The Reveal: Wife Chop

Zooey Deschanel and I are totally twins.

Me via my cell phone


Zooey Deschanel via Google Image Search

Happy day off everyone!

-C
xxx

Update: Wife Chop

So I haven't been home in a really long time. Like, longer than usual. I guess it's because I used to just decide randomly to go home, or I'd make a special trip to go home to get my hair cut, but now I have two schedules to consider!

Yes, I drive 2 hours to my mom's house to get my hair cut. I've had the same woman, Christine, cutting my hair since I was, I don't know, 13? It's not that I haven't seen my mom, it's just that I've been seeing her in Maryland, where my Grandude lives (for Thanksgiving and Christmas, natch). What's my point? Well, I pretty much get my hair cut like clockwork every 3 months, and if I don't, I can feel it. You know that feeling where you just want to rip out your hair because you need a haircut so bad? Yeah, that. I got my hair cut in NJ last in July, then got married in September, but for some reason when I went home at the beginning of October I just couldn't bring myself to chop it off yet. Big mistake! Just a couple weeks later I got that wanting to pull my hair out feeling. For once, I couldn't justify/find the time to drive 2 hours for a haircut. I finally ended up cheating on Christine (*gasp*) and went to a place near my house. I was so nervous! And also I had no idea of this woman's hair cutting ability, so all I let her do was a trim and a bit of a side bang (fringe for the Brits out there). Nonetheless, the wife chop got postponed. I am FINALLY going home this weekend while hubby heads to Pittsburgh to visit a friend. So I'm finally getting my slightly delayed wife chop! But now I've got a bit of a dilemma… I don't know what to get! I have a few options, and I need your help!

Do I do the wife chop I originally posted about, the Rachel?

"The Rachel" via stylefrizz.com

Or do I go all Zooey Deschanel and get the full bangs? (side note: looooove her!)

Zooey Deschanel via Google Image Search

Demi Lovato via Google Image Search

I'm so torn - help me out here! Which one should I get? I dig the full bangs, they look so awesome on some people, but I haven't had real bangs (usually just side bangs) since, oh the 7th grade when I cut them myself and they ended up being amazingly short and I didn't know what a straight iron was yet?? So, half of me thinks I'm ready for bangs again... half of me is scared that I can't handle it!

-C
xxx

Recap Time: dancing, Dancing, DANCING!

We had a lot of fun dancing shots from our wedding. So without further adieu...

First dance to Baby I'm Yours by Arctic Monkeys

Tim is singing to me, which he swore up and down he wouldn't do in front of his mates :)

My baby cousin Sophia took over the dance floor

Grandude chair danced with me

For our "parents" dance Tim danced with his Mum and I danced with my Pampie.

Um, and Pampie schooled me. He even tried counting for me but that didn't help, lol.

Then MOB and I danced.

I'm convinced this is how British people dance all the time - they just get in a big circle, hug each other, yell and stomp!

The In-Laws!

Aw Julie and Eric - who have since gotten engaged! (Congrats again!)

I mentioned that trooper of a bridesmaid of mine who had a baby 2 weeks after my wedding? That's her, the blonde rocking out on the right. MOH Ryann is the one pointing at... me maybe? Or perhaps our photographer Julie.

My Pampie and Laura are the cutest!

Love this - doing the Cha Cha Slide! Tim's protesting by drinking his beer.

MOH Ryann and I breakin' it down to some country.

By the end of the night everybody was in the hug circle!

And fin.

Now I can post all of our day-of pics on facebook! Phew.

-C

xxx

All photos by Hughes Fioretti Photography.

Recap Time: The Reception

The reception was held just a few feet from our ceremony site, all in MOB's back yard. Our many awesome friends helped us hang lanterns, set up tables and chairs, steam linens, set up the centerpieces, etc. Pictures are worth 1,000 words, right? So I need say no more...

Chinese lanterns - note the green ones are over the dance floor

Our table names and my green glass collection as centerpieces

Corkboard seating chart

Green and white candy bar/buffet (yes, those are gummy frogs!)

Our fabulous cake! We had mini cheesecakes for everyone else - the cake was just for us!

Love this shot - even though it somehow makes the tent look small!

Our entrance as husband and wife!

The toasts...

were...

AWESOME!

As evidenced by Tim's embarassment. LOL!

Next up - We show off our sweet dance moves. Promise it'll be this week... :)

-C
xxx

All photos by Hughes Fioretti Photography.