I found shoes at the last minute. Five bucks at Wal-mart, lol! We added some flowers to them and they worked perfectly.
BTW, this is the drawing I made for our invitations:
I was so happy with how the invitations themselves turned out and even got a few compliments on them from the family, who couldn't tell we printed them ourselves at home.
Although it's still all chibi-fied, it's a lot more realistic than the angel and devil pic I did (even if they both suit us).
My dress looked a lot like that although it didn't have a floral print on the main fabric (there was a design on the lace instead), and the flowers looked exactly like that since I incorporated actual photos into the piece. Not only did my mother-in-law make the dress (which she based off this drawing), she also sculpted each individual flower used in the bouquet. My hair was partially up but doesn't look much different from here. And I wore amethyst jewelry since it's my birthstone and favorite color.
The wedding was the day before Halloween. We only managed to spend one day at Disneyland, but we go often enough that I didn't feel I missed out on anything.
I mentioned in my last post that there have been some highs and lows. I wasn't sure if it was really appropriate for me to bring up some of it at the time, but immediately before the wedding I received news that my grandma, aunt, and uncle wouldn't be able to make the wedding as planned since my uncle was sick. I soon found out he had liver cancer.
So while we were in Cali for the honeymoon, we set a day aside to stop and visit. I gave them some photos, talked about family and old times, and left with hugs and tears.
He passed away this weekend.
It's been hard. He helped us out so much when my mom was dying with cancer, and to know he had to go through a similar hell himself . . .
I'm all out of sorts right now; the past couple of weeks have already been very confusing for me. Between that news and talking to my brother for the first time in ages . . . well, he couldn't make the wedding either. In fact, not one person I invited was able to make it. Apparently he and his wife disagreed on whether or not they should make the trip, and she told him to go without her.
Instead of doing that, he moved out.
They were already having problems of course, but I guess that was the straw that broke the camel's back. So while I'm not blaming myself or anything (it would be silly to), I feel kinda weird about knowing the circumstances, plus I know his kids are especially hurting over the thought of a possible divorce. I mentioned I hadn't talked to him in ages . . . there's some baggage and it's complicated. I don't want any judgments made on either of them, but the drama has gone on between us for years and I'm hoping it can finally be over soon. My aunt asked me to call him today to let him know about our uncle, and while on the phone with him just a few moments ago I found out one of our cousins on the other side of the family passed away this past weekend as well, also from cancer.
Life's too short. I know we'll all get through this, and I feel lucky to have Rey here with me. But if I seem out of it lately, you'll know why . . .
We didn't end up staying for the Halloween party because we were just too exhausted from not only the day before, but the four-hour drive we had that morning. Still, the park wasn't crowded so the lines were pretty short, and the weather was absolutely perfect. The Halloween decorations were a lot of fun too. I got to watch Captain EO for the first time since 1988! We hit Universal Studios the next day and went back to Anaheim for a pirate dinner show. The yellow pirate had me fetch and raise a flag. 
