Wedding I

 
For more than the last year this blog has been about every detail of our wedding.Before going on with it and maybe even getting myself to continue blogging, as the last wedding related blogging posts i wanted to post some photos of our favourite details and moments.

2009...

Thinking back on the past year feels incredibly overwhelming . Our two weddings, the Parisan 'mairie'- picknick wedding, and then the proper affair and the planning that all went into it , the paperwork the financial efforts and coordinating across countries , then honeymoon, a dry hot Parisian summer slipping into our marriage , job changes for both of us , me working in French now and hubby's complete change of 'metier' . It just feels a very full year for both of us. But no wishes for a calm 2010 I hope it will be even more exciting maybe in different ways( though not sure how we'll top the last one). Hoping it might be our last in Paris , that we finally know what direction to go on, what country and maybe a bit of enlightenment on possible new career ideas for myself.

The slideshow ...

The aftermath ...

This Monday its going to be four weeks since the wedding,and its quite hard to put into words that amazing , crazy stressful , beautiful day. I wouldn't say it was the best day of my life ( too much stress and rain to qualify ) but then the wedding started in the evening, the ceremony at 6pm and fro then on the stress fell off and it was all about celebrating hugs and champagne amazing food and speeches ,it definitely was THE BEST EVENING of my life. Seriously no ifs or buts all around best.

I still wish a little I could redo the day , the whole bit where I woke up at 5am and didn't take my eyes off the sky, praying it would change and not look like it was going to rain any minute for four long hours.

Then got in a cab to go pick up the girls get ready it starts raining and I'm there sad because the entire thing we've been planning for 18 months meticulously is not going to happen as envisaged. No dancing outside under the stars in the beautifully lit courtyard. So yes for most of the day I felt disappointed . I wish I would have just gotten over it and not cared, i also wish that stupid custom of not seeing the groom wouldn't exist cause 1, he could have cheered me up in a minute flat and 2, all our attendants were mingling and sipping champagne outside our getting ready rooms and I couldn't leave for fear of bumping into the groom.

Also there were moments where i should have been MORE of a bridezilla , like when the room got full of people who had no business seeing the bride before ceremony , or no business being there in the first place.

Then again this is not meant to be a rant just my thoughts on the day. And there was so many great moments... Just upon arrival being smothered with a Creme de La Mer mask looked like some weird lets rob a bank mask ( and scared our photographer Csaba). The girls aka bridesmaids! Having all those amazing girls around me was great and really they were amazing and so sweet and just the whole excitement of getting ready together and getting into the swing of things .I loved the hair and loved the make-up as well as the people who administered it , the look that came together just as I thought and it was great to see all the girls dresses I loved the different styles coming together. And seeing Jas. made up so georgeaous , and for J. to like her gift , for M. to be so happy with her dress and Sz. so caring and into the wedding drama and just to know that KC friggin flew from New York for 48 hours then back to Manila to be there . I was amazing and very very emotional.

I guess this is goig to be in installlments as it will get too long for one post . And I was going to wait till we officially get the photos from the amazing Csaba @ naszriporter.hu but i'll post a little teaser now and lots and lots more in a bit ...

Image by naszriporter.hu

I've got a love/hate relationship with travelling. I'm so happy about leaving Paris (and work!) behind for four weeks , absolutely ecstatic to go home, get married, have our honeymoon, Barcelona , Santorini, Cote d'Azur all of that BUT I hate packing the airports , waiting, being uncomfortable, flight turbulences, waiting for luggage at arrival , crossing fingers that nothing is lost /stolen /broken ... Well all of that. And DF is always making fun of how much i hate living out of a suitcase that whatever hotel we go (even for a night) I need an hour to unpack arrange my things and nest otherwise i won't be comfortable . Oh well one of those lovely things my 'husband' will just have to live with.

Now packing my suitcase I am at 10 evening dresses, 6 day dresses 5 skirts 2 jeans about 10 shoes and it goes on ..; as usual not sure how it will all work , but having grown up with about 4 back and forth trips between Hungary - Germany every year I'm quite masterful at packing . At least DF is taking me to the airport.

But yeay tomorrow afternoon I will be home looking at our garden surrounded by cats and dog and chillin in 30C, shouldn't be too bad.

We were legally married yesterday afternoon at the Mairie de 19eme in Paris. It was the most wonderful day, I'm still glowing!

I got to wear my pretty pink Dior dress and DF got me a pink peeony/rose bouquet to match, the room in the mairie was stunning , which I really didn't expect all high ceilings and and grand paintings and red welwet upholstered chairs , and after 15 minutes we signed everything and it was over , we were married.

We took the 15 or so friends that were there and walked over the street to the sunny Parc de Buttes Chaumont for champagne picknick with lots of strawberries cherries and raspberries and special macaroons our friend Pia brought and celebrated the afternoon away. Even though it wasn't that many people it felt a little overwhelming just being there and having them around was so lovely.
I still have a huge grin on my face ( which is saying something i'm at work and hungover) then we had dinner with the remainder of the group at our fun thai in Belleville , and after dinner went to the Hemingway bar for lots of champagne and cocktails and the best ever bartenders ( Pierre & Romain ) who completely spoiled us and pretty much let us take over the Bar till 3 am!

It was just perfect, we are happy , no regrets , no nervousness , we are all good and releived after all the paperwork that went into it. Invited to another little soiree tomorrow nite not to mention brunch in the morning.

Update ...

Back here writing again , and since this blog will soon come to an END .... I have a confession to make. About two weeks to our mairie wedding and 4 to our proper big proper wedding in Budapest and I am getting scared. Mind you not about marrying DF , that's all good no worries there.

Its just that while I enjoy organizing the event and making decisions about details I somehow forgot that this whole big hoopla will happen around me!I will the the bride this time , quite hard to fathom. Brides are meant to be blushing and delicate and ladylike , whilst I well i can be quite cynical and i cuss and well not so delicate even with spanx and south beach diet. Hmmm.

I guess I got caught up in the organization aspects of it ... and doing the ultimate event for us is great, but this time the show pony is us. The thought is scary though I'm trying to calm myself by focusing on the fact that all/ most of the people there will be close friends and I will be happy to see them.

Speaking of organizational aspects I managed to have the first big fight with my mom, which is quite traumatic(though now we are ok... till round 2) Obviously she is paying for the whole thing, and has been great about it, I mean we got the band we got the place, the catering , really we are spoilt.( Though we did compromise on things) But now when we were speaking of adding some personal touches, ( naming the tables after our special restaurants in Paris with photos ...etc ) she was completely against it and found about a million reasons. One side of me wants to let it go , but on the other hand it would be sweet and for us meaningful, and I'm worried that I would regret not adding those touches, and giving in.Not to mention that DF would really love to have it. I just feel like in weddings its so often the little things people notice . But maybe I'm misguided...

Image by ellen von unwerth..