More on photos

Just a quick note - the professional photos have been uploaded. Some to the photographer's blog and some to a storage site. I'm waiting for the disk to come in the mail to pick my favorites, but if you want to take a look:

A few on the blog at: April Smith Photography

And:

Visit Collages.Net, and fill in the following information:

Username: SaraSkylar
Password: 19424

It's all over!

Well, we made it through last week with hardly a bruise. The entire wedding week was a flurry of activity. The bride and her family came in on Tuesday the 11th and stayed with us. Some of the family continued to trickle in over the week and Martin fortunately had an RV or two he was able to use to accommodate them. Last minute shopping through the week, a bridal shower at Cheesecake Factory on Thursday the 13th, then down to the absolutely GORGEOUS rental home in Carlsbad on Friday the 14th. That evening we had approximately 65 guests in the house and served up a pizza party (thanks to the wonderful help of my sister-in-law Whitney.) The house was a perfect entertainer's paradise and a good time was had by all. The rush in the morning resulted in a few dramatic moments, but eventually everyone ended up where they were supposed to and the wedding was on. The sealing was truly one of the loveliest I've been to and before too long, the couple was wedded for time and all eternity and then the crazy picture taking session began. I felt so bad for the photographer. That job is like herding cats. She stayed cool throughout and we were SO lucky that we had a great deal of time to ourselves on the lawn of the temple before the hordes of other wedding parties began converging. And best of all, the traffic from San Diego back to Calabasas was phenomenally good (a very rare event) allowing everyone to get back up north with plenty of time. Chelsea's mother in law, Pam Pierson, absolutely transformed the park into the most beautiful setting, exceeding my own meager vision. It was gorgeous. I don't think the pictures do it justice. The only hitch in the entire day was the bride and groom coming an hour late to their own reception. I think there was a hair crisis involved. In the end I think a good time was had by all and it was lovely. As I write, the couple is still honeymooning in Cabo.
The professional photographs are not in yet, but I have things to share already and if you really want more, you can check out my MobileMe Gallery.