Happy Day

Hey-o!



Such a long time has passed since the ladies and I have posted here in Within Color.  I can safely say that we collectively opted for a hiatus because... life.  Personally, many things have happened since my last post in June, and I honestly do not remember most of what happened except for the one single event that forced me to hibernate from the blogger world which snowballed into the rest of the year.  Yet, I will save that for another post (dun dun dun!) because I think that this renaissance (unfortunately, I am your first poster) should be kept celebratory and just plain happy.



With that in mind, let me share with you guys one of the happiest days of my life.  If not, the happiest.  On November 8th, 2013, I married my Dylan.

I know, I know.  What a cliche.  Believe me, I didn't think that I would ever proclaim that my wedding day would be the happiest day of my life.  But it was.  Not because I married my best friend (oh, another cliche), or because our tax returns will be better (keep the cliches rolling, Rae).  It was the happiest because it was when I was/we were most carefree.  Carefree wedding?  You guys must think I'm delirious, but yes, it did actually happen.  See, I have been obsessing about my wedding date (11.08.13) since forever because those three numbers are my self-delegated lucky numbers.  I told myself that no matter what, I will be married on that day.  So, there we were planning a big backyard wedding with flowy garlands, fairy lights, and everything you can find under "Rustic Backyard Wedding" on Pinterest.  Plans were coming along, and then all of a sudden, they stopped.  Like many brides, I was getting fatigued and overwhelmed about compromising my idea of a perfect wedding with the real details that needed to be considered.  It no longer became something to look forward to.

Yet, 2 weeks short of November 8th, we applied for a marriage certificate. 

A week before November 8th, we put in a reservation for the private dining room at the restaurant we celebrated our first home ownership.  

On November 8th, we got out of bed at 11am and decided we would get married at 3pm at the courthouse. 

It was a glorious day outside.  The sky was infinitely high and not a cloud in sight.  There was a light breeze blowing, and the usual Florida humidity was nowhere to be felt.  Our first meal consisted of bagels and iced coffee, my request of course. Typically, we played a little bit of Marvel Heroes, and managed to squeeze in the first 2 hours of the first day's broadcast of BlizzCon 2013.  At 1PM, I donned my wedding dress. 

Zara lace deep back dress | Zara marigold pointy heels | NYX B52 mixed w/ Chanel Rouge Coco in Mademoiselle lipstick

You're all probably wondering how I got a dress in such short notice.  Funny enough, my weekly routine of checking new arrivals on Zara's website paid off.  My dress is RTW, and was delivered to my house 4 days before my wedding. LOL. Along with the painful shoes. I have always wanted marigold to be my wedding motif, so I've been eyeing these shoes for months. But this dress... man... not only is the sizing perfect, but the style itself just screams out Rae. I can't explain it, but there was no moment of hesitation when I selected my size and hit the "add to cart" button because it was the one for me. 

Back to the wedding day.  We were like little kids.  We couldn't stop giggling.  No tears were shed until we exchanged vows.  Damn, even typing this gets me all teary-eyed.  We didn't need a dedicated day to express how much we love each other, but I was just reminded of how this man was so worth the fight, and how I will keep fighting for us. I was never the type to daydream or plan out their wedding, but if I were to do it all over again, I would play it just the same. Our day ended much like how we started it.  With Marvel.  It was the opening night for Thor 2 (more like Loki 2 really), so naturally we went straight to the movies after our family dinner.  Yes, wedding garb and all.  

So, to all future brides and grooms out there, please save yourself from the anxieties that a wedding can produce by putting you and your partner first.  Stay true to yourselves, and do what makes you happiest.  If you are happy, I am sure that your family and friends will undeniably be happy for you.



Thank you for letting me share this wonderful day.

Here's to more happy days to all of us *raises glass of iced coffee*!