Pre-Ceremony
The girls arrived at the library at 10:15...in plenty of time for the wedding (10:30!), but much later than anticipated.
(We originally planned to get dressed at the library, but it just didn't happen.) I had also totally forgotten that we
had lots of wedding stuff in the van that had really needed to be at the site earlier (the CD player and prelude music,
the guest-signing picture frame/matte, and the programs) so that stressed me out even more, although I do have to
give my attendants (and brother!) credit for getting things taken care of. A stream of people came in to see me, and
while it was nice, my mind was elsewhere--I was still very nervous and hoping that everything went okay. I was
elated to see that after all my worrying and back-and-forth with the florist, my flowers were absolutely gorgeous
(sidenote: they were MUCH heavier than I anticipated). Then before I knew it, it was time! (I also learned that
the guys had arrived at the library much earlier, and were actually starting to get worried because we weren't there yet!)