wedding pics

we got our wedding photos yesterday!  here's one...

by leigh miller

wedding wine

we had the privilege of getting two cases of wine from one of our favorite napa wineries, cosentino.  we had taken a trip to napa in 2007 and visited cosentino, on recommendation from a friend, whose brother-in-law worked there.  well, that friend got us a great deal for our wedding.  so we picked a case of will's favorite (cab) and mine (chardonnay) for the wedding.  

it was great.  i definitely recommend visiting cosentino winery and picking up a bottle if you are ever in napa.  it's a very unpretentious winery with friendly staff.  and you can't find their wines at the grocery store.  

i don't know what happened to the leftovers, or if there were any.  hmmm.

paradise

thank you everyone for the well wishes. the wedding went without a hitch. it was a wonderful day, which i hope to share more about later. it was better than i thought it would be. i was also able to let go and enjoy myself. i found that once the wedding started, i didn't care what happened.

now i'm on the beautiful island of kauai. it is amazing here, a tropical paradise. the food is awesome and the views are unbelievable. i wish i brought my usb cable to upload some pics, but hopefully i will do that later.

for now, mahalo!

today

i'm getting married today.  it has been a whirlwind of activity for the last 48 hours, and i pause for one quiet moment before i head into the craziness of today.  i feel so many emotions right now - excitement, sadness, tiredness, anxiety about details.  but i hope that as i enter today, i can feel calm, peace, joy and hope for what lies ahead.  as of this moment, i choose to let go of details and get into celebration mode.  let it begin.

i'm 4 days away

and sick.  i woke up this morning with that achey pain in my throat.  i had a bunch of errands i was going to run but i cancelled everything.

amazingly, i'm feeling pretty calm about it.  it's almost nice to be unable to do anything and just rest.  i think my body broke down as a combination of a really tiring and emotional last day of work, a really fun bachelorette party, wedding stress and pushing myself to get a lot done as the final day approaches, and the cold weather.

i was supposed to have lunch with my maid of honor today.  i called her to cancel but she was very gracious and is now bringing me lunch and running my errands for me.

soon i'll be eating pho with my maid of honor.  i can't think of anything else i'd rather do today.

p.s. i got my programs done last night.  yay!

i am officially

stressed.

too many details.

so ready to be married.

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sweet & spicy

two of our engagement photos. first, the sweet...


and then the spicy...

leigh miller is our photographer. she's pretty awesome.

so pretty

i was cleaning out some wedding files on my computer last night and came across this, from saipua. their flowers are utterly amazing.



can you tell i'm starting to feel wedding stress? my increased blogging activity is a sign - not that i'm all set to go, but rather that i'm hoping the details will all figure themselves out if i avoid thinking about them.


i'm so tempted to start watching a new korean drama right now.

more hanbok

speaking of hanboks, i came across this photo a few months ago. don't you just love her facial expression? and the juxtaposition of the tiny korean grandma in front of a big ol' hummer stretch limo?

i'm so happy my halmunee (grandma) is coming to my wedding.

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hanbok

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i'll be changing into a hanbok (korean traditional dress) during the reception (but no pae-baek). will's mom had one made for me. it looks something like this, except mine is all pink, and the top is longer.

both our moms will also be wearing hanboks. yay.

work shower

today my coworkers threw me a shower at work. we walked over to ma petit for lunch.

my party planning coworker led some games. she also had given everyone this paper with our names spelled out for people to write advice on.

here's one of my favorites:


Be nice to each other
Operate with a smile
AND
Will always appreciate what he does for you
Identify the issue and work on it right away
Laugh often
Live it up
Illustrate how you feel verbally
Always poke fun at each other
Mum's the word if he picks on you


then of course, lunch...

they got me a red velvet cupcake to top it off. it was delishhh.

i'm so going to miss them.

no words

i am writing thank yous to my bridesmaids right now. i finished writing the first one, reread it and felt blah about it. words are inadequate to express all the joy, laughter, wisdom, love, support, encouragement, grace, truth and beauty i have experienced through them.

oh man, i'm gonna miss my girlfriends when i move.

tear.

flower mart

my mom and i went to the flower mart yesterday. we'll be doing the flowers for my wedding. i can't believe this was my first time there. it's such a fun place. we had a blast running around looking at the flowers, buying floral supplies and brainstorming.

here they come

our registry gifts are arriving. the other day will sent me an e-mail entitled "what i came home to", with this photo attached. i think these are some gifts, and the big box is a sofa we ordered.




will is so busy he hasn't had time to set anything up. i can just picture a bunch of boxes strayed all over his place right now.


i can't wait to go over there, open all the boxes, and set it all up! i love assembling things. it gives me a sense of satisfaction to put something together and see the final result.

showered!

yesterday i attended my very own bridal shower. it was surreal, after having been to so many showers for others. my bridesmaids were amazing in planning it all. it was held at the chado tea room in pasadena. i loved how girly it was.


it hit me that i am getting married. me. married!


twenty beautiful and fabulous women from different parts of my life were together in one room. i've been influenced and shaped by each one. it was a moment to treasure.


will surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of roses at the shower. it was so thoughtful of him, especially with him being in chicago. it was extra special. the girls also got to know him a lot better too (requisite game with probing questions asked of the couple). ;p

i am blessed.