Honeymooning in Mexico

Update on the pro photos: I called our photographer yesterday. He said he would have our photos online for viewing at 7-8 weeks. So we have another week or two to wait until we see anything ::minor sad face::

In the meantime, I'll share with you our awesome honeymoon to the all-inclusive resort, Excellence Playa Mujeres. If you're an avid reader of Weddingbee (aren't we all?!), then you'll recognize this as the same place that Mrs. Penguin and Mrs. Elephant went on their honeymoons. No coincidence... this resort is phenomenal.

On to the photos!

When we arrived at the resort, we were greeted with hot towels and champagne. I look a little beaten from the travel, but we were thrilled to finally be there...

We stayed in a Junior Excellence Club Oceanview Suite. Excellence Club is basically the VIP section of the resort. Our room had a honeymoon banner on it during out stay. I'd say about 1/3 of all the doors we saw had some sort of banner on them...

When we walked into our room, we saw a bouquet of flowers with a welcome letter...

... Along with fresh fruit and a bottle of champagne (which we never drank, because the bottle wouldn't fit in our mini fridge, and warm champagne is gross)...

Our suite had a jacuzzi that opened to our patio overlooking the ocean...

After all the wedding planning and wedding week overload, it was truly wonderful to spend a week just relaxing by the beach with a drink in hand...

 

 

One of the only times we set foot in the ocean...

 

I loved all the comfy beds and hammocks around the resort. I took a daily nap around 3pm to sleep off the booze and refresh myself for our evening ahead. These beds were the perfect setting for that...

As for entertainment, there was plenty of it at the resort. They had shows every night...

 

Ryan even got called up on stage during the Circus show (he's second from the left)...

We brought some cards and small games to keep us busy between dinner and the evening shows...

 

 We did take one excursion off the resort. We went to Selvatica to do some zip-lining and 4-wheeling. We don't have any photos of that (they want you to purchase them, and I just look terrified in most of the pictures!), but we have some photos of us hanging out at the base camp, along with swimming in the cenote after our 4-wheeling adventure...

 

 

But the best part of our honeymoon was the reason you go to an all-inclusive resort... the free food and alcohol!

 

Free room service is the greatest idea ever...

It was all totally delicious, and I ate dessert with almost every meal. I gained, NO JOKE, 8 pounds during our honeymoon. Ryan gained 7. It was ridiculously awesome. When we returned home, all I wanted to do was shove my face and drink mimosas every morning. Too bad real life isn't like that.

  

That's pretty much our honeymoon... a lot of lazing around and eating. Overall, we had an amazing time, and would recommend the Excellence Playa Mujeres to anyone. Any complaints I had about the resort were minor, and have since been forgotten.

 

It was the perfect way to start off our marriage.

One Month Down

... only about a bazillion more to go.

Yesterday marked one month from our wedding day. The time has just flown. We went on our honeymoon, I told my work that I want to go part-time, and we bought a house!

We're homeowners!

Wedding-related, I got about 99% of my thank you cards done and put in the mail, I sold a bunch of items, and I harassed my photographer and videographer via email to show me something already!

That's right... one month down, and we haven't seen A. SINGLE. PHOTO.

... I can hear you gasping into your computer screen.

Well, patience is a virtue (or so they say), and I'm trying hard to practice it. But it's really difficult when you have dreams that you receive your photos, then wake up to realize it was just a dream. Then you can't fall back asleep until you run downstairs and check your email like a crusty-eyed, sleep-deprived lunatic. Yeah, that's me.

So, stay tuned. I'm hoping to have something to look at by the end of this week (fingers crossed!).

Photo Booth Fun

Our photo booth was a fantastic idea. Even my mom, who was unsure about it originally, came around in the end to how awesome it was.

Our family and friends (mostly our friends) made good use out of the booth. Here is a small sampling of my favorite photos from the night (click any photo to enlarge)...

My friend Rachel got stabbed in the eye...

Moustaches as unibrows...

When we first wanted to get a photo booth, my mom said, "all your friends are going to just go in there are take pictures with their tongues sticking out!". Yes... yes, they did. But so did my Dad...

Haha...

Ryan with two of his best friends. Their sign says "Kelly, we're jealous!"...

Photo bomb!...

My MOH disproves that old adage about picking your friend's nose...

 A little girl-on-girl action...

The photo booth had a capacity of 10 people. We sure showed them...

Overall, I'm soooo glad we did this. It gave the non-dancers something to do, and it has given me hours of entertainment looking through the photos while I wait (im)patiently for our professional pics.

Next up... last minute DIY projects, and the rehearsal.

Post-Wedding Chop

Today, I got the much-talked-about post-wedding chop.

Before (I'm in the middle)...



After...


It's not drastic, but it feels so much lighter. I don't think I had my hair cut in over a year. And the bangs are new. I haven't had bangs since college. Hopefully I don't get sick of them too quickly!

Still waiting on pro pics. We should have our short video this week, though. Yay!

We're Married!

Woah!

I know I haven't posted in WEEKS upon WEEKS upon WEEKS, but we've been sooo busy with final wedding stuff and house-hunting and our real-life jobs (I photographed my first wedding a mere WEEK before our own wedding. Insanity.)

But Ryan and I got MARRIED last weekend! It was totally amazing and the most perfect day (although, I thought I was going to puke moments before walking down the aisle... more on that later).

We just got back from our fabulously luxurious honeymoon in Cancun, so I'm exhausted and have a LOT of unpacking to do. More photos and details will come in the weeks to come. Hopefully we'll get some photos from our photographer soon.

But until then, here's the proof that the wedding actually occurred via a few of my favorite Facebook photos...

Maggie and I prepare for the big day. My hair hung out in curlers for HOURS.

We're married! Walking back down the aisle as husband and wife.

Enjoying our amazing reception and the delicious food.

Dancing with my Dad to Hootie and the Blowfish's "Hold My Hand".

Our photo booth was a GREAT idea. It was packed ALL night!

I can't wait to tell you all about it. Stay tuned!