Most of you do not know AnneMarie in person, however, I thought that I would share the culmination of wedding season 2007! On Thursday we began the festivities with a bachelorette party... We started with dinner at a Greek tapas restaurant called Momo's (ompa!), which was very cool! We were in our own room surrounded by drapery bathed walls, candlelight, and belly dancers.
After a few bottles of wine (4 to be exact) and numerous tasty delights, we moved on to my favorite indulgance, The Chocolate Bar... For those of you that haven't experienced the joy of this place, it is a haven for chocolate-lovers with a menu filled with chocolate drinks and desserts. From there, it was a close drive to McGuirk's to meet up with the boys for a few more drinks before calling it a night. Overall, the evening was a success in my book!
The next day began the countdown to wed with a barrage of beauty treatments, shopping for final details, and the big rehearsal... To precursor this story, I must mention that AnneMarie and Morgan used the same minister as Matt and I. With that said, he didn't recognize us until I was up at the alter and Re asked which hand she is supposed to place the ring on. My emphatic "left" caught the minister's attention and he did a double take before finally placing me! One final note... Re forgot the checkbook, so I offered to write the minister his final check. His response was, "I bet you were hoping never to have to pay me twice!" From there we moved the festivities to Gian-Tony's for another overly rich meal... Rolling out of the restaurant, Matt and I headed home to prepare for the big day...
The next morning was an early one, starting hair at 9:30am and make-up at 12pm... We all enjoyed the last few hours of calm by eating and drinking cranberry champagne cocktails at the salon. Here is Re getting her vintage glam look pulled together...
After what seemed like hours of waiting in the bridesmaid suite, it was finally time to them to say their "I do's." Here are some pictures of the ceremony at the Provincial House Chapel (UMSL Campus) and the reception in the Vault Room at the City Museum...
Most of you do not know AnneMarie in person, however, I thought that I would share the culmination of wedding season 2007! On Thursday we began the festivities with a bachelorette party... We started with dinner at a Greek tapas restaurant called Momo's (ompa!), which was very cool! We were in our own room surrounded by drapery bathed walls, candlelight, and belly dancers.
The next day began the countdown to wed with a barrage of beauty treatments, shopping for final details, and the big rehearsal... To precursor this story, I must mention that AnneMarie and Morgan used the same minister as Matt and I. With that said, he didn't recognize us until I was up at the alter and Re asked which hand she is supposed to place the ring on. My emphatic "left" caught the minister's attention and he did a double take before finally placing me! One final note... Re forgot the checkbook, so I offered to write the minister his final check. His response was, "I bet you were hoping never to have to pay me twice!" From there we moved the festivities to Gian-Tony's for another overly rich meal... Rolling out of the restaurant, Matt and I headed home to prepare for the big day...
The next morning was an early one, starting hair at 9:30am and make-up at 12pm... We all enjoyed the last few hours of calm by eating and drinking cranberry champagne cocktails at the salon. Here is Re getting her vintage glam look pulled together...
Katie and Ian certainly came through with the best costumes this year... So, congratulations to Duff Man and Wonder Woman! Here are also some additional pictures of the festivities... Overall the party was a great success! We had approximately 30 people attend, the decorations were great, and everyone loved our new home! I will put up some more pictures of the house later (after we clean up the mess left over!)...
Original Jack-O-Lanterns
Jack-O-Lanterns: Take 2
Pina Coladas, anyone? I told myself that I would put the home improvement projects on hold until after the party... but I just couldn't help myself! I was so tired of living with the burgundy paint downstairs... I think that it really brightens up the room and it's much more relaxing... Even Malibu 
agrees! My brother calls it the Margaritaville bar... It's more design by fate, actually, due to the paint confusion upstairs. I'm incredibly happy with it, though... And it matches the guest towels that Sam and Susan gave us for the bridal shower! It was fate all along!
