Recap: Venture Out Onto the Jetties

Our reception venue, the Hotel Galvez, is literally across the street from Galveston's beaches, so we simply HAD to take dramatic pictures out on the jetties.  That of course required getting to a jetty in my huge wedding dress.

My maid of honor / train picker-upper only later told me that she is scared to death of jetties! To be honest, it was pretty treacherous picking our way across the granite boulders barefoot. But the pictures were completely worth it!

I did not plan this adventure very well - we didn't have any towels to wipe off our sandy feet! Luckily, my amazing maid of honor had a water bottle for rinsing and a piece of paper for wiping.

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Las Vegas Bachelorette Weekend Recap Notes

This is weeks late, but I still wanted to share all the fun we had during my Las Vegas bachelorette weekend. The three words I would choose to describe it: amazing, perfect, FUN! Don't forget to check the gift boxes / survival packs I made for the wonderful ladies that joined me in Vegas.

Saturday:

• Fly into Vegas around noon and meet up with maid of honor in the airport to head to the hotel: THEhotel at Mandalay Bay.
• Explore the Mandalay Bay casino a bit. Quick lunch at Raffles Cafe (although we had breakfast food: the french toast is GIGANTIC).
  
• Lounge around the hotel room with ladies catching up, as we haven't seen each other in MONTHS.

• Get ready to go out, and explore the casinos a bit.
• Pre-dinner drink at minus5, an ice bar with parkas!
  
• A random guy in Luxor gave us free wristbands for LAX since we were a group of pretty girls. Wristbands gave us free cover and free drinks 11 pm - midnight.
• Delicious dinner at craftsteak in MGM Grand. Father and son at the next table kept trying to be a part of our conversation, but somewhat made up for it by sending over Patron shots after they left.
• Head over to LAX in Luxor. Our wristbands didn't get us in immediately, but we only had to wait a few minutes. We spent about $5 in tips the entire night thanks to the free hour of drinks.
• This was the best part of the evening: One of my more brazen friends leaned over a rope and asked some guys at a private table if we could join them ("we don't want your drinks, we just want to dance!"). They surprisingly let us in, and did indeed share their bottle service with us. We had a TON of fun coaxing the shy ones to dance, and doing nerdy dances like "the robot" as a group. Thank you, random accountants from Boston!
• Left the club at about 2 am, but were lured in by video blackjack just outside for a while.
• Finally get into bed at about 3 am.
  

Sunday:

• COFFEE
• Walk down the strip to Tix 4 Tonight. Paid $2-3 per person for a restaurant reservation and 20 - 50% off our meal.
• Champagne brunch buffet at Bayside Buffet in Mandalay Bay.
• Relaxing spa and pedicures at THEbathhouse in THEhotel in Mandalay Bay.
• Sushi and dinner at Ah Sin at Paris.
  
• Watch the fountains show at Bellagio.
• See Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity show at New York, New York. This is the 18+ "adult" Cirque du Soleil. Lots of topless women, but it was hilarious and still had lots of amazing acrobatic tricks.
  

Monday:

• Chinese foot massage at Hawaiian Marketplace

• Henna tattoo (aka temporary) from random shop on the strip: "i (heart) Anthony 4eva" on my lower back (yes, a tramp stamp). The idea was to scare my wonderful fiancé into thinking it was real. Have to spend an hour afterwards with my shirt pulled up to avoid rubbing.
  
• Lunch at In-n-Out Burger (animal style fries = yummmmmmmmm). Try not to be embarrassed that I have "i (heart) anthony 4eva" exposed on my back.
  
• Free poker lessons from the Mandalay Bay casino. Most of the casinos have this - just ask for what time, it may not be posted.
  
• Gambling time: Lost $20 really quickly at Blackjack. Lost $20 slowly at the slow machines.
  
• Some lingerie shopping
• Pre-dinner drinks at Mix Lounge: top floor of THEhotel at Mandalay Bay. Amazing view and really good wine.
  
• Delicious dinner at Wolfgang Puck's Trattoria del Lupo in Mandalay Bay.
  
• Luxe shopping at the Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace. We got a kick out of how great the service was once I told them I was shopping for my wedding. I guess that means I'm willing to actually spend money?
  

Tuesday:

• Try to get refund for henna tattoo - not much luck. By morning, it had completely rubbed off and was barely visible. This was the only bad experience in Vegas!
  
• Go to airport and spend some time on the FREE wifi provided by Google.
• Fly home and immediately go to sleep!
  

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Recap: Remnants of Hurricane Ike

Even though our wedding took place over a year and a half after Hurricane Ike hit Galveston, we were still reminded of the hurricane on our wedding day.  I started visiting reception sites on the island just a few months after Ike, and almost every site we visited had water and wind damage.  Everyone assured me they were able to make repairs by the time our wedding rolled around.

Notice the boarded up windows at the Hotel Galvez in the picture above.

Several Galveston attractions like the Railroad Museum were still closed on our wedding weekend.  It was disappointing to not be able to take our extended families to those fun places.

"Ike Water Line" signs can be seen all over the island, especially on the Strand where the water level was over 10 feet.  We came across this one on our little jaunt on the street between the ceremony and the reception.

