Saturday 8/27/11 came very early for Zoey & I, with us getting up at 4 am so that we could be at Salon 7 for 5 am. All would have been going smoothly other than a few things - (1) Melissa's slip for her wedding dress was not with the dress at her house. She realized that at 1am and the bridal shop at Macy's didn't open until 10 am .... oh, yeah, the wedding was to start at 10 am. (2) we had hurricane Irene breathing down our necks. Due to Zoey starting Kindergarten and the fact that both girls had doctors appointments, we had to be back in GA by Monday (cue in the stress factor here).
Fortunately all the girls looked beautiful, some yummy breakfast and mimosas seemed to help things along. We all went back to Melissa's apartment to get ready, except for Rose, who went down to Macy's to raise a little hell and get Melissa's slip. Eventually she was successful, and we were on our way to the church, only about 40 minutes behind schedule.
The ceremony was beautiful - Melissa was a gorgeous bride, and although sweaty, John looked great too. The pastor said just the right things, and I think that made things go a little smoother. Despite having the wrong slip and no blusher veil, it was wonderful.
From there, we piled in the limo and headed off to Majestic Gardens for the reception and pictures. It was rainy, but we found a break in the rain and were able to take some pictures in the gardens. The photographer, John Lennon (yep, you heard me right), did a great job and I am looking forward to seeing all of his finished photos. The cocktail hour was delicious, full of yummy foods and drinks.
Sadly due to the weather, we had to leave the reception early, and get back on the road, home to GA. We'd heard that the bridges leaving Long Island would be shutting down at some point, and we really needed to get back home. We headed west with our goal being to get to VA and finding a hotel for the night. We ran into a family also headed back home at one of the rest stop. Unfortunately for them, the wedding they were attending didn't get past the ceremony. The reception facility opted to close due to Hurricane Irene. We stopped in Winchester, VA and were lucky to find a hotel with a vacant room - they only had a King size bed, so Josh, Zoey & I slept together, with Riley on a make shift bed on the floor. All the cots, and double beds had been taken by other travelers.
I so hate that Irene had to come in and mess up Melissa & John's big day. I know what it feels like to have several years (not month's) worth of planning go right down the drain. I know how bad it sucks to be missing a bridesmaid. I know that yucky feeling in the pit of your stomach that comes when you go to the next wedding and it appears that everything is perfect. Perhaps that is the Fesselmeyer sisters curse ... be glad you're not one of us if you are planning a wedding.
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