got a watermelon slush and it kept giving me brain freezes! It stayed frozen the whole drive home too! How cool is that? I wanted to drive over to the Roloff Farm since it was only 5 miles from Sonic but Ray just wanted to get home. I so would've loved to see where one of my favorite TV families live but maybe next time we are down there!

So that is our wedding and our wedding weekend. I hope I got everything in there! Enjoy the photos!!