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IDEAS: Madlibs Wedding Advice Serves as a Creative Guestbook!

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If you and your partner are geeks about anything, there is usually a way to incorporate that side of your selves into your wedding (or funeral or any other ceremony!).  Music snobs (like me) will be very careful about the selection of music used during the ceremony, and after.  They will often use albums to identify tables or give away CDs as favours.  i love foodies too, because they will (obviously) incorporate something delicious into the menu or hors d'oeuvres, for example. 

The point is, don't settle for less, and reflect who YOU are.  Each aspect of your special day should, and CAN show a little bit of yourselves!

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VOW RENEWAL: Military theme at Calafia Bluff in San Clemente, CA

CONGRATULATIONS: Megan and Shane!!

(And of course, also to their three lovely children, Shayna, Hunter and Travis...)

i had the honour and privilege to officiate the vow renewal ceremony for this special couple. The bride had wanted this ceremony to celebrate their marriage, which, today, is "better than ever" after ten and a half years. The husband, who is on active duty in the United States Marine Corps, wore his alpha blouse /uniform, which is entirely different from the usual dress blues. The ceremony took place high atop a bluff overlooking Calafia Beach, a part of San Clemente State Beach with a small group of family and friends in attendance. Professional photography by MODERN EYE.

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God bless the U.S. Military, the last hope for the world.

I have a love hate political relationship with President Bush. But on the matter of national defense and the war on terror, we do not differ.

Let me say just one thing about the Iraq war. The goals of the war and the exit strategy have never changed. The goal is and has always been to create a free and independent democracy in the Middle East so as to help spread peace throughout the region. The exit strategy is and has always been, they stand up and then we stand down. Nothing has ever changed except the will of the American people to see something of great difficulty through to the end.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2009 Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, today praised President George W. Bush as a patriot who has championed the nation's men and women in uniform while standing up to terrorists who threaten the United States.
The defense leaders paid tribute to the president during an armed forces farewell ceremony at Fort Myer, Va.

Gates called Bush a visionary who recognized before becoming president the threat terrorists and other unconventional threats posed, and that the military was still structured to confront Cold War-era conventional threats.

But even more so, Gates said, Bush had the fortitude to confront terrorists head-on when they attacked the United States just months after he took office, as he propelled a historic transformation of the U.S. military.

The result is an American military that has become more agile, lethal and prepared to deal with the full spectrum of 21st century conflict, Gates said. He noted that the military has become a force dramatically more deployable and expeditionary than when he last served in government 15 years ago.

Gates cited just a few of the historic changes that have taken place under Bushs leadership:

-- The Army carried out its most significant restructuring in more than two generations, moving from a division-based to a modular, brigade-based force.

-- The Navys Fleet Response Plan nearly doubled the number of strike carrier groups that can be surged in the first weeks of a crisis.

-- Special operations forces have seen vast increases in budget, personnel, authorities and capabilities critical to the campaign against terrorism worldwide.

-- The number of unmanned aerial vehicles has grown some 40-fold to more than 6,000.

-- The military has undergone a genuine revolution in its ability to fuse intelligence and operations.

-- Cold War-era bases in Germany, South Korea and Japan have been modernized and sized to better reflect the security requirements of this century.

-- New authorities and programs enable the military to build the capacity of allies and partners in cooperation with civilian agencies and organizations.

Gates noted that in the midst of this transformation, Bush showed strength as he led the military through two major conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and a broader struggle against terrorist networks around the globe.

He has not flinched when faced with difficult wartime decisions, including the momentous decision two years ago to send more troops into Iraq and revamp our strategy there, Gates said.

Mullen joined Gates in thanking Bush for leading the U.S. military at a critical time in the countrys history.

After this nation was attacked by a rising evil, the same evil which later murdered many others in places like London, Madrid, Islamabad and Mumbai, you quickly led us from the grip of fear to a serenity of purpose and unity of action, he said.

Mullen called that serenity well beyond our dreams on Sept. 12, [2001] when all thought further attack was not only likely, but gravely imminent.

He credited Bush for having the vision to establish a new national security strategy to reach Americas enemies overseas so they could not revisit U.S. soil.

We sent our forces to hills and caves, alongside tribesmen on horseback, to root them out and hunt them down, he said. We liberated Iraq from tyranny, now on the road to renewal. And we are shifting our focus to Afghanistan.

Through these operations, Mullen told Bush, we felt your unmatched confidence in us, which only made us better.
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WEDDING TESTIMONIAL FROM SUE AND DEREK IN MEXICO ON THEIR HONEYMOON AFTER THEIR VALENTINE'S DAY WEDDING ON BOARD HMS TRINCOMALEE

"...... Hi Dirk

Just to say we have been looking at our fantastic wedding photos from HMS Trincomalee on your website.

Thanks so much!! You have captured all we wanted ...fun, laughs, love....perfect happy wedding atmosphere.

Not boring!!

We are in Mexico City right now on our way to La Paz - so when we return we will contact you.

Thanks again....

Sue and Derek xxxxxxxxxx ......"


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PHOTOGRAPH: Silver and Red hearts as part of the table decorations in the Captain's Cabin at Suie and Derek's Valentine's Day Wedding on board HMS Trincomalee, Hartlepool.

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