Since I was one of the bridesmaids, I was supposed to get to Winnie's suite at the Moana Surfrider by 1:30. Winnie scheduled it so I would be the last to get my hair and makeup done. I headed out around 1:10 with Mathis. Even though her hotel wasn't that far, I underestimated how long it would take with a baby slung to me. So, I got there a little late. No worries because noone was ready for me. The woman who ended up doing my hair and makeup was a makeup artist on Lost. A little trivia...in the second season of Lost she played the wife of a Korean man that Jin beat up. I liked how she did my hair and makeup, but I don't have any photos to show for it.
The photographers came around 2p to take some getting-ready shots. There were four photographers. Two of them left for a little while to take photos of Dave and the groomsmen. But all four were on hand to take portraits of Winnie. It was kind of intimidating because for every shot there'd be four cameras on her.
Around 3:30, Winnie, her matron-of-honor Liz, her step-sister Nan, and I with Mathis headed down to take the limo. When we got to the front, there was a huge, white Hummer limo waiting. I womdered outloud, "Dave, got a Hummer limo?!?" Both Winnie and Liz answered, "No, that has to be someone else's." But no the pimp daddy prom 2009 limo was ours and booked by the wedding planner.
The drive was scenic but rainy. Winnie was very calm, but a little disappointed that they weren't going to be able to get married on the Secret Island because of the rain. I'm still curious what that would have been like.
Below is a photo inside the limo. Doesn't Winnie look pretty?
When we arrived at the wedding site. Everyone was standing on the covered lanai. I handed Mathis off to Hansel, and then we waited in the limo while they moved everyone down to the tent. Because of the rain, the ushers had to walk people down one at a time under umbrellas. Very nice for the women, but I would have told the guys to just make a run for it :)
We got out of the limo and got ready to process down. I was the third to walk down and was greeted with some cheers. I'm guessing because I didn't wipe out in the mud. Winnie looked really beautiful processing down. The mist in the air and the umbrellas covering her actually added to the picturesqueness (it's an actual word) of the moment.
The ceremony was presided over by a friend of Dave's who was ordained via the internet. You always hear how people can do that, but I've never known anyone who had. During their vows with Winnie's back to me, I couldn't tell if she was getting emotional or just speaking softly.
It was a short but sweet ceremony (unlike this blog entry). Right after they took photos of the bridal party. I saw one of the photos (the photographers had set up a display later in the night), and it looked like something from a magazine. Man, the things you can do with lights. Don't get me wrong everyone looked good live but in the photo we looked cool.
Below is a shot of the happy couple after their introduction. I cropped out a light and a head and converted it to black and white because the glare from the light was worse in color.
During dinner I went up to the lanai to feed Mathis. Alex was up there pacing back and forth. I figured he was working on his speech. I thought that was cute. I know I should come up with a better adjective, especially for a guy, but I'm a woman and I cannot help but use the word, cute.
Most of the speeches came from Dave's side. A common theme was how lazy he is especially when it comes to eating. Apparantly, heating up food in a microwave is too much work for Dave. One of the groomsmen noted that the rain was meant to be since it was pouring rain on Winnie and Dave when he proposed to her in August in Central Park. Winnie's dad gave a cute (see there's that word again) sppech about Dave only being 33% worthy of Winnie while they were dating and now he's maybe 51%.
The best speech was from Ed and Tina's 5.5 yr-old son, Carter. He asked if he could say a few words and waited patiently for all the speeches to end. The waiting alone would have killed me. He thanked Uncle Dave and Miss Winnie for inviting him and wished them a happy marriage. Actually, I'm not sure about the second part. I was just impressed by his fearlessness and sincerity.
Their cake was cool -- a non-traditional, traditional cake.
Dave and Winnie gave a heartfelt speech and even Winnie said a few words. She doesn't like being the center of attention, which is hard to get around on your wedding day.
Winnie and Dave were thoughtful enough to hire two babysitters, who came prepared with a TV, DVDs, and all sorts of games and activities. One of the bridesmaids with three boys used their services. The youngest one was still jetlagged.
It was a fun, wet wedding that noone will soon forget.
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