Wedding Q and A

1. When did you get married? June 12, 1999
2. What day of the week was it? Saturday
3. Was this your first marriage? yes.
4. How many guests were invited to your wedding? About 300
5. How long were you and your significant other together before getting married? 3 1/2 years.
6. How did you meet your significant other? In middle school
7. How did your engagement happen? He proposed at the Houston Rose Garden, the location of one of our first dates.
8. How long was the engagement? From August 20, 1998 until June 12, 1999; nearly 10 months
9. Did he ask the parents? I don't think so. We did stop at my dad's office right afterwards though. He worked at Rice which is a [big] stone's throw from the rose garden.
10. Was the ring a surprise? No. We painstakingly picked it out together and rushed over to the Rose Garden because just in a couple of days, we'd be returning to Lubbock for the start of the semester. I just love my ring. I think it symbolizes the special times we have together (the diamond) and the simple, everyday times that we have (the simple, yet strong band).
11. Where was your wedding ceremony and/or reception? St. Mark's Methodist Church, Houston; and reception was at the Cohen House on the Rice University campus.
12. What were your wedding colors? Ivory and sage green bridesmaid dresses with tons of medium shade flowers. Nothing too pastel, nothing too bold. I was a bit on the OCD side when it came to wedding planning.
13. Did your father walk you down the aisle? Yes.
14. What was the weather like on your big day? June in Houston, hot and humid. It did rain as we left the church. It's good luck to have rain on your wedding day.
15. Where did you go for pictures? My grandfather took our wedding pictures. It is a priceless memento for me to have had him photograph our wedding. He also took my bridal portrait.
16. Did either of you get drunk? We had champagne and mimosas. It was a morning wedding. No excessive drinking.
17. What type of wedding gown/tux did you two wear- My dress definitely fit my tastes as a 20/21 year old bride. It was frilly with a sash, satin flowers, and a decently long train. I had a chapel length veil with more satin flowers on it. Nick wore a classic tux with vest and bow tie. We both looked stunning and young.
18. What was your wedding music? We had a string quartet and a trumpet at the ceremony--absolutely divine. At the reception we had a 4 or 5 piece band that played jazz, country, classical, and other hand picked tunes. No dancing really (except our first dance), but it was nice background music for the reception.
19. What was your wedding favor/gift? I made hundreds of confetti (Italian favors) with almonds, another set with chocolates, and my mom's relatives from Italy sent more confetti. I very much enjoyed making all of that.
20. Did you smash the cake? Smash the cake? That's awful. No. We had beautiful cakes. Mine was butter cake with pineapple filling, and iced like a birthday cake with fresh flowers added to decorate it. Delicious and beautiful. Nick's was chocolate mousse cake with a Texas Tech double T made out of pecans with chocolate drizzled on it. Again, delicious and beautiful.
21. Wedding night? Hyatt near the IAH airport. We had a super early flight the next morning., When we checked in, there was this OVERLY intoxicated couple checking in in front of us bumbling about how they just got married. I don't think either of them would ever recall getting married, though. They were funny.
22. Favorite part of your wedding day? Two, OK three: walking down the aisle with my dad, seeing Nick's face as we walked (two favorite moments within one moment), and just being at the reception taking in the whole experience. Ok, more than just three: getting to see my bouquets, church flowers, and reception decorations all together.
23. Least favorite part? Seeing it all happen so quickly; it was several hours, but it FLEW by. 24. Would you do it all again? YES!
25. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Several Bed and Breakfasts along the coast of Maine. We flew in and out of Boston so we spent a couple of days there too. The majority was in Maine, though. We could not have picked a more perfect honeymoon location.
26. How long have you been married? Almost 10 years
27. Anything else? Even though we were such a young couple, we had vision that perhaps we didn't even know we had. So far it has been a great ride, this life we share together.