I am a married woman!!!!!!!!!!!

We did it!! There we are right there- Mr. & Mrs. Bertrand! :)

It was such an amazing weekend. Left on Wednesday, went to my father's house, and took care of all the last minute details, plus got to have a fantastic dinner on Thursday night. Headed to Geneva on Friday and had a whirlwhind from there.... we had a crew of 7 or 8 working on putting everything together on Friday afternoon- centerpieces (Tim actually did most of them himself!- with roses from www.freshroses.com- completey 2nd Andrea's recommendation), place card trees, programs, and basically unpacking all the detail stuff- from which I got to leave and have my nails done. It took forever, so I actually got back to the hotel about the time we should have been starting the rehearsal. I got ready in a flash (although managed to cut my finger on the free, cheap bic razor I had to use from our bathroom) and we got the rehearsal done quickly. The Rehearsal Dinner was awesome. It was such a great time, and even when the musician we brought paused to have his dinner, the conversation in the dining room was still as loud as ever. That was when we knew everyone was having a blast. We were able to have our (professional) photographer come to that as well, so I cannot wait to see what he captured.

Saturday... was amazing. I don't know what else to say. It was virtually perfect. The ceremony was beautiful- our pastor said some really great things. I cried, but not too terribly, which was a real accomplishment for me. Tim almost cried- he was very nervous! Then the reception was just gorgeous. I was awed by how beautiful it looked and what a great job the staff did on setting everything up. The whole thing literally glowed with candlelight. I truly think everyone had an amazing time, and I know everyone tells the bride and groom how great it was, but we've gotten some really genuine compliments on everything that make us feel great. Being married feels pretty great too :) I can't wait to see my pictures, and be able to share them all with you gals (and see yours too!). We must make a date for, well probably in the New Year to get together and trade stories.

Thanks for all the support you girls have given me!!

Here's a bonus picture of my cake- I was completely in love with it. The baker took all of my ideas and put them together for exactly what I wanted!