Volumes of Love: It’s Not Extra Credit

But it is makeup! I know… my jokes kill me too!

Once our hair was complete, it became time to put our faces on. Well, first I had a ridiculous phone call from Walmart to answer (they wanted to know if I was coming for the photos they had messed up two months before and I had told them to destroy),paint my own toe nails because it was just something I forgot until last minute,get Mom Library into the hair chair for her pampering session with Jess, and organize the tossing petals for the ceremony to hand over to Soxmeister.Oh, yeah, and somewhere in all of that, our flowers showed up. Guess what? They weren’t red! Hooray! But they do deserve their own post, so that will be coming shortly.Flower girl E thought it was time for a muffin break too.

With all of that hullabaloo over with, we all invaded the bathroom to start the makeup application process. I never really posted anything about my makeup plans, probably because they were not finalized until exactly a week before the wedding. I made an appointment at the MAC counter in Macy’s in Portland to do a trial. I brought some pictures of what I wanted to look like, and I had asked Mr. Library to look through some magazines to see what he wanted me to look like too. Thankfully, our wedding visions for my face matched exactly: natural, polished, and glowing. The woman I worked with accomplished that without even looking at what I brought! While the price tag for the makeup made me sick to my stomach, the colors, products, and instructions helped me feel confident enough to do my own makeup for the wedding.Somewhere in there, the girls put their dresses on, and more came into the bathroom to get ready. I can remember thinking that it was so much fun to get ready together, but it was time for me to put on my dress! Hurry up ladies! I want that gorgeous creation on me now!

While we were finishing up in the bathroom, the life of a bride’s suite continued in the other room. Soxmeister stopped by, dressed up and ready to go, and picked up his petal basket for the ceremony. Apparently he was in the pool about a half hour before he was scheduled to meet the chair rental people, which I still think is pretty hilarious, but Miss Sox didn’t find it so amusing. Needless to say, everything was on time and Soxmeister knew he needed to look sharp.Check out Patrick Dempsey in the background. Even he is celebrating with the petal man!

Charyl, the mom of our three adorable minis, came in with Bird Bearer A. Once A saw what Sister Library had done to E’s hair, A had to have curls just like it. A already has curly hair, but Charyl threw in a few curling iron curls to make her happy. They all looked beautiful!E made sure the flower petals were up to standard,I gave Soxmeister one last hug as a single lady to thank him for all of his super work running around for us,and Dad Library checked in with our wedding coordinator Meredith for one of the last times before the ceremony.Oh wedding dress…. I’m coming for you!