Wedding day was fun! No, really. 😉 I must admit though, twas a LONG day.
We arrived at my parents’ house at about noon. My sister was still doing her hair. Ye gods! LOL! I got dressed and started walking to the church a few minutes before I was supposed to be there. People were milling around the front of the church and the groom was already there. 🙂
Church shots: in front of St. Felicitas, the newlyweds and the mother of the bride, bridal party coming back to the front of the church, bridesmaids…
The ceremony was LONG. Part of it was because it was a full mass (all the readings, the Gospel, and communion) along with the wedding ceremony stuff. And the priest told long stories during his time. 😛 I almost started crying when my cousin was walking down the aisle. I couldn’t believe it was finally happening!
After the church pictures, the bridal party piled into the limo for the drive into San Francisco. We had snacks (I had two pork buns!) and drinks and lots of conversations.
Groomsmen, the bride and groom, them again, bridesmaids…
We stopped at the AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park for photos. The other bridesmaids were cold, but I found the cool air refreshing. LOL! We took some fun pictures.
Park pictures: Bridesmaid and Bride, the Bride, the married couple back, then front…
The limo ride was fun. We had lots of room and it was great not having to worry about getting lost. Timewise we were way behind, but no one was too worried about it. 😛
Limo shots of the bride and groom…
The restaurant sigh, an empty wine bottle dedicated to Firefighter Roy Chin (father of the bride and first Asian-American fire fighter for Oakland FD), the beautiful cake, the dinner menu…
The guests were already waiting at the Empress of China, but we didn’t go up right away. We took more pictures (the photographer was cool, btw) outside, then headed up to check out the full ballroom. Final guest count was around 460 people. YE GODS!
Camcam girls in each photo: Bev, Val, Sheilah; Bev & John; Sheilah & Bev; Val, Julie, Kevin, & Sheilah
The bride and groom headed up for the Tea Ceremony (I still don’t know exactly what happened there because I sat down in my chair to rest my feet), then the reception stuff started. The bridal party was introduced (woohoo for us!), then the bride and groom. The Lion Dance started, then the bride and groom had their first dance.
I think while the first courses came out, the best man made his speech. It was a good one. I almost started crying towards the end of it. 😛 Touching, very touching. And funny too. 🙂
Dinner was many courses but very tasty. I enjoyed the food very much. Yum!
Bride & Groom…
The cake was cut almost before the food was finished. The bridal party did a great job passing out the cake. I had fun doing that. I would pick up a tray and one of the groomsmen would take it from me to pass out. I only had to go out three times or so. Groovay!
Camcam family…
The dj got to play songs for maybe an hour. Lots of dancing by the people who stuck around. I must give props to Ryan for his groovin’ moves. Yowsa! 😀
The last song played after 11pm and then everything wound down. Thank goodness we had a room at the Holiday Inn Select just a block or so away! After saying our goodbyes, we walked to the hotel and had a decent night’s sleep…
