In The Bride's Room...

	Anne & Kaitlin investigate their flowers Throughout the planning of our nuptials, I rationalized our expensive photographer by saying, "Well, we're kind of skimping on the flowers. I don't want anything elaborate." I wanted the bridesmaids to carry a bunch of daisies, tied at the stems, no handle, no greens. Plain. Simple. Easy. Right? Not for our florist! After several conversations with her and even a sketch, she still gave me exactly what I didn't want: flowers that screamed "BRIDESMAID!" When the flowers were brought up to the room and opened, I started crying. Everyone tried to make nice, but I didn't get over it. See the lady in the background? She was the assistant to the photographer, but I thought she was with the florist and I gave her the cold shoulder all afternoon. Oops.
Amy and Anne LOOK AT THE LOOK ON AMY'S FACE! She knows they're ugly. She knows they have a HANDLE. She knows.
	Jennifer and Colleen in a natural looking pose. Note Jen's paltry plastic cup of water from the bathroom sink. The bartender downstairs wouldn't give us anything to drink...no water, no coke, nothin'. But when I sent someone down to beg him for a coke for me, guess what? I got it. I loved being the bride.
Anne claims that the photographer made her do this, but we know the truth. She thought it looked kool and she'll probably order a bunch of these. Why don't the bridesmaids PUT DOWN THOSE FLOWERS??? Gaaah!
	After the first round of pictures, I demanded to have my dress removed, and I lounged happily in my unmentionables. Note my coke, 'cause I was the bride!
Let's talk about my shoes for a minute. I didn't want to pay $75 for the cute Kenneth Cole wedding shoes, because I didn't think anyone would see them, and I knew my dogs would bark. So I bought these here Easy Spirits, patting myself on the back for being so smart and practical and stuff. Well, don't think my bridesmaids were polite about my ugly footwear, because they weren't. The abuse I took for sensible shoes! PS: I left the shoes in the hotel that night, and when I realized I hadn't brought them home, well...I didn't go back for them. I'm sure a housekeeper at the Hyatt is enjoying them, because they were damn comfortable!
	Jen, Anne, Sue, Amy, Colleen, Maureen and Kaitlin. Aren't they gawgeous? I had the bestest bridesmaids in the history of weddings.

On to formal pix of the maids, or back to the wedding home.