Anyway, this is going to be an extremely shortened version so that I can get to what we've been up to SINCE the wedding!
Rachel's bachelorette party was spent with a night in Des Moines. We headed down in a 15 passenger van and spent the afternoon shopping. We then went to the hotel, opened gifts, ate, and got ready for a night out on the town!! We went to the Funny Bone for some great comedy! Then we headed across the parking lot to a rooftop bar (not sure of the name). We spent a large majority of the night here! It was a blast!! Then, after I got directions on a napkin from the DJ to another bar (Buck's or something like that), we headed there. I scored a free tshirt when I walked in!!! We spent the night dancing away and then headed back to the hotel around 2:00am.
Sunday morning was spent driving home and trying not to get car sick! Hahaha!
Tyson's bachelor party was delayed until the week of the wedding. He waited for his Nevada boys to get into town and then they took off for Riverside Monday through Wednesday. They went golfing, spent some money at the casino, and I'm sure other adventures in Iowa City, but I didn't care to ask. However, when they returned home on Wednesday, they had gained another 3 people, so the party continued!
FINALLY, we made it to our wedding day on Friday. I woke up (at my friend Elizabeth's house) to a rainy morning. I was kind of nervous, but figured the sky would clear by 4:30! I showered and got ready, then headed to the hotel to get my hair done around 10am. My other bridesmaids, Tyson's personal attendant, Ava, my mom, and Tyson's family spent the morning hanging out and drinking mimosas (well, Ava didn't drink any!). It was a great morning!
A few of us then headed to Waverly for the hour of pictures that Tyson and I would have together. We hadn't seen each other, and waited for our first moment pictures. I walked outside and Tyson was waiting at the end of the patio with his back facing me. The closer I got, the more I could feel the butterflies in my stomach!! I finally reached him, put my hand on his shoulder, and turned him around. That's when we both lost it....but how perfect to have that amazing moment photographed. I cannot wait to see that pictures!!
The day went on and it started to get a little more humid and a little more hot! By the time we did wedding pictures with the wedding party, the guys were sweating through the tuxes! We called it quits early and let everyone cool off. Finally, 4:30pm was here and it was time to get married!!!!! Everything was perfect, and if it wasn't, I didn't know or care at that point. I could not stop smiling when I was standing with Tyson.
We could not have asked for a better day, better family & friends, better location, or better anything. It was all perfect!!!
(I'll have to do a little more searching for some wedding pictures! I don't have any saved to the computer yet)
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