The Big Day, Part I.

After some deliberation, I've decided that I'll post some items regarding my personal life from time to time. And, recent circumstances being what they are, I figured there was no better place to start than with my recent nuptials!

The Wife and I had our wedding at a venue called the SmogShoppe. Before it was renovated for use as an event venue, it used to be.....wait for it.....wait for it.....that's right -- a smog shop! Beautiful venue, beautiful day, beautiful open bar...needless to say, it was a day to remember.

This is going to be the Cliffs Notes version, with much more to come later. Incidentally... RIP Cliff Hillegass. You saved me more than I can remember.

Our friend Hee made all of these terrific flower arrangements from scratch, saving us mucho $$ and earning herself entry into our "Awesome Friends Who Have Useful Talents" Hall of Fame.

As for the daintily folded napkins, those were the product of some major slave labor foisted by the Wife upon her poor cousins.

Here is my beeee-yoooo-tee-ful! bride cooling her heels before the big "I Do."

To the left, with my family.

And to the right, with the Wife's family.

Here's me and the Wife enjoying a quiet moment before the (good) chaos to come.

That's all for now...more to come later!