Sewn Together: Details Part 1

Before we party it up at the reception, I'm going to step back and throw out the details thus far. I always appreciated a good detail post while planning, and our photographer took so many pretty shots - so why not?

First up, my bride button I wore while getting ready. It was given to me by my female co-workers at my "corporate bridal shower", along with a VS giftcard (this was as racy as it ever got for me, believe it or not). I was really touched that they remembered me, as we EEs tend to be rather distant when it comes to discussing things outside of electricity and numbers.

Our cranes.

Leftover water bottles from our out of town bags.

Wal-Mart bubbles.

Comic programs and tissue packets. I was happy that the professional (yet affordable!) printing impressed even the professional artists in our guest group.

My pearl earrings and necklace gifted from my grandmother. The necklace is from the now-just-a-memory Mervyn's, and the earrings (I think) from QVC. She loves home shopping!

And a veil made from her own veil pattern.

A DIY hair flower. (One of the hot glued beads fell off the center, if you can tell. I'd recommend sewing it down if you make your own!)

My bouquet and a pearl bracelet, gifted from a friend at Bible Study.

Penga-Sister's bouquet.

(Photo by family)

Sak's boutonniere, made by his great aunt.

His homemade cufflinks.

And everyone's cufflinks with design of their choice. (Seriously, this is one of my absolute favorite pictures. I love all these guys, especially the one with the ring on his finger!)

The three C's and their socks.

And a baby pineapple plant that was growing in the middle of our ceremony venue. SO cute!

(Photo by family)

Up next, we'll get our party on at the reception!

(Unless otherwise noted, all images by Terra Photography)

Our wedding week in review:

• We took care of some last minute DIY details, and officialized everything.
• We vacationed with our out-of-towners, and threw a yummy welcome beach brunch.
• Sak saluted an angry dragon during our wedding rehearsal, and we sniffed at our dinner.
• Wal-Mart crashed my bachelorette.
• The women magically transformed, and Sak tied me into our dress.
• There was a windy photoshoot on the beach, and then we hung out at the chapel in flat shoes.
• We marched to the altar and got married.
• Everyone was camera-happy.

Sewn Together: Camera-Happy

My family, Sak's family, and our family friends: they are all camera obsessed.

So right after the ceremony - family picture time, everyone else goes and eats appetizers at the reception hall, right? Nope. NO ONE left. They all hung around snapping away.

Our photographer was probably like, "Holy cow!". So on one group shot, she told everyone to whip out their cameras. How many can you count?

Yeah. I sat there and counted. Thirty-four. Intense!

But the result is kind of neat. I love the candid shots she was able to capture.

My veil really was possessed, people. It even attacked Sak's dear grandma.

My brother and I aren't really hugging types. Can you tell?

Double awkward!

(Photo by family)

(Photo by family) One of the parent-favorites!

And in the nature of being absolutely candid, here's the very first wedding picture I got to see, from friend E. On Facebook, naturally.

You can imagine the comments and captions that followed. *head punch!*

Um yeah. Back to the pretty pictures!

Looks like forced PDA to me. Poor Sak.

Dip illusion!

And luckily for posterity and maybe family honor, we did manage a few formal shots.

Oh, Penga-Sis....

Half of Sak's family.



And the other half!



My "family" (a.k.a. anyone who flew in!)



Our buddies. The irony of this "shakka" photo is that I don't think any of us nerds can surf. Surf online maybe. Couch surf? Or bus surf perhaps.

It was fun. Chaotic, flash-happy fun. And it's kind of touching that guests chose to stay and take pictures with us over the much-advertised agenda of eating food. That's pure family love right there.

(Unless otherwise noted, all images by Terra Photography)

Our wedding week in review:

• We took care of some last minute DIY details, and officialized everything.
• We vacationed with our out-of-towners, and threw a yummy welcome beach brunch.
• Sak saluted an angry dragon during our wedding rehearsal, and we sniffed at our dinner.
• Wal-Mart crashed my bachelorette.
• The women magically transformed, and Sak tied me into our dress.
• There was a windy photoshoot on the beach, and then we hung out at the chapel in flat shoes.
• We marched to the altar and got married.

Sewn Together: Married!

It was a traditional ceremony.

Though at first I had planned on us writing our own personal vows, Sak really felt it would be better to stay traditional - and sometimes straight and to-the-point can be a good thing.

First, my cousin read our chosen Scripture verses - 1 John 4:7-16.

"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him."

Pastor E did a little sermonette on the marriage next.

Some even got a little emotional.

While others read their programs. Haha!

We exchanged our vows.

"I, Penga, take thee, Sak to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God’s Holy Word; and there to I give thee my pledge."

And swapped our rings.

"With this ring I thee wed, in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

We prayed.

And lastly, Pastor E declared us husband and wife, and told Sak he could now salute his bride for real.

We were married.

(Creepily) Hehehe. Married.

We excited to the brassy tunes of the Star Wars Throne Room song.

And since we never discussed an exit strategy, Sak's grandma booked it out of there right after we did.

Obviously ready to party.

(All images by Terra Photography)

Our wedding week in review:

• We took care of some last minute DIY details, and officialized everything.
• We vacationed with our out-of-towners, and threw a yummy welcome beach brunch.
• Sak saluted an angry dragon during our wedding rehearsal, and we sniffed at our dinner.
• Wal-Mart crashed my bachelorette.
• The women magically transformed, and Sak tied me into our dress.
• There was a windy photoshoot on the beach, and then we hung out at the chapel in flat shoes.
• We marched to the altar.