Volumes of Love: Wakey Wakey, Orange Shakey!

Our alarm clock went off around 7:45 AM the next morning, but I had been awake since 7:00. Not too bad for the bride! I got about six hours of sleep, which, I was told, is pretty darn impressive. I woke up with Bridesmaid Al still asleep beside me, though not for long. Once someone’s cell phone alarm went off, it was only a matter of time before long yawns became squeals and giggles. I was getting married today!

One of my favorite memories of the preparation time was how almost every single one of my bridesmaids came to snuggle in my bed with me. While Cousin Library J was setting up shop to do our hair, my girls came in and one by one plopped down in the space between Al and I. I loved it. It was the perfect start to the day.

With the hair station underway and Groomswoman K already in the chair, the rest of us got to munching on the platters Mom and Dad Library had brought over from their room. We had decided to order food platters from Hannaford for breakfast and lunch that day, a move that ended up saving us around $120 since we didn’t order it from the hotel. There were grapes, muffins, pound cake, and bagels. We munched, turned on some bridal movies, and just relaxed.I was totally relaxed and ready for the day. Meredith, our wedding coordinator, came to visit and check in around 9 AM, and our nail person Marie and our photographer Greg got there around 10 AM. People were going in and out of our suite all morning with nothing but well wishes. Aunt C, Uncle D, Cousin B, and her daughter C ran a mercenary mission for us and went to Dunkin’ Donuts. While I don’t drink coffee, the bridesmaids did. They were all very thankful for their lattes and iced coffees!As I had mentioned before, I wanted to pamper my girls with some manicures. We had Marie, who worked with Sister Library, come to the hotel and do our nails for us in the suite. It was so relaxing and very sweet of her to go out of her way to do it for us!While Marie did nails and J did hair, the rest of us just relaxed and watched a ton of bridal movies.We didn’t shut the movies off until the absolute last minute before we rushed out the door for pictures and, oh, to get married. Nothing gets between us and our chick flicks! There was a point in the day when we were watching The Wedding Date where everyone in the suite stopped what they were doing and came into the living room to watch. What was so important? It was the sex scene, and I guess people just couldn’t miss it